Were Having a Bit of a School Mascot Mixup
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
What does this Florida school teacher have against mocking jays? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon are going to be hyper fixated on animals. From 90s cartoons like Scooby Doo, school mascots, and state birds, they are obsessed, and you wouldn’t believe what they have to say about them. When you think of school mascots, there are a couple of things that come to mind, like tigers, eagles, patriots, stuff like that; but you're not going to believe the new mascot in Florida schools. We don't want to give too much away, but...
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Can We Catch a Break?
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
Did you know that you don't need to read to teach? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon are venting this week about the struggles that teachers have to go through in their day to day lives. We kick off today's episode with an update about Devin's health. He's going to need tooth surgery here soon, but for some reason the biggest pain of this situation is getting the day off of work! As teachers, we all know that taking a sick day off can be nearly impossible. How are we supposed to prioritize our health when our jobs demand so...
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Karate Kid has Nothing on This!
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
This old school educational trick could change your classroom… Our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon are meeting in the dojo on this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. In a world so focused on grades and tangible achievements, we often forget to ask what's best for education? This week they are going to go over odd classroom tendencies that teachers claim are absolute game changers for education. Now we all know that education is hyper focused on subjects like math and science, but do you think that it would be more beneficial to focus on encouraging creativity...
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We’re Sick of This!
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
What does a teacher have to do to get a sick day!? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon are absolutely sick of how teachers' sick days are being handled. Apparently teachers have been calling out sick too much, so schools are really cutting down on sick days, which adds even more stress to the already taxing job of teaching. From lesson plans to the constant pressure of keeping up with your students, being an educator is an extremely demanding profession. So this week we are talking about the best ways that teachers can let off...
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Devin's Field Trip to the White House
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
You wouldn't believe what I saw on the white house tour! Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon are getting patriotic, as they geek out about Devin’s recent trip to the white house. It's not all oval offices and presidential suites, why are the cops showing up to our math classes, and have we found the youngest teacher? So this week is a big one for Devin, he was able to get accepted for the elusive white house tour for him and his kids. You wouldn’t believe how much seeing these pieces of American history sparked excitement...
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Crying in My Car is BACK! 🎉 Parents, Teachers & Chaos Returns!!
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
We’re BACK, baby! Crying in My Car featuring Devon Siebold + James Yon returns and we’re diving right into the chaos of getting kids back to school after break. Parents, are your kids struggling with the transition? Teachers, are YOU struggling with the transition? Yeah, we feel you. In this episode: ✅ Tips for parents to ease their kids (and themselves) back into school mode ✅ Oklahoma’s Secretary of Education and his latest head-scratching move ✅ Some brand-new jokes, including Winnie the Pooh humor (or should we say… Winnie the Pew?) ✅ A heartfelt teacher...
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The Unexpected Twists of the Evolution of Education
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
Are we being too rough on the new guys? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they ask the question, what are these older teachers' problems with the new guys? We also have a secret technique that teachers can use to destroy the competition on field day. Finally how did a couple of teachers just get cheated out of 2,000 bucks just because the school board didn't send out an email? We all hope for a warm reception whenever we start a new job, unfortunately not all veteran teachers are as welcoming to new teachers as...
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Where is the line for sending students home?!
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
There's no way he can fail all of us… right? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they ask the question, can teachers fail a whole class? And we can’t help but notice that people who hang out with the principal after work gets special treatment, is that fair? Finally, should we believe kids when they say their sick? Or are they just trying to get out of the spelling test for this week? We’ve all heard the old excuse of “well they can’t fail all of us”, but according to admin, teachers definitely could. At the end of...
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Gaming: Your Child's New Career?
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They’re giving scholarships to influencers!? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they consider changing their careers to become pro gamers. Is posting on instagram a real job? Of course it is! And apparently colleges are starting to catch on by giving social media influencers scholarships. They also found out this week that private schools are finally starting to become more obtainable for families in Florida, but is that even a good thing? You know, when we were kids video games were a lot simpler, but we've come a...
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Sometimes Gold Just Isn’t Worth It
Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers
What did they say about us on the hit show Big Time RV? Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they share their exciting summer plans that may just involve them reprising one of their classic roles. Have you guys heard about the newest controversy over the Olympics being held in Paris? We got the inside scoop and were going to be breaking it down for you today. So it's about that time, summer is coming up, and we are counting down the days until school is out. We have some big plans, a lot of trips we want to go on,...
info_outlineWe Think We’ve Found a New Career path…
Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they discover their new found calling as a Duck Master. They’re not the only ones looking to diversify their portfolio, a group of teachers also decided to change careers into making their own coffee company! Our hosts also ramble on about how fun it is to help their favorite charity, St. Jude Children's Hospital.
On a recent trip to Memphis, we saw probably the coolest thing ever, a hotel with a daily duck parade through the lobby and into a fountain! Now while this is probably the most interesting thing to happen in a hotel since getting slimed at the Nickelodeon hotel in the early 2000s, what's even more interesting is the guy in charge of the ducks, who is called the Duck Master. You won’t believe how much this man is paid to parade ducks around a hotel, however with this salary, we can't help but wonder what it would take to become a Duck Master.
We recently found out about a group of teachers in Nebraska who quit teaching to follow their dreams of owning a coffee shop, River Mill Coffee Company. Talk about a real 180 in career path, however it's been met with great success! Hopefully they make their coffee extra strong for their fellow teachers because they know that we need it.
Finally Devin is getting really swole by doing a pushup contest for St. Jude Children's Hospital. All for a great cause of course, St. Jude does so much amazing work he’s happy to help them out. As a long time supporter of St. Jude, it's always fun to help out however we can!
Jump right in!
2:30 St. Jude Journey Explained
7:45 Special Treatment Debate
13:20 Coffee Brand Success Story
19:00 Fitness Fundraiser Insights
24:40 Combating Bullying with Compassion
30:15 Analyzing Teacher Recruitment Trends
So grab your coffee and make sure your ducks are in a row, and tune in to this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers.
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