Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers

Crying in My Car is a weekly breath of fresh air to help teachers get through class without pulling their hair out or the hair of several students. No pedagogy here, just pure hilarity! Segments include Story Time, Teachers in the News, a weekly Top 5 and more endless comedy from comedians Devin Siebold and James Yon. Hear the perspective from both the educator side and the parent side of things while laughing uncontrollably until you cry... in your car (or not in your car, it doesn't really matter to us.)

Were Having a Bit of a School Mascot Mixup 04/01/2025

Can We Catch a Break? 03/18/2025

Karate Kid has Nothing on This! 03/11/2025

Karate Kid has Nothing on This! 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 to shape their young minds? Today our hosts are going to be discussing the pros and cons of sending your kids to a specialized art school and how it can impact their overall education. Speaking of alternative ways of teaching, we got news of one teacher who decided it was a good idea to teach karate in their classroom. Now we don't want to give away too much, but the results were interesting to say the least. Not only does it teach valuable skills, but it also helps release their built-up energy (and maybe some frustration, too). Finally, have we strayed too far from tradition? Far gone are the days of using pen and paper and looking at physical report cards. With the rise of technology, are students and parents losing valuable skills, or is technology innovating education? Tune in to hear our take! Support the Podcast on Patreon: Follow Devin at Follow James at Jump right in! 2:15 – Unlocking Success Through Arts 7:30 – From Karate Kid to Master 13:45 – Substitute Teachers' Classroom Revelations 20:20 – Comic Relief for Teacher Burnout 28:30 – Creative Sparks in Education 34:50 – Navigating Student Behavior So grab your gi and make sure your white belt is on tight because you'll need it on this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast with Devin Siebold & James Yon /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/35610125

We’re Sick of This! 03/04/2025

Devin's Field Trip to the White House 02/25/2025

Devin's Field Trip to the White House 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 into both him and his students. From the first president's presidential portrait, to the first podcast set, Devin doesn't leave out a single detail! On a darker note, did you know that apparently teaching math can be against the law? You heard us right, find out how a special education teacher was arrested for teaching math to their students. So hide your TI-84s because it looks like the cops are coming for you math teachers out there. Finally we have a heartwarming story about 7-year-old Alexis Bank who dreams of becoming a teacher. And guess what? She actually got her teaching license! Move over, everyone else, this little girl is ready to take on the world of education. Support the Podcast on Patreon: Follow Devin at Follow James at Jump Right To It!: 2:15 Conference Anxiety Revealed 5:40 Teacher's White House Tour 8:30 Novel Reading in Classrooms 12:45 Podcasts as Learning Tools 17:10 Advantages of Whole Novels 21:50 Parent-Teacher Communication Tips 26:25 Episode Wrap-up & Takeaways So grab your apple pie and bald eagle because we're getting patriotic on this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast with Devin Siebold & James Yon /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/35411050

Crying in My Car is BACK! 🎉 Parents, Teachers & Chaos Returns!! 02/19/2025

The Unexpected Twists of the Evolution of Education 07/09/2024

The Unexpected Twists of the Evolution of Education 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 others. We’ve had plenty of experience with this, but luckily they're not all bad stories, for every crotchety educator there is an obi wan esque teacher ready to share their lessons and stories. However, it's more funny to talk about the former rather than the latter right? We all know about field day right? We look forward to it every year, and let us tell you what, those kids aren't ready for the competition. Devin shares a hilarious story on how he used underhanded tactics to sweep the competition. Tune in to find out exactly how he did it and maybe you can use it in your next field day. Now us teachers don’t get enough credit and sometimes we really need some good news. Well one school district gave a whopping 2,000 dollar bonus to any teachers who returned to their classroom in the fall! Which is awesome news, however they neglected to let anyone know, therefore taking away any initiative to actually come back in the fall. We don't know about you but we feel like writing an email would have been a pretty decent idea to make this initiative work. Jump right in! 3:25 Teacher Bonuses Revealed 11:40 Classroom Controversy: The Hair Debate 20:15 Generational Differences in Teaching 29:00 Special Guest Insights 35:45 Teachers' Struggles & Triumphs 42:10 Unexpected Rewards of Teaching So do your stretches, make sure you sent that email and tune in to this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast: Presented By Bored Teachers /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/32025092

Where is the line for sending students home?! 07/02/2024

Where is the line for sending students home?! 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 the day, if everyone is failing, is it actually on the students, or is the teacher not covering material well enough? Do the kids deserve a curve, or do they need to lay in the bed they've made? Tune in to find out what we think! We feel like we’ve all been in the situation where you find out your boss is actually a pretty cool person, but is it moral to go grab a beer with them after work? I mean yeah sure, when I'm hanging out with our principal I get a better schedule, and smaller classroom sizes, but that's not favoritism right? Sick students are such a common occurrence in the classroom, but why haven't we gotten a better system for sending them home? Have we learned nothing from the pandemic? Why do we send sick students back into the classroom after visiting the nurse? Is it our job to clean up after a student blows chunks, or should their parents have listened to them when they said they weren’t feeling good? Jump right in! 04:22 - Classroom Failure Debate 10:45 - Admin Role Controversy 15:30 - African-American Teacher Exodus 21:58 - Favoritism Fallout 29:15 - Teacher-Administrator Dynamics 33:40 - Peer Pressure Tactics So grab a bucket and a mop because our teachers might have to clean up a bit of barf on this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast: Presented By Bored Teachers /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/31923022

Gaming: Your Child's New Career? 06/25/2024

Gaming: Your Child's New Career? 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 long way from cheating by picking Bo Jackson in Tecmo bowl. When you think about it, the gaming industry has grown almost enough to be bigger than the movie industry, so why aren't we encouraging students from pursuing a career in pro gaming? Being an influencer is the newest and best form of marketing today, and people are starting to catch on. They are now apparently giving scholarships to influencers at Western Government University to study how to become a better influencer. Seriously, where was this when we were going to college!? This week we have some great news for our listeners in Florida! Governor DeSantis passed a new bill that's going to award $8,000 to anyone who wants to put their kids into private schools! This is great news for parents, almost a little too great, what's the catch here? Tune in to find out more! Jump right in! 5:22 $8,000 Private School Debate 11:39 Teacher-Turned-Comedian's Journey 18:15 Gaming in the Job Market 25:47 Social Media Degree Viability 33:02 Gaming: Education vs. Career 40:59 Private vs. Public School So log onto steam and get your twitch stream ready, but first go ahead and check out this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast: Presented By Bored Teachers /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/31828512

Sometimes Gold Just Isn’t Worth It 06/18/2024

Duck Masters are Paid How Much?! 06/11/2024

Duck Masters are Paid How Much?! We 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. _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast: Presented By Bored Teachers /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/31638422

We’re Having a Midlife Crisis… 06/04/2024

We’re Having a Midlife Crisis… Lamination day: The teacher's newest unsung holiday. Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they celebrate their new favorite unofficial teacher holiday, lamination day. They will also come to terms with a hard truth, they're getting older, but is that really a bad thing? Finally they reveal the hidden battle that is happening right under our noses, in our school libraries. We all know how important our laminations are, from posters to dry-erase works sheets, us teachers can't get enough of them. But what do we do when the librarian has a choke hold on the lamination machine? Well that's where lamination day comes into play. It's truly the newest unofficial teachers holiday; and what happens when Devin commits sacrilege by bringing something to be laminated after this day? Tune in to find out! Let's face the facts, we're getting old… There is nothing that induces a midlife crisis like seeing your previous students with lines under their eyes and receding hairlines. When you last saw them they were struggling with long division, now they’re struggling with taxes. But you know what they say, with age comes wisdom, so we're going to share our wisdom on how we’re navigating these changes. Did you guys know about the cultural battle that's going on in our libraries? Well apparently there is legislation putting huge restrictions on what kind of books are deemed appropriate to be on their shelves, with the librarians being its first line of defense. So not only do they need to know the dewey decimal system and how to laminate, but now they have to screen every book in their collection! 3:20 Louisiana Library Guardians 7:45 Celebrating Lamination Day 12:30 Devin's Midlife Crisis 17:05 The Streaming Service Scandal 22:40 Pronoun Policy in Florida 28:15 Decor Teaching Tips So warm up that laminating machine, grab your bifocals and tune in to this week’s episode of Crying in my Car, a podcast for teachers! _________________________________________________________ Crying In My Car Podcast: Presented By Bored Teachers /episode/index/show/cryinginmycar/id/31537627