Classroom Brew

409: The end of the year is near! Graduation, comparing last year around this time to this year, some students of concern, parents of concern, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

408: The year is winding down and Ryan's feeling the fatigue and frustration... But why is everybody testing it? Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

407: As the year winds down, Ryan gets into the frustrations of Senioritis and entitlement, ChalkBeat's article on Chicago Public Schools' rising truancy but somehow rising graduation rate, IEP and 504 meeting etiquette/head-scratchers, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

406: Ryan's displaced classes due to AP testing, the uncomfortable time between the end of AP exams and the end of the year, a new idea for a hall pass, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

405: Ryan's [supposed to be] in cruise control, now that the AP exam is over... While students felt great about the exam, unfortunately, the first day after the AP exam wasn't smooth sailing... Cheers to this episode. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

404: Ryan's school year winds down, just as he overcommits to things during crunch time before AP Exams... Also discussed: how to become the most confident teacher (human) possible, things overheard from students, our upcoming series for the podcast, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

403: Ryan lets off a bit of steam, addressing a truly frustrating occurrence from this school year; we also get into the plan for the upcoming podcast/video series that was alluded to last week, as well as an update on that initiative! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

402: Ryan gets into the testing debacle at the hands of ACT, resurrecting an old unit from before the pandemic, the need to change things up a bit, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

401: Before getting to Ryan's children's book synopses, there's the topic of a substitute teacher taking a stand, the need to shorten (eliminate) meeting opening moves, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

400: Ryan recaps weird elementary school memories, parent conferences (as a teacher in 2025) from this semester, the pervasiveness of AI, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

399: Spring Break, a time for relaxation, to-do lists, friendly fire from teachers and non-teachers, HR-899 updates, and acceptance of all students being put on trial...  This episode is available in video format on Patreon! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

398: Teachers are really earning that spring break, given the audacity of everything going on right now... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

397: Sometimes you just want to go home... This week's episode covers more on the status of the Department of Education under WWE's Linda McMahon, times where you just want to go home at the end of the day, current union vs. district contract talks, and more!  Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

396: Checkmate, restorative justice, WWE has joined the education conversation! Ryan gets into some updates from this week, the newly confirmed Secretary of [soon-to-be-gone] Education, a heartwarming gesture from a student, and much more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

395: Video episode available on Patreon! The topic of student audacity versus teacher pettiness is on the floor today... Ryan also addresses some audacity from an unknown coworker... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

394: Almost 5 years exactly, Ryan's got another post-Flu episode (see episode 77 of the podcast or go to bit.ly/classroomflu for the video podcast from 2019)... The struggle is real, teachers... Stay healthy during Flu Season! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

393: Another week of early mornings, late nights, and full school days in between... We're just rolling with the punches this semester: everything from duck passes, to shapeshifting classrooms, to pure exhaustion, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

392: Ryan covers everything from being graded on tie-tying abilities, to random teachers (and former coworkers) silently requesting access to his files, and even to more bus driver shortages that are impacting schools.  All this and more on this week's episode! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

391: Ryan covers some of the challenges and frustrations with teaching government in 2025, a lack of urgency in the hallways en route to the staff bathroom, a brief moment of surprise in his own lesson, late nights planning at the school, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

390: With the new semester beginning, Ryan covers some of the transitional days in the school district, including some of the frustrations with programming for teachers, and addressing executive orders and the inauguration as a social studies teacher... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew