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Lindsey and Maya tank the top five worst days for teaching and discuss the euphoria of first summer night! Listen to find out which ones made the list!

Maya and Lindsey discuss the differences between school of years past and school now. They ponder important questions like “is life better for kids today or worse?” and “why don’t kids wear jeans?”

Lindsey & Maya review the Teacher Trauma poll results regarding overnight trips and discuss the role these trips play in student independence and connection!

Maya & Lindsey rate all the quirky things that make their school an unconventional but interesting place to work and Maya learns about the time Lindsey got stalked by a grown man in a Sasquatch costume on a school camping trip!

Lindsey & Maya discuss unpopular teacher opinions and share some of their own at risk of getting canceled. Are staff meeting ice breakers fun? Should teachers be called their first names by students? Are teachers wearing jeans the reason for the downfall of America? Listen to this week’s episode to find out!

Maya & Lindsey discuss the current status of discipline (or lack thereof) in schools today.

Disclaimer: Maya’s microphone put about as much effort into working properly as parents put into disciplining their children - so none at all! Thank you for bearing with us despite technical difficulties.

Lindsey & Maya discuss the controversial “should all staff members be included in teacher appreciation” poll results and react to Teacher Trauma fan submissions of the worst admin “gifts” they’ve received for Teacher Appreciation week. Fans of baked beans will LOVE this week’s episode!

Maya & Lindsey break down the results of the “is it acceptable?” polls conducted on @teachertrauma and offer their unsolicited opinions. Top data analysts are calling it the “most important collection of information since the 2020 census.”

Lindsey & Maya discuss the school’s upcoming “lock in” which Teacher Trauma followers described as “worse than spending a night in jail” and finish categorizing the parents they’ve encountered frequently throughout their careers.

Maya and Lindsey tackle every teacher’s favorite topic: parents! They break down the different categories of the parents they’ve encountered: helicopter, lawnmower, doormat, PR team & delulu and share a few horror stories from followers.

Lindsey & Maya discuss their biggest “oopsies” moments in the classroom that include potentially traumatizing a group of 6th graders and blindly trusting 13 year olds, dive into some of the weirdest student comments submitted by followers of teachertrauma and break down their favorite student slang of the week, ending with a deep search for the origins of the word “gyatt.”

Lindsey & Maya try to figure out how they got here, discuss first year struggles, share follower submissions to their favorite question: what are we mad about today? and review their favorite and least favorite tween slang terms.