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Teaching in 2025: The Kids, The Chaos & The Salmon in the Dark | Teachers Lounge Podcast - Ep 50

Teaching in 2025: The Kids, The Chaos & The Salmon in the Dark | Teachers Lounge Podcast - Ep 50

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 Welcome back to The Teachers Lounge Podcast, where the teachers are tired, the stories are real, and the tote bags are getting bigger by the week. This episode is pure chaos in the best way: the crew talks teacher fashion evolutions (from Dockers to Crocs), the *old-man children* known as “Gordons,” parents who take kids on vacation mid-semester, and why eating salmon straight from the can might be a cry for help…or just a normal Tuesday. Catch us live each week! We also dive into teacher cliques, test retakes, why perseverance beats talent every single time, and Chris’s wild story about playing against **Kobe Bryant** in the state championship. Yes. *Kobe Bryant.* Plus: the group debates the eternal question — *do schools need more funding, or more accountability?* If you’re new here, hit **LIKE**, **SUBSCRIBE**, and join the fastest-growing teacher comedy community online. We’re here to vent, laugh, and remind you you’re not crazy — the kids really ARE like this. --- You can skip chapters, but not classes: 00:00 – Intro & welcome back 00:55 – The Matt vs. Matthew identity crisis 02:01 – Signs a teacher has fully given up 03:49 – The tote bag conversation—your final teacher form 05:18 – Kids will commit crimes for Jolly Ranchers 06:33 – Eating salmon in the dark = teacher burnout peak 09:28 – Do teachers hang out before breaks? 12:27 – Enter the Mr. Jones Era 14:12 – Detention pick 16:45 – Gold star 18:09 – Gordon: the introverted lighthouse keeper 19:36 – Mildreds vs. Gordons 23:25 – Classroom archetypes explained 29:09 – Teaching lowering IQ — the brain drain segment 30:27 – Do test retakes raise scores? 31:24 – Perseverance over intelligence 34:32 – Playing against Kobe Bryant 38:25 – Great coaches vs. the Bobby Knight types 41:28 – The magic (and chaos) of 7th grade 49:17 – Funding vs. accountability discussion 52:16 – Sketch videos on the way 53:10 – The mission of the show 54:09 – Standup shows coming soon 54:27 – Outro and thank you --- #teachercomedy #teacherlife #educator r #middleschoollife #jollyranchers #teachertok #classroomstories #comedian #teachers #teacherstruggles #podcastclips #teacherburnout #schoolfunding #podcast #classroombehavior #educationtalks --- If this episode made you laugh, shout “GORDON!” in the comments so we know you’re one of us. 👉 Hit **LIKE**, **SUBSCRIBE**, and **SHARE** this with a teacher who needs a laugh. 👉 Drop your wildest classroom story below — we might feature it in the next episode. We genuinely appreciate you. Teachers deserve joy, and we’re here to deliver it. ---
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