Summer Jobs or Summer Daze - What Teachers Do For Summer Break
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Summer Break is well upon us, so in this episode, we're diving headfirst into a pool of freedom, and resurfacing with hilarious tales from our sun-drenched (or not-so-sun-drenched) summer escapades. We kick off with what teachers REALLY do during the summer - yes, there's more to us than lesson plans and report cards. We share all teachers’ unanimous need for a break.
Tell talks about the apparent difficulty of juggling parenting and teaching. Shout out to teachers who are also parents! Meanwhile, Gabe and Lauran put their summer fitness goals under the microscope, or should we say, 'under the ice cream scoop'?
Ever wondered what we did during the summers before we became the cool teachers you know and love? We reminisce about our worst summer jobs. Get ready for tales of spicy chicken wings, cleaning other people's mess, a summer of... kidney stones (whoa, Tell!), and a fling with phlebotomy that didn’t end famously.
We wrap up the episode with a debate on summer PD and training in our segment, 'Good or Garbage'. So kick back, pop open a cold (name your favorite summer-time beverage), and get ready for a dose of fun, sun, and a fair share of 'we-can't-believe-that-happened'.
Summer Break, you’re the BEST!
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In 21 years of teaching, this is my FIRST summer “off”. I’m taking a mental health summer break.
i need ''ARE YOU OKAY?'' on merch immediately
I used to teach preschool for Head Start so I always love hearing Tell talk about his Head Start experience. I make a little more now as a special education para and have the option to spread out my pay over the summer. Head Start never offered that here. I also work part-time at our local public library during the summer and some evenings and Saturdays during the school year. I get to see kids and help out with those programs but I also get to socialize with adults or I can just hide out and straighten bookshelves for hours.
My parents solution to me waking them up super early was to put a sleeping bag and mini fridge in their room by their TV. The mini fridge had milk and a small snack and I had a child remote that could turn on the TV at a set volume and would allow me to choose between Disney, nickelodeon, or PBS. I think they were geniuses cuz that would keep me entertained until a reasonable hour!
Oh my gosh, I wish that was a thing when my kids were little. Or, that I had known about that.
I had DVDs if I ever woke up before my mom,but I was always the one that had to be dragged out of bed.
2:05 I'm here for the Mulan reference XD
I love using that line from Mulan too and use it all the time 😂😂
Love the podcast. I have been teaching for 19 years and have 3 kids (and two grandkids now, 😉) so I always feel the need to be available for them during the summer. However, I totally get it and respect my colleagues that choose to put in some more work. Everyone needs to do what works best for them and their families. Kudos to you all, great job with the podcast. Enjoy your summer everyone.
As an introverted mom of two (4yo & 20mo) having my kids at home all day everyday is too much for me. I am blessed enough that both of my kids are able to attend preschool/summer camp during the summer a few days a week. I try to be intentional on the days when they are home with playing with them as much as I can handle, doing outings to the splash pad, cooking with them, etc. My son (4yo) and I took a "field trip" to a museum not far from us last week in between his summer camp field trips.
I’m a 1:1 para in elementary. I have two boys. One with ADHD. I myself have ADHD. I’m also a Scout Leader for my boys’ Troop. I do ESY and two weeks of camping with the Troop. I’m surrounded by kids 24/7. I always say sleep is for the weak. 🤷🏼♀️
Children playing without adults stirs their imagination and makes them creative and inventive.
As a child of a teacher, I help my mom with summer school programs that she works. I'm actually planning on becoming a teacher myself, only for middle school and high school though. I'm not planning on doing elementary as my mom does. I've grown up around the education system and I absolutely love it so I love helping out with the programs as well. It's a pretty entertaining summer, I even have some funny stories of my own from helping out lol. Have a great summer everyone!!
That sermon Gabe gave 🙌🏾
No summer job until I can help it! Being a lifeguard and teaching swim lessons was honestly my prep teacher prep course right there. The tour has finished as of the posting of this video kind of hope for some highlights😂I know people will hate me saying this but wow tell talked more than Gabe today, and just proves again Tell has no teacher stories but if you talk about anything else he goes off. Still love Gabe though❤
Instead of summer professional development, we have “summer institute” the week after school ends lasts two days, it’s optional, you get to choose 1-6 classes that interest you, and we get paid for each class we attend 😁 I chose one art and two psychology classes, only did one day and got paid $144. I love my school district ♥️
Found this after seeing a Facebook Reel. I'm in Canada (West Coast, outside Vancouver). Single parent of 2 teenagers now, plus a homestay student. Thank you for this. Curious as to the teacher who said he went back to grad school to study how to support teachers. I'd love to learn about the program of study. I am a teacher and now counting down until the first day of school which is the first Tuesday after Labour day here.
I actually love teaching summer school (k-2) because it’s only 4 weeks long, 4 half days a week. It pays really well too, so I can’t say no. Plus, my kid is going into kinder so I can put her into a pre-kinder class and save money on her not being in daycare anymore.
My husband is someone who enjoys running.... No Ma'am 😂 if I'm running, y'all better start running cuz something is coming!!!
The Mulan reference 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hand up if you love the staff and their storytelling ❤
I did Summer School after my first year of teaching and it wasnt too bad. I teach 1st grade by yeah, I was kind of over teaching for the year, but I'm glad our Summer school is super lenient and we can do whatever. The extra money was nice. Getting that paycheck with the Summer school money, I was shocked at how much I got paid because teachers don't get paid enough, so the extra money felt like money I would be satisfied if that's how much teachers got paid.
Honest teacher .... that timer is sooc awesome esome. As a single parent home with a teacher as a mom. We learn and love a schedule❤😂❤😂😂😂
"Calm down, pastor!" 🤣
My mom worked multiple jobs always a teacher, but also, a grocery mamager full year round, florist, tudor, dog walker back in the day... and currently she ia 64, still tudoring this summer but she takes like 3 weeks off to go home and see family and friends every summer. We moved states 20 years ago and i look up to my mom in lltaking care of friendship!
You’d all make great librarians. If you ever decide to leave education, you could still create educational programs and make a difference, but without the everyday classroom demands. Plus, maintaining a nonfiction section at a public library is really rewarding.
Bre-"Are you okay?"
Lauran-"Nooo!"
Hilarious🤣, also, vacation to Lauran's classroom anyone? I don't know, it sounds pretty nice to me.
It use to be snoopy land in the Mall of America back in the 90s.
"My classroom is an extension of my home" TOTALLY AGREE!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😍😍😍😍😍
16:16 I absolutely love everything your twin said and may implement some of it with my son. Thank you Bri for sharing that information
My Aunt was a teacher for over 40 years, she was my 5th grade teacher also, and she watched my brother and I during Summer and I would help her set up her classroom, laminate everything, do bulletin boards etc
Matching socks is such a fun game for my kids and I. We do rounds and see who can match the most in a 1 minute round.
Heck yeah, SNOOPY!!!! I love the Peanuts and all things Snoopy🙂
Honestly, i agree with your feelings about being away from the kids. Like most if not all parents hated teaching their kids during the pandemic or they cant stand their kids after 3 days break or Christmas break! Like I get that you need the summer off!
At 29:10 she said “boy you’d never survive in Mississippi.” We had our high school volleyball tryouts, for our out door tests, in 112 degtee Fahrenheit weather on a sunken in track field with no breeze.
Omg, Bri, I had that happen this year with my first year teaching 8th grade. They get so loud! Also, I need to get some tips on being a single mom and teacher.
I have a tutoring business. I'm hoping in the next 2 years I will make more money in my business than with the district. I used to bartend and teach plus my business. Crazy how much we work and raise kids.
SHOUT TO KAA UKNOW! Bri was a counselor when I was a camper. And I just did a few weeks there on staff!
My county doesn’t allow you to stretch your pay out over 12 months unless you are a 12 month employee (year-round school, admin, etc) all 10 month employees only get paid during those 10 months. If you want paid during the summer you have to set up a bank account with a credit Union to do it!!
i love your podcasts ❤❤❤
I need help in that area. I give so much at school and not the same at home for my teenager. This year I vow to do better.
I have never and would never do summer school. Hell i dont even want to stay after school for anything so I'm definitely not working during the summer. 8 years in
In my playlist "queue" is this podcast and then Bob's burgers 😂😂😂
This group is great!!
i did 13 years of gymnastics and let me tell you, it was the best decision of my entire 21 years of being alive (also being 4’10” helped me with gymnastics 😂)
Summer school pay is dope!!
I work as a camp counselor at a day camp over the summer. I also have a couple of other side jobs I work occasionally.
I'm a teacher in Canada, and we get paid in the summer. To make extra extra money, I used to teach in the summer in China ( before covid) 6000 USD a month or more, after taxes. Now in China it's not as much, but Saudi Arabia is paying this..
I have a problem getting another job in the summer & I don't know why😢 - The last time I went to an interview, they actually said they wanted full time all year b/c they didn't have a part time position...
Omg I’m a gymnast of 10 years and she is going to have so much fun and it all started because my mom let me try it out and it started the best 10 years of my life, I absolutely love it, it’s great, bri needs to do it, put her in gymnastics
I am doing some workshops through the Dept. Of Ed. I am only a third year teacher, and I am surprised more teachers don't sign up to do them since the pay is decent.
My two favorite things: y'all and gymnastics
YAYYYYU ALL MY FAVES IN ONE PLACE!!!
Right??
Waiter jobs are great because you get that immediate money but then your taxes are all messed up because of the tips. But it’s the best way to always have money as opposed to a bi-weekly paying job. That’s only like 4 or 5 checks until we’re back to teaching anyways.
Kidney stones are the WORST!!! I wouldn't say worse than labor, but it's painful af!
Great video ❤ your content
You guys make me excited to start student teaching next January! Do you have any tips for me? I am studying for elementary education.
Omg me too!
I’ve been working as a cashier and server at Bdubs for almost 2 years now and I honestly LOVE it. But I don’t like dealing with the Karen’s 😡
Mall of America is in Bloomington, MN
I work in an office, I sat down in my seat 💺 to face my desk and popped my back. 😂😂someone explain wtf just happened 😂?
I was just a counselor I did church camp yes I am only 14. Yes I watch teachers podcast so what I could be weird but it was hard. I was in charge of 11 little boys from kindergarten to second grade and one of them had a tracker literally on his leg at all times.
@ 6:31 to all the teachers on this podcast please tell me you take the bigger paychecks for 9 months and dont spread it thin for 12...DO THE 9 MONTHS because. The reason they give you that option...its not because they are nice and flexible its because of u take 12 months that money stays in the schools/govt hands longer and they invest it, let interest accure on that mound of cash all year instead of 9 months...when you could be putting that in your bank account or high intersst savings/money market acct and YOU the teachers will be making the money off of it not the school board with your money....keep the intetest for yourself!!! I hope none of you are doing the 12 months...end of my little rant....anyways love ur podcast!!! Big fan ❤
Try noice canceling earbuds Bri.
FYI - while the cost of living is insane here, teachers can wear jeans, leggings, purple hair, multiple piercings... At least at public schools, for the most part.
First and also love yalls stuff
Truer words have never been spoken: It's not natural for humans to be around kids 12 months of the year 120 kids you teach...in room you can't just leave you can't just pee"
I travel in europe during the summer.
My old art teacher is a tattoo artist as his summer side hustle
Kidney stones are the worst I was 13 when my parents found out my body naturally produces them but when they first found out they found me a 13 year old passed out on my bedroom floor I had 3 small ones in one side and 2small ones in the second kidney it was awful
I work as an inclusion aide for my park district. I pretty much work with any special needs kid in a class. The other kids in the camp or class see me as another teacher and love to throw doge balls at my back. Kids are great
How the f does a preschool teacher not know what phonemic awareness is!???!?!?
Why does Tell have only one hand painted with nail polish?
While I want to watch this video, I am unable due to the ZocDoc add that comes up right in the beginning and completely unsyncs the voices and the video. I have not had this happen on any other video on this channel and it makes me sad. However, teachers do not get paid enough and it sucks everythuing they have to do to make ends meet, especially in the summer
My dear young friends working extra jobs so you can afford to be a teacher: Congress has a very nasty surprise waiting for you at retirement. If you receive any teacher retirement pension funds AND Social Security that you are now being deducted to pay, you will be penalized every payment in retirement. Yes, public school teachers who worked extra will have their Social Security docked. This is not told to you ever, but you’re considered government employees, who are not allowed to also have any other earned pensions. That’s not true for other employees in America who get to collect all that they earned over a lifetime of working. Both my husband and I worked extra to survive those early years. What a shock to discover on the day we signed up to retire how much are Social Security checks would be deducted EVERY month until Congress decides to rescind this horrible law- which doesn’t affect them, by the way. They use this against teachers to help balance out everyone else’s retirement! I’ve been on a campaign against this for two years. My recommendation now is for all public school teachers to go on a National strike until Congress restores equity for what we’ve legitimately earned. We put up with low pay and some pretty challenging conditions teaching generations of American children to be treated so unfairly by the WEP law. That law considers your state retirement a “windfall.” Help repeal it now before another school year or decade goes by and catches you, too!
I’ve understood the “spreading out 12 months” but… Do you get paid for summer school?
If it’s outside of the contracted days, yes.
@@katetellus3171 thanks for letting me know!
One time I went to target and I saw my German teacher she gave me a discount on my stuff w teacher
It's that's sensory overload.
Go Spurs Go!
I'm not even a teacher (although I have homeschooled my oldest kids) but I have a 17 and 13yr old and a 20mo old and I need a break sometimes! I couldn't do 25-35 kids all day lol I have always been a parent volunteer in my kids schools/classes while they were growing up, and y'all are Angels in my eyes lol
I feel like the off duty podcast has the least toxic fanbase Ive ever seen
Maybe Kidney stones are worse than giving birth because there is no reward of a beautiful child after the pain. But I’m a man so I don’t have room to talk lol
I am a substitute teacher in Florida k-8, I have my BA early childhood education, so I prefer elementary school. Just wanted to say I love your podcast
O h first time im early 😂
Dog walking 👍🏽
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You act like people don't understand seasonal jobs. Deadliest Catch and some other shows have shown most of the clueless. Sure, you get paid for 9 months, but you don't live 9 months. So if you need to work during the summer to keep your total income up, welcome to the reality the rest of us face.