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 Welcome to The Teachers Lounge—where the coffee’s cold, the kids are wild, and the teachers are… barely holding it together. Let’s laugh through the chaos!TheTeachersLoungeLIve Sozialwissenschaften
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  • Teaching Burnout Is Real (And It’s Getting Worse) - The Teacher's Loung Live | Ep. 56

    Teaching Burnout Is Real (And It’s Getting Worse) - The Teacher's Loung Live | Ep. 56
    Jan 12 2026
    Welcome back to **The Teacher’s Lounge Podcast**, where winter break ends, stress returns instantly, and everyone pretends they’re “fine” for about three days. In this episode, the crew comes back from break to unpack **adulthood, teaching burnout, classroom chaos, discipline (the scary word), and why public schools feel like an insane asylum with bells**. This episode hits the sweet spot between hilarious and deeply concerning. We talk about: * Why LA keeps you emotionally 17 forever * Teaching as psychological water torture * Discipline becoming a forbidden word * Why teachers are expected to be therapists, security, nurses, and magicians * And the harsh truth: you can love kids *and* hate the system If you’re a teacher, this episode is therapy. If you’re not — welcome to the classroom. We’re tired. --- **00:00 – Intro & welcome back** Winter break amnesia hits hard **00:00:24 – Miami Vice vacation energy** Vacation shirts and fake confidence **00:00:42 – LA hate vs LA worship** Why everyone has an opinion on Los Angeles **00:01:59 – Running into hometown critics** Buffalo Wild Wings reality check **00:02:21 – Why LA keeps you young forever** No seasons, no aging, no accountability **00:03:01 – From Olive Garden to substitute teaching** The accidental path into education **00:04:20 – Parents love “normal jobs”** Why teaching calms artist parents instantly **00:09:26 – Students assuming pregnancy rumors** Instagram + middle school math **00:10:25 – Winter Academy & mental health** Knowing when to say no **00:15:08 – Teaching = golden handcuffs** Why it’s hard to leave and harder to stay **00:16:42 – Public schools as insane asylums**No consequences, all blame **00:18:52 – Verbal abuse with zero accountability** When kids cross lines and nothing happens **00:20:40 – Managing stress in real time** Breathing through chaos **00:22:00 – Discipline disappearing from schools** Lord of the Flies energy **00:23:29 – Discipline becoming a dirty word**And why that’s dangerous **00:25:18 – Learned behavior from home** Why schools inherit parenting gaps **00:28:32 – Calling home: the only real tool**Why teachers avoid it anyway **00:31:01 – “Gordon” kids explained** Old souls as classroom stabilizers **00:34:07 – Why schools need MORE funding** Equity explained without buzzwords **00:36:31 – Teachers can’t be therapists** 40 kids, one adult, impossible expectations **00:39:33 – Burnout vs caring** You can feel both at the same time **00:42:02 – Why class size actually matters** 32 kids is the breaking point **00:44:35 – How long can teachers survive?** One day at a time **00:49:01 – Career advice teachers actually give** Why trade school keeps coming up **00:52:20 – Teacher New Year’s resolutions**Realistic goals only **00:53:23 – Final thoughts & sign-off** Inspiring kids, surviving systems --- #teacherburnout #educationpodcast #teaching #humor #teachermentalhealth #classroomchaos #educationsystem #teachercomedy #podcastclips #schoolculture --- If this episode made you laugh, nod aggressively, or question your career choices — **hit like, subscribe, and leave a comment** so YouTube knows teachers still exist. Share this with: * A teacher who’s counting the minutes * A parent who thinks schools “don’t discipline anymore” * Or anyone who’s ever said, *“Well if it’s so hard, why don’t you quit?”* Class dismissed. 🛎️
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    54 Min.
  • Quick Announcement

    Quick Announcement
    Jan 5 2026
    New episodes will resume next week. We can't wait to see you in 2026. Thanks! -The Teacher's Lounge
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    1 Min.
  • Why Teachers Are Hamsters on a Wheel | Music, Burnout & Race in Schools | Teacher’s Lounge | Ep. 55

    Why Teachers Are Hamsters on a Wheel | Music, Burnout & Race in Schools | Teacher’s Lounge | Ep. 55
    Dec 29 2025
    !!WARNING - Santa Ana winds got us early and knocked out the power - its a short sweet episode - but we will finish what we started, until then (drum roll) - Welcome back to The Teacher’s Lounge — still technically a podcast, still live, and still one snapped sword-swing away from being edited in post. In Episode 55, the lounge pulls up an extra chair as Kip (8th grade English teacher & musical mastermind) joins the crew for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had yet. We get into: * Why teaching can feel like running endlessly on a hamster wheel * The reality of loving students but knowing the job won’t love you back * Time, burnout, and why teachers aren’t financially built to “win” * Music, rhythm, and why kids remember songs better than math * Being more than a stereotype as a teacher * Race, segregation, redlining, and uncomfortable truths inside schools * Why schools avoid tough conversations until something explodes This episode is funny, uncomfortable, thoughtful, and exactly what happens when teachers talk **after the bell rings** — when the admin isn’t listening. Pull up a chair. This one matters. --- 00:00 – Intro & welcome back 00:01:50 – Is teaching burnout inevitable? 00:02:11 – Why Kim plans to leave teaching (eventually) 00:03:28 – Teaching hypocrisy & telling kids to dream big 00:05:13 – Is teaching actually bad for your body? 00:06:11 – Kim’s music industry past 00:07:05 – Learning through rhythm & beats 00:08:05 – Being more than a stereotype to students 00:09:02 – Race, segregation & LA schools 00:11:11 – Racism, accountability & classroom reality 00:13:35 – Admin “nose blindness” & microaggressions 00:15:36 – Assimilation myths & generational poverty 00:16:31 – Integration & uncomfortable truths 00:17:28 – Test scores, race & dangerous narratives --- #teachersloungepodcast #teacherpodcast #TeacherLife #EducationComedy #TeachingCulture #teacherburnout #SchoolStories #EducationPodcast #ClassroomReality #TeachingInAmerica #TeacherTalk #publiceducation #FacultyLounge --- If this episode made you laugh, pause, or quietly say “yeah… that’s real”: 👉 **Like** the video so more teachers find the lounge 👉 **Subscribe** for weekly conversations they don’t let us have on campus 👉 **Comment** — especially if this episode hit close to home 👉 **Share** with a teacher who’s questioning year 21 This space exists because teaching is hard — and pretending it isn’t helps no one. ---
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    18 Min.
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