Episode 49: Best and Worst Holiday Gifts

from Teacher Misery · host Jane Morris

On this episode, Lauren and Lyndsey discuss the best and worst gifts they've gotten from students and administration. They also talk about hills they would absolutely die on in education, such as teachers not being entirely responsible for student behavior, kids needing to handwrite essays, plagiarized papers always getting a zero, and teachers needing to learn how to pronounce a student's name correctly. If you like the podcast, check out https://teachermisery.com/ Support us by rating us 5 stars, subscribing, and telling a friend!

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