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Not on the Syllabus Podcast
by Not On The Syllabus Podcast
Just Three guys giving their insider views on being high school teachers and dads in this crazy world. Advice for parents, students, and anyone listening.
Episodes
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Summer is here! World Cup, Movies and More
It's summer time so we talk about what we did to start our summer. We also brought out the free time wheel of topics. This week we talk World Cup and Summer Movies. Enjoy!
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A look into the week of school
School's out for the summer! We talk about the last week of school. Future plans, students, and what coming up this summer.
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Is College Worth It?
As we see more white collar jobs being taken over by AI and more blue collar jobs paying higher salaries, we ask the question - "Is college worth it?" Today we talk about the pros, the cons, and our experience with college. Enjoy!
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Student and Athlete Mental Health
We've got a great one for you guys. It's a topic we've been needing to discuss but really wanted to wait until we had some experts in the house. Today, Michael Morgan and Mark Wilkes join us. They are licensed marriage and family therapists from Momentum Counseling Services, just down the road in...
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Sports: The Tank is On
Look we needed another sports episode in our life. We kind of hit on a lot of stuff... Tanking, How to fix the NBA, Recruiting in High School and more. It's sports talk with the boys so enjoy.
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Teacher and Student Burn Out
It's after winter break and we are all hitting a wall. I think it first hits the seniors; some call it "Senioritis" and then the teachers start experiencing burnout. In this episode we talk about the causes, what we do for it, and much more. Check it out!
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Protesting During High School
With a lot of schools in the news recently for the anti Ice protests and walk outs, we wanted to cover the topic. It's always a sensitive one when it comes to schools, teachers and politics so we are going to attempt to do this strictly from a teachers perspective. Just our thoughts, we could...
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Superbowl Week!
It's finally Superbowl week! We talk matchups, predictions, Superbowl parties, facts and tons more on this special edition of Not On the Syllabus Superbowl Week!
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Checking in with the Alumni
We are back! It was a crazy week of being sick for your boys but we are back and better than ever. (except Weixler, he's still out) Today we bring in Kyle Lively who graduated last year and is now up at Utah State on the football team. We ask him about his high school and college experience and...
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Thanksgiving Special 2025
It's the last episode of the month so you know what that means, Free Time. Today we are talking all things Thanksgiving. But first, a little challenge with the black death mega sour balls. They claim it's the world's most sour candy...
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Student Physical Health
Today we talk about some alarming health statistics with the youth. We brought in a special guest, Joe Toolsen. He coaches Cross Country and Track and Field and teaches Weights, Team Sports, and P.E. Buckle up as we discuss some of our own battles with health and exercise.
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Halloween Week: Costumes, Candy, Scary Movies and More
Last episode of the month so you know what that means! It's free time! With our free time today we talk about Halloween and everything in between! We've got stats on costumes, candy, how much the average person spends, what are the best scary movies of all time and much more.
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Talking Sports with a Former NFL Tight End
It's time for part 3 of our sports series. This time we have Noah Togiai with us, former Oregon State basketball and football player, and former NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. He's now a high school Athletic Director and he talks about his athletics journey from his unique perspective...
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Free Time: Our first episode where we talk about "what's in"
Shoes, backpacks, water bottles and more. We talk about what we see in the hallways and what's "in" with the kids these days. Give it a listen and maybe you can get some ideas for Christmas! Also, it's finally here... our first segment of TEMU TIME!
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Retention vs Graduation: Are we being too easy on them?
In this episode we talk about graduation rates and how much accountability we hold over our students. Are students really prepared for college and career? We explore other countries retention rates, compare our own experiences, and discuss what can be done. We also have a new product for you on...
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Esports: Now an Official High School Activity
Video games in schools? What?! Ok, let us explain how this is one of the coolest and most needed UHSAA sport/activity added to high schools in a long time. Before you listen, we need a huge favor from you. In the comments, let us know what your top 4 (your Mt Rushmore) of video games are. We…
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Significant Events and How They Impact the School Day
It was a rough week recently with some heavy world news. Charlie Kirk, a school shooting in Colorado and the anniversary of 9/11. The world is different than it was when we went through 9/11 and students find out about world news immediately, often times during school. In this episode we talk…
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High School Sports and the Landscape of Todays Athlete
If you didn't catch our last episode, we talked youth sports. Today, as we move into our high school athletes, we've brought on a special guest who's done it all. Tyler Rawson joins the podcast! We get his opinion on high school sports from someone who played basketball locally at American Fork...
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Youth Sports and the culture of competitive leagues
Fall is around the corner, football has started and we can't wait any longer. It's time to talk some sports. We have a 4-part series coming up, including interviews with an Athletic Director, former NFL players, a former D1 University of Utah athlete and Pyle and Fonda who like to think they…
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Origin Story: How we became teachers
This week we are reviewing the new Monster Import energy drink and the Deathberry Inferno Liquid Death... Spicy! We also talk about how we all got into teaching and is teaching financially possible with a family? Enjoy!
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Cell Phones In Schools
It's been the talk of the summer in the education world. Utah (along with most states) passed a law banning cell phones during learning time. We talk about the law, how we think it will affect class, the difficulties with students and phones, and much more in this episode of Not On The Syllabus.
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Tips For Your Incoming High Schooler
Welcome to the Not On The Syllabus podcast. Where three high school teachers bring you a behind the scenes perspective of the modern high schooler; Scary, I know. And I know what you're thinking... shouldn't it be, "not IN the syllabus?" Look, it's high school now and some rules are meant to be...
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Just Three guys giving their insider views on being high school teachers and dads in this crazy world. Advice for parents, students, and anyone listening.
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