Not on the Syllabus Podcast

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!

School's out for the summer! We talk about the last week of school. Future plans, students, and what coming up this summer.

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!

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 Sandy, who both see a lot of athletes and have a ton of great info and advice for us.In the classroom we see a lot of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and even deal with it ourselves. So what better way to tackle the topic than to bring in a couple of experts with over 20 years combined experience. We also go into some sports psychology and a little bit of what athletes go through. And of course, "making the grade" movie edition. Enjoy!

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.

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!

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 always be wrong haha. And we don't represent any particular school policy.

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!

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 what he would do different and of course discuss our Mt Rushmore of Christmas movies. Enjoy!

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...

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.

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.

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 growing up in West Valley, UT. Of course we start off with another Mt Rushmore, this time... sports movies! Let's Go!

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!

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 "Making the Grade" and this one scored pretty high! Let's go!

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 share ours with you and give our reasons why. Press Start.

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 about how the school day plays out when we hear about these tough situations. We go over the difference between when we were in school (a long long time ago) and how it is handled or maybe should or could be handled today. (we aren't perfect).

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 high school, then played for the University of Utah, GO UTES! He also spent time with the Washington Wizards and played professionally in Spain. If you are in high school or have a high school athlete, this one is for you! Ball in, let's go!

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 played at a high level.We start out with youth sports and work our way up to high school and beyond.Today is all about the little ones and youth sports. The landscape of clubs and competitive leagues, children's health, specialization, and the pros and cons of it all.Lace em' up, cause we're talking sports people!

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!

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.

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 broken (just not in our classrooms.) Besides, not ON the syllabus rolls off the tongue better.Alright let's get to episode one. Summer is almost over and school is just on the horizon so we thought we'd get together and give you some tips and tricks on starting your high school experience. So, take a seat because class is in session.