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Pass the "Mike" with Mike Pehote and Mike Gervasi — 220 episodes
Episode 220: School Traditions
Episode 219: First Week Back for Staff
Episode 218: Special Guest Amy Conway
Episode 217: Special Guest Ian Stewart
Episode 216: Goals for the 26 - 27 School Year
Episode 215: Special Guest Rene "The RenDawg" Perez
Episode 214: Robots in the Classroom?
Episode 213: PR and Schools
Episode 212: What New Skills We Would Like to Learn
Episode 211: Special Guest Kymane Clark
Episode 210: Special Guest Max Bailey
Episode 209: Jobs Similar to Teaching
Episode 208: Our 2026 Summer Plans
Episode 207: Special Guests Jeff Samford and Kelly Warren
Episode 206: Special Guest McKenzie Harris
Episode 205: Field Trips
Episode 204: Teacher Appreciation 2026
Episode 203: Students Changing Through the High School Years
Episode 202: Time to Overhaul High School?
Episode 201: Proud of Our Graduating Seniors + a Pop In Guest
Episode 200: We Made it to 200, Let's Invite Future Guests
Episode 199: What Are We Reading For March is Reading Month 26
Episode 198: Special Guest Dr. Patrick Rice
Episode 197: Taking Responsibility
Episode 196: How Do We Know it's Time to Go?
Episode 195: Michigan's Rank in Post-secondary Education.
Episode 194: The Fans Want More Tech
Episode 193: Is Tech Hurting Education
Episode 192: Education Election Year
Episode 191: Our 2026 Education Resolutions
Episode 190: Our 2025 Holiday Break Plans
Episode 189: It's Time for Discipline
Episode 188: The Is College Worth it Poll
Episode 187: Special Guest Jason Gendron
Episode 186: Our Anniversary Guest Pop-in Episode
Episode 185: When Students Need Help Beyond the Classroom
Episode 184: Special Guest Erin Torres
Episode 183: Our Thoughts on Four Years of Pass the Mike
Episode 182: The Value of School Meals
Episode 181: Special Guest Jessica Shultz
Episode 180: Other Perks of the Job
Episode 179: How Being a Parent Influenced our Teaching
Episode 178: Substitute Teaching
Episode 177: Working With a Student Teacher
Episode 176: What Will Education Look Like in Ten Years
Episode 175: The Delayed Budget in Lansing
Episode 174: "The Next Big Thing" in Education
Episode 173: The Trades vs. College vs. AI
Episode 172: Our Podcast Presentation
Episode 171: Our Goals For School Year 25 - 26
Episode 170: Special Guest Tessa Nace
Episode 169: "Why Didn't I Learn This in School?"
Episode 168: AP Test Results are In!
Episode 167: Presentations The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Episode 166: The Adult Equivalent of "The Last Day of School."
Episode 165: Summer plans 2025
Episode 164: Our Dream Commencement Speakers
Episode 163: Our Advice to the Class of 2025
Episode 162: Teacher Appreciation 2025
Episode 161: Teaching our Kids
Episode 160: Chromebook vs. Written Work
Episode 159: What Would it Take to Leave Our Current Jobs
Episode 158: The SAT 2025
Episode 157: Freshman Orientation
Episode 156: Closing The Department of Education
Episode 155: Special Guest Elizabeth Santos-Pate
Episode 154: Do We Need to Change How We Teach Male Students
Episode 153: Special Guest Adriana Vilanueva-Cerulla
Episode 152: The Long Stretch of the Extras/Coaching
Episode 151: Special Guest Danielle Oubeck
Episode 150: The Mikes Present Professional Development
Episode 149: What's Up With the Loners?
Episode 148: Our Executive Orders
Episode 147: What Do We Do on "Snow Days"
Episode 146: Is That Our Job?
Episode 145: The Basic Skills Test
Episode 144: Special Guest Sarah Fox
Episode 143: Preparing for Winter Break
Episode 142: Gifts to Fans
Episode 141: The Mikes Talk Ed Tech
Episode 140: Special Guest Alumnus Steven Trosell
Episode 139: Classroom Dynamics
Episode 138: Our Three-Year Anniversary Episode
Episode 137: Preparing for Our 3rd Anniversary Episode
Episode 136: What is the Worst Day of School
Episode 135: Letters of Recommendation
Episode 134: The Best Methods to Evaluate Learning
Episode 133: How to Help Students Select a Career Path
Episode 132: Is There Too Much Empathy in Education
Episode 131: Special Guest State Senator Darrin Camilleri
Episode 130: Spirit Days
Episode 129: Cell Phone Bans
Episode 128: Our Goals for the 2024 - 2025 School Year
Episode 127: What New Skill Would We Want to Master
Episode 126: Teachers as Politicians
Episode 125: What Is Left of Summer
Episode 124: Our Back To School Supplies 2024
Episode 123: Our "Ah-Ha" Moments in Education
Episode 122: Free School Meals
Episode 121: Year Round School
Episode 120: Do We Celebrate Too Many Accomplishments
Episode 119: Our Summer 2024 Plans
Episode 118: Our Advice to The Class of 2024
Episode 117: How the Mikes Define Success
Episode 116: Senioritis
Episode 115: Teacher Appreciation Special 2024
Episode 114: Special Guest Frank Gomez Jr.
Episode 113: The Detroit NFL Draft Special Episode
Episode 112: The Most Important Things We Have Learned in a Classroom
Episode 111: College Backlash
Episode 110: Special Guest Arianna Pate
Episode 109: What Books Would We Write
Episode 108: The Military Route With Special Guest Justin Woodring
Episode 107: The Best Parts of Education
Episode 106: Who Would We Invite to Speak to Students
Episode 105: Talking Historical Reenactments With Special Guest Andrew Burgess
Episode 104: Why Black History Month is so Important
Episode 103: Talking Shooting With the Stars With Rob Raymond
Episode 102: Teaching Civics in an Election Year
Episode 101: Snow Days!
Episode 100: Our Favorite Gifts
Episode 99: The Value of Public Education
Episode 98: Advocating For Yourself With Special Guests Bryce Gresham and Evan "Sauce' Reynolds
Episode 97: How Can We Solve Student Apathy
Episode 96: The Mikes Discuss Teacher Evaluations
Episode 95: A Wolverine and Buckeye Join the Mikes
Episode 94: Our Two Year Anniversary Episode
Episode 93: Election Week Special 2023
Episode 92: Talking Social Media Influencing with Alex Gervasi
Episode 91: The Mikes Talk College With The Carlson Counseling Department
Episode 90: Homecoming Memories
Episode 89: Which Class(es) Should be Added at Our School
Episode 88: Live From the Marauder Stadium Press box
Episode 87: Friday Night Lights
Episode 86: Special Guest Max Bailey Joins the Mikes to Discuss Open House
Episode 85: The Mikes Discuss Chat GPT and VR
Episode 84: Our First Day of School Memories
Episode 83: Highlights of our Summer 2023
Episode 82: The Mikes Plan Professional Development
Episode 81: Back to School 2023 With the Mikes
Episode 80: Why Do Teachers Leave the Profession With Special Guest Jeff Symons
Episode 79: Things We Would No Longer Do in Education
Episode 78: Our Listeners Add to Last Week's List of Historical Moments
Episode 77: The Most Important Historical Moments in Our Lives
Episode 76: The Toughest Jobs in Education
Episode 75: Our Highlights of the 22 - 23 School Year
Episode 74: Our Summer 23 Plans
Episode 73: Summer School!
Episode 72: Professional Relationships at Work for Educators
Episode 71: Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Episode 70: All AP Testing, Including Which The Mikes Think They Could Pass
Episode 69: The Future Workforce and How Education Fits In
Episode 68: The Struggles of Teaching Once Spring Hits
Episode 67: What is the Future of Standardized Testing?
Episode 66: Talking Post-Secondary Education With Special Guest Dr. Ashley Terry
Episode 65: Inevitable, How the Pandemic Changed Education
Episode 64: Cheating in Schools and Our Experiences With Cheating
Episode 63: Attacks on Education and Our Thoughts
Episode 62: Discussing Special Olympics with Special Guest Evie Cramton
Episode 61: Teaching at the Elementary Level With Special Guest Mr. Thomas Pak
Episode 60: What is it Really Like Working School Dances
Episode 59: Talking Youth Sports With Little League World Series Champion Manager Rick Thorning
Episode 58: The Unsung Heroes of Education
Episode 57: Our Experiences Learning About The Civil Rights Movement
Episode 56: How Difficult is it to Come Back to School After a Two Week Break
Episode 55: Our Most Difficult Classes in High School and College
Episode 54: Our Education New Year's Resolutions
Episode 53: The Mikes Hand Out Holiday Gifts to Their School, Their Co-Workers, and Their College(s).
Episode 52: Teaching the Best of the Best
Episode 51: Best Christmas Gifts for Teachers
Episode 50: Why the Thanksgiving Break is so Important to Teachers
Episode 49: Our Special One Year Anniversary Episode With Special Guests
Episode 48: Election Day Special, What Famous President(s) Would We Want as Teachers
Episode 47: What Will Education Look Like in Our Final Years as Teachers?
Episode 46: The Mikes Interview Special Guest Jaden Payne
Episode 45: Our Worst Day(s) at Work as Teachers
Episode 44: How Working in Education Has Changed our Perceptions of Others.
Episode 43: The Importance of Learning a Foreign Language With Special Guest Kyle Walivaara
Episode 42: What We Miss From our Early Days in Education
Episode 41: Our Interview Tips for Perspective Teachers
Episode 40: The Mikes Create Their Own High School Classes
Episode 39: Highlights of our Summer
Episode 38: Our Thoughts on the Teacher Shortage
Episode 37: Our Tips for Freshmen Starting High School
Episode 36: Our Education Goals for 22 - 23 School Year
Episode 35: Our Advice to College Freshmen
Episode 34: Our Advice for First Year Teachers
Episode 33: Our Favorite Fictitious Educators
Episode 32: Our Favorite Historical Figures
Episode 31: Preparing for the Next School Year During Our Time "Off."
Episode 30: Our Favorite Moments of the 21 - 22 School Year
Episode 29: The Summer Life of Teachers
Episode 28: The Mike's Discuss School Safety
Episode 27: The Biggest Myths About Teachers
Episode 26: Our Advice to the Class of 22
Episode 25: The Fine Arts With Special Guest The Maestro Mr. David Brockington
Episode 24: It's Teacher Appreciation Week!
Episode 23: The Mikes Dream of Retirement
Episode 22: The Mikes Build Their Perfect High School
Episode 21: The Joys of Standardized Testing
Episode 20: Back From Europe With Our Thoughts on Being a Chaperone
Episode 19: A Special Episode in Europe
Episode 18: It's Time for Spring Break
Episode 17: Our First Student Guests and March Madness!
Episode 16: March is Reading Month, Our Favorite Books and Authors
Episode 15: Our First Guest from Administration....and Do We Want the Job?
Episode 14: What We Loved About College and HOW TO WIN A SWEET PASS THE MIKE COFFEE MUG!
Episode 13: Our Favorite Classes and Units to Teach
Episode 12: Talking Social Media (and a Major Announcement) With Mr. Hadi Ansari
Episode 11: How Can We Get More Young People Into Education...and Our First Guest!
Episode 10: All The Extras!
Episode 9: Final Exam Time! The Mikes Talk Exams
Episode 8: Back To School: Why We Selected Our Colleges
Episode 7: Happy New Year! Our Education Related Goals for 2022
Episode 6: Our Favorite Moments in Education for 2021
Episode 5: Teaching: What is Easier....What is Harder Since our Early Days.
Episode 4: Mike and Mike Pass Education Laws
Episode 3: What are we thankful for in the world of education and overrated/underrated chain family dining +Hot "Mike" topics
Episode 2: Our Outstanding Teachers and Overrated/Underrated Thanksgiving
Episode 1: Introductions, Overrated/Underrated Halloween, and Annoying College Fans in Michigan