What Are We Talking About?

Happy belated Mother's Day and welcome to our "nickels" (get it, because it's 5-5??) episode of What Are We Talking About?!Today, we finally break down our April "holiday" and share some stories, while going back to our faithful bit of "Things Kids Say." It's hard to believe we're already about half way through May, but we're here for it and so happy to have you with us. Please don't hesitate to reach out, call us out, ask questions, or give us any feedback - our mission to take over the world is still very much alive, and we can't do that without your help!In the meantime, sit back and relax and hopefully laugh a few times with this episode of #WhatAreWeTalkingAbout.#TwoTeachers #HighSchoolTeachers #EducationalHumor #ThingsKidsSay

Welcome back from April break, as we enter the final stretch of the school year before the ultimate break: summer! Today, we put our talks about April vacation on hold, but instead discuss the effects of music, some differences between phrases, and breakdown our new bad boy image!As our third season enters its final stages, we appreciate any help with continuing to grow as a podcast through sharing, liking, commenting, and following. #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #whatarewetalkingabout

Thanks so much for listening to another episode of What Are We Talking About! Today, we recap the "little prom," share some experiences from the classroom and beyond, and of course, delve into deep and philosophical discussions!For those that will have April "holiday" next week, we hope you have a restful, fun, and enjoyable time; for those that do not, we also hope you have a restful, fun, and enjoyable time while on the clock! Thanks again for everyone's support - we can't fully express how much it means to the both of us. Please continue to reach out or comment with any feedback to help us get better at this each episode. Until then, enjoy the show!#twoteachers #veteranteachers #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #educationalhumor #thingskidssay

Hello once again and welcome to another FABULOUS episode of What Are We Talking About?! Today we discuss the Bill's recent win at trivia, the MCAS, some books, and of course, other random things along the way.As always, we appreciate your continued support and would love to hear from you after the show: tell us what we did wrong, what we did right, thoughts on a topic, or just a simple hello... we'll take it all! In the meantime, we hope you simply enjoy the show!#twoteachers #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #educationalhumor #twoveteranteachers #bookreviews

Happy St. Patrick's Day EVE! Today we talk a little bit about the holiday, some of the recent events that have been going on for us around school, prom, and a few more examples of "things kids say (and do)."We're 51 episodes deep and continuing to love our bi-weekly chats and stories. That being said, let us know if there are any topics you'd like us to cover or think would be fun. As we always say, we so appreciate your continued support and following. #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #whatarewetalkingabout #thingskidssay

Episode 50! Holy smokes!! We're so excited, thrilled, and even surprised that we've made it to 50 episodes. We so appreciate the support and love we've received over the last couple of years as we fumbled through the process. Today, we had a lot of fun playing another game with each other, as we drafted administrators, teachers and students from various films and television shows to make, what we feel. is the ultimate high school movie.Please let us know who we missed or even whose school you'd rather attend! #twoteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #veteranteachers #highschooldraft #educationalhumor #hashtaghighschool #episode50

Happy February Break! Sorry for the late posting, but better late than never! Today, we truly fight through the episode trying to figure out, "what are we talking about?" We touch upon "Things Kids Say," "Collective Nouns" and of course, a whole bunch of nonsense.If you're on vacation, we hope you're enjoying every bit of it. If you're not, we're happy to provide a break from the hustle and bustle! Either way, we appreciate you listening and continuing to support us.#veteranteachers #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #edcuationalhumor #whatarewetalkingabout #collectivenouns #thingskidssay

Happy Groundhog Day! We're hoping that Punxsutawney Phil does NOT see his shadow today, but in the meantime, we're talking nonsense per usual. We need a lot of help with deciphering what kids say, fact checking, and a few other questions that you might be able to help us out with, so please, comment, get involved help us begin to understand what we are talking about!Congrats to all the teachers who have made it past the half-way point of school - keep warm and thanks for listening! #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #thingskidssay #whatarewetalkingabout #educationalhumor #teacherobservations

Happy MLK Day! Hard to believe we're closing in on the 90 day mark of the school year. Today, on this snowy day, we dive deep and discuss the Night School experience and compare and contrast that to every day schooling. We also find another game to play: where did the food originate?As we approach the midway point of the school year, we hope that you've been finding success and thus far and appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to give us a listen. Reach out to let us know if there are any topics you'd like us to cover, or if you have any thoughts on any of the things we've already covered.#twoteachers #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #communityeveningschool #nightschool

Happy New Year and welcome back from hopefully a relaxing and recharging winter break! Today, we share some stories from over break, along with a few that we ran out of time to tell last time, and play a new game called "Spoon or Fork." We're so excited to kick off another year and hopefully continue to spread some joy, or at least offer a break from the chaos of life through our podcast. Thank you for your continued support!#twoteachers #backfrombreak #highschoolteachers #spoonorfork #bookswap #whatarewetalkingabout

We are thrilled to have another guest on the show today - "The Vizual Killah," Mr. Dan Correia! Dan went from full-time classroom teacher to a part-time classroom teacher and curriculum coordinator administrator. We chat with him and compare some of his experiences with our own in the educational world.As always, thanks so much for joining us. Please share, subscribe, follow, and comment! #threeteachers #highschool #whatarewetalkingabout #wutangname #educationalhumor

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so very excited to have our good friend and FULL TIME TEACHER, Zack (Zakk? Zac?) Botelho join us today. Although we do face a few minutes of a technical issues with the mics, we discuss the co-teaching model, good teaching practices, and learn more about Bill's strange behavior in the school's common kitchen area!We are so grateful to all of our listeners and to our co-workers, both past and present. We often don't take the time to express this, but please know that you all are appreciated!#twoteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #coteachingmodel #educationalhumor #highschoolteachers

First and foremost, Happy Veteran's Day (tomorrow) and thank you to all of our Veteran listeners and beyond for your commitment, dedication and service!Today, we continue to talk about food, as well as a very grim situation that we're currently facing at school.Please continue to reach out, comment, like, subscribe, share, and anything else you can do to help us grow and improve as a podcast. Thanks so much for listening - enjoy the show!#educationalhumor #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #podcast

Happy Halloween, everyone! Despite the spooky season and other scary events taking place, we are hopeful that we can bring some joy to your day with today's episode! Today, we bring up some "old faithful" topics, such as AI, Dungeons & Dragons, and movie talk, but with a new twist to each!So, sit back and enjoy - we can't fully articulate how much we appreciate you listening, along with all your support and contributions!#whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #teachingAI #dungeonsanddragons #standbyme

Happy Indigenous People's Day! We are very excited to have ADMINISTRATOR Ryan Morgan on the show today! Ryan works at an alternative recovery program in cooperation with various districts, so hearing his perspective on what education looks like for him is truly fascinating. As we say each episode, please don't hesitate to reach out, comment, share, like, or challenge anything about the show - we love the feedback and appreciate the interaction. #whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #specialguest #administrativeperspective

Hey hey - we're back for another episode as we cruise through the first month of school. Today we repeatedly come back to the idea of common curtesies in both the field of education and life in general. As we've said, we always love to hear from you, so please don't hesitate to comment, share, like, suggest, or correct. We're happy to bring your thoughts and ideas to the forefront.Thanks for listening! #education #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #whatarewetalkingabout

Hey hey - back for another episode as we reach the midway point of September! Today we cover a wide range of topics, including human etiquette, books, lunch choices, and even a potential conspiracy!We do have a question of the week today, so pay attention for that and please let us know what your thoughts are and, as always, if we misspeak about anything! We're so happy to be back and we fully know that your support and engagement is helping to make that happen. Thanks for listening, try not to take us too seriously, and please share, comment, follow, etc. Enjoy! #whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #taboosoflunch #educationalhumor

We're baaaccckkk! So excited for Season 3 of the podcast - hard to believe that summer is over (for us teachers) and that we're back to school. Today, Bill and Brian talk about the first week back, along with some stories of Bill's wild summer up in the backwoods of Maine!As always, we appreciate your support, feedback and comment, so please don't hesitate to reach out and let us know how we're doing! #whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #backtoschool #summervacations

Congratulations to all the teachers out there as we enter the home stretch of the school year! Today, we talk about our end of the year, reflecting back on some of the highs and lows of the year, while making sure to get in our fill of nonsense!Though this may be the last episode of the school year, it won't be the final episode of the year! We plan to get together over the summer to put a show together, as well as connect with some others to help provide some new and refreshing perspectives!Thank you so much for anyone listening, commenting, subscribing, spreading the word, and even correcting us! We so appreciate your willingness to listen to our weird thoughts, but we have a blast while doing it, and you make the possible for us! Thanks for a fun school year and we hope you all have a well earned and relaxing summer holiday! #summerholiday #whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschool #educationalhumor #endofschool

It's already Memorial Day and we hope that you've taken some time to reflect, mourn, and appreciate the many who have served and sacrificed their lives for all of us! Today, we talk a little bit about the end of the (school) year and what that means for us in the classroom, as well as get into some of Bill's unique book choices. We're in disbelief that this is the second to last episode of the season, but we're having fun in the process, and hope you are as well along with us. Thanks again for your continued support and contributions - don't forget to send us a comment, spread the word, or even correct us on our inevitable wrong takes!#whatarewetalkingabout #twoteachers #highschool #educationalhumor #memorialday #endofschoolyear #donutthecat

Happy belated Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation Week!Once again, we share an assortment of random, but somewhat topical discussions. Vacations, dress codes, pet peeves, and national educational class sizes are all covered!We only have few episodes left before the end of the school year, so if there's a topic you'd like us to converse about or, more likely, hear a mistake, call us out! Hit us up on Instagram @wawta_podcast or drop a comment! Sincerely, thanks for listening! #twoteachers #highschool #whatarewetalkingabout #educationaldiscussions #teacherpetpeeves #educationalhumor

Welcome back from April break, everyone! We are finally in the home stretch of the school year, with just mere weeks remaining! Today, we discuss some teaching practices in terms of student/teacher rapport, assessments, and typing fonts!We appreciate your continued support and always look forward to your feedback, both constructive and critical! Please help us grow by spreading the word. #twoteachers #educationalhumor #highschoolteachers #Aprilbreak #whatarewetalkingabout #wawtapodcast

Happy spring and welcome to another installment of this fantastical journey! Today, we speak a little bit about Jonathan Haidt's (NOT Waidt) book The Anxious Generation (see link below to get your own copy - we do not have any affiliation with the book, but are strong supporters of its message!). In addition, we talk about student apathy and a few other observations about the education world.The audio should be a whole lot better this episode, but we appreciate you sticking around! #twoteachers #highschool #educationalhumor #studentapathy #theanxiousgenerationhttps://a.co/d/h32hv95

It's another episode and another struggle with our audio. Not that you care, but one of the microphones we were using died about 15 minutes into the episode, so once again, we find ourselves floundering auditorily. Either way, we are excited to have you with us for another bit of academic banter.Only a few more weeks until April break (or holiday!), but still plenty of happenings in the educational world. Please reach out and let us know if there's a topic you'd love to hear us chat about, or if you want to just put us in our place. We welcome any and all feedback!Subscribe, follow, share, click, listen, join, and anything else you can do to help us continue to grow and hopefully entertain!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!We are back and have a lot of catching up, so there's a wide range of topics covered in today's episode. Jams vs Jellies? We got that covered. General educational beliefs or misconceptions? Yup, we talk about that. What about fantastical creatures and some of their origins? Well, we took care of that as well.As always, your continued support means the world to us, so please continue to share, follow, comment and support - it certainly is noticed and appreciated.

Welcome back from vacation! You might be a bit sluggish after a vacation week with the family, but hopefully today's episode will give you that extra boost of energy you need; we have a very special guest to fill in for Bill and to offer a new perspective in the education world: Johnny Dempsey, a 4th grade student. As always, please like, subscribe, share, comment, and continue to support us however you can - we cannot fully express how much we appreciate it. #education #twoteachers #Februaryvacation #highschool #specialguest #humor

We are very excited to have a very special guest with us today - Ms. Keryn Cordo, our co-worker and local "expert" on AI and plagiarism detection. We honestly learned a lot from our brief conversation with Keryn, and hope you do as well.As always, we so appreciate all of your support, comments, and feedback. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and wish you all a safe and relaxing February vacation break next week!#twoteachers #education #aidetection #plagiarism #highschool #humor

Hey hey - thanks for joining us for another episode. Bill and I break down the end of the semester and grading, while debating a few other foolish things (per usual). As always, we appreciate your continued support, follows, comments, etc. Don't be afraid to get involved and respond to this week's question: how many tabs are you working with on your work computer? #twoteachers #highschool #education #humor #howmanytabs #whararewetalkingabout

Hey hey - we're excited to be back at school and with you to talk about our return to the classroom after a much needed winter break. We also share and discuss a couple of books we've recently read and end on the ever-so-popular segment of "Things Kids Say." As always we can't thank you enough for your continued support, but we would still love to hear from you. Like, follow, subscribe, share, comment, DM... whatever! Just continue to get involved with us so we can take over the podcast world in 2025. #education #twoteachers #highschool #humor #educationalobservations #southshore #whatarewetalkingabout

Today Bill and I talk about the joys of school leading up to break before exploring the film The Impossible a bit closer, debating whether it not it should be labeled as a Christmas movie or not. As this is our final episode of 2024, we can't fully express our gratitude and appreciation for all of your support throughout the year. We sincerely hope that each and every one of you had the happiest of holidays and wish you all a Happy New Year! Enjoy these final days of vacation and we'll see you next year! #twoteachers #highschool #educationalhumor #whatarewetalkingabout

There's finally just one more week of school until Christmas Break and we couldn't be more excited about it. While discussing some traditions surrounding this time of year both in and out of school, we get into another round of "Buy or Sell", and by request, we also share a few more "Things Kids Say." As always, your continued support and interaction is helping to make this podcast possible, so a huge thank you to all the supporters and followers. Good luck this last week of school and we hope you all have a restful and relaxing holiday break! #education #humor #twoteahers #whatarewetalkingabout #highschoolteachers

Happy Holidays! Today we discuss the treats, traditions and all the.... fun.... that can often arise around this time of year. As it is the time to express thanks, we simply cannot express our full gratitude for all of you! Whether you've commented, left a review, spoken with us in person, or even just listened, YOU have made this so much fun for us. With only a few more weeks until another vacation and all the chaos that ensues leading up to it, we truly appreciate you taking time to listen us fumble through this! #gratefulteachers #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout #educationalhumor #twoteachers #ThanksgivingBreak #ItsTheMostWonderfulTimeOfTheYear

In this exciting episode, Bill and Brian try to conquer way too many topics and fail miserably in the process! They do manage to briefly discuss some educational change as a result of the election, parent conferences, and make more than one Eminem reference. When it's all said and done, YOUR support and feedback is not only keeping them going, but deeply appreciated. Be sure to like, share, comment, etc. to continue to grow the #WhatAreWeTalkingAbout community. #educationalhumor #twoteachers #highschoolteachers

Happy Voting Season! Today's episode brings us back to the warm days of summer with Part 2 of our interview with our History teaching colleague, Steve Botelho (aka, Bittah Dominator). The second part of our conversation was a little more philosophical than our first, as we reflect on some of our own teaching practices, as well as discuss our expectations for the upcoming year and cell phone use in the classroom. As always, we thank you for your support, feedback and interactions. Please leave a comment or follow us on our Instagram page @wawta_podcast. Happy listening! #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #educationalhumor #thesocialcontract #whatarewetalkingabout

Today Bill and Brian play a little trivia with the collective nouns of the animal kingdom, as a way to introduce some of the wacky happenings at their school. They once again get into "Things Kids Say" and contemplate the significance of events in the education world vs a common professional workplace. As always, share, like, subscribe, comment... do it all! Your support does not go unnoticed! #education #humor #twoteachers #highschoolteachers #vultureculture #whatarewetalkingabout

On today's episode, we go back in time, as we share Part 1 of the conversation we had over the summer with our friend and colleague, Bittah Dominator himself, Mr. Steve Botelho. In our conversation, we speculated how the upcoming school year would be, while hearing some of Steve's educational philosophy and insight as a history teacher. We had so much fun speaking with Steve that we lost track of time and had to break up our sit-down into two parts. We appreciate any feedback and/or comments - both help us grow and try to talk about topics that you want to hear about. Don't hesitate to like, follow and subscribe, and as always, we thank you for your continued support. #education #twoteachers #educationalhumor #highschoolteachers #whatarewetalkingabout

So glad to have you back for another thrilling episode! Today, we have a lot of fun breaking down some WuTang names of friends and listeners, while also discussing the impact a school schedule can have on students and teachers. We also introduce a new segment of the show called, "Things Students Say" where we reveal how old we are without actually telling you our ages! When it's all said and done, we once again have to give all of you a shoutout for your continued support and feedback. So buckle up (if you're driving) and enjoy another episode of #WhatAreWeTalkingAbout! #education #twoteachers #educationalhumor #ThingsKidsSay #highschool #SchoolScheduling #WuTangNameGenerator #TeacherTalk

And we're back!!! You know what that means: summer holiday is over, and school is here! We are so excited to be back and are so appreciative that you're here for the support, feedback, and follows. Today's episode is all about our first week back at school, some of our experiences and strategies, and really just us trying to shake the rust off from our break from the pod. We also, for the first time, recorded this episode from outside, so bear with us as we battle some of the surrounding elements. Despite all of it, we hope you enjoy! Here we go - Season 2!! #education #summerisover #twoteachers #backtoschool #classroommanagement #teachingstrategies #teacherpetpeeves #teacherhumor

We finally found some time in our busy summer schedules to keep our promise of dropping a summer episode - today, we talk about what we've been up to, including home projects, family vacations and a little summer reading. As always, your support is so appreciated and welcomed. Please subscribe, like, comment, follow, or do whatever else you do to help make this podcast a success. We hope you've been enjoying your summer and can't wait to get back into the swing of things once school starts up again in just a few weeks!

In our Season 1 Finale, we reflect on the school year, issuing grades to various elements we've experienced and even express our gratitude! We are looking forward to getting back to recording next season and already have some big plans and ideas, but want to congratulate all of our teacher friends for making it through another school year and hope you have a safe, restful and enjoyable summer "holiday." With the idea of reflection in mind, we would like to take an opportunity to not only thank you all for tuning in every other week to listen to us stumble through this process for about an hour, but also for your feedback, suggestions, criticisms and laughs - we're still unsure exactly at what we're doing or what we're talking about, but it's been a fun ride trying to figure it out; we so appreciate all the conversations, comments and support with which you've provided us along the way. On that same token, we do want to extend our deepest apologies if at any point we seemed harsh, unwelcoming or off-putting. Our drive behind creating this podcast has always been to be funny and expressive in a voice that is relatable and in tune with teachers in the education world. If we missed the mark along the way, that was never our intention and we hope that you forgive us. As we've said, without you, there would be no us, so thank you. #humor #podcast #seasonfinale #whatarewetalkingabout #education #highschool #summer

It is Memorial Day, the unofficial sendoff to summer, and because we are so excited to have a day off from school today, to celebrate, we are giving you today's episode AD FREE! Today, we finally break down the topic of summer reading, sharing some insight to our personal feelings on the matter, while discussing the various versions and experiences we've had along the way. Please remember to comment, subscribe, like and follow on Apple and Spotify podcasts, as well as on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast. As always, we so appreciate the support! #education #summerreading #teachers #humor #books #whatarewetalkingabout #highschool

It's a baker's dozen for us! In today's 13th episode, we briefly reflect on last week's Teacher Appreciation Week, along with our good friend, Tom DeSantes, who returns to the show to finally answer the question of how/why he made the move into the field of education. As always, your support means so much to us, so please like, share, comment, follow, subscribe, or anything else you can think to do to help our podcast grow! #whatarewetalkingabout #education #podcast #humor #teachers #teacherappreciationweek #highschool

In today's episode, Bill and Brian are officially in the final stretch of the school year, sharing a few experiences from their April vacations and further discussing "things they don't get" in the education world. The feedback and support has been a highlight of the show for both hosts, so jump on board by subscribing, following, and interacting - who knows, maybe your feedback will be the next topic of discussion! Don't forget to check out the show on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast. #teachers #education #humor #highschool #whatarewetalkingabout #podcast

Happy April Vacation to all the educators out there! Today, we "report" from our vacation destinations, with more than a few interruptions and digressions. We also introduce a newer segment to the show: What I Don't Get (in the education world). So play along (or don't), but either way, we hope you have the most relaxing and deserving break before the final stretch of the school year! As always, we can't thank you enough for the continued support and feedback - be sure to check us out on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast and let us know how we're doing!

Today's April Fools episode is no joke! Bill and Brian talk about topics that include special education discrepancies and standardized testing, along with a couple more "Would You Rather?" scenarios. You don't want to miss out, so be sure to join them each episode by subscribing, liking, and commenting, as well as following them on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast. #education #humor #teachers #specialed #standardizedtesting #podcast #whatarewetalkingabout #highschool

In this post-St. Patrick's Day episode, Bill and Brian dissect a few teacher pet peeves and take a trip down memory lane to share their most memorable and horrifying experiences as educators. As always, please take a few seconds to like, share, subscribe and/or comment. Check them out on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast. Every bit of your support is recognized and appreciated. #teachers #education #humor #whatarewetalkingabout #podcast #petpeeves #horrorstories #highschool

Today, we explore our popularity across the globe in this milestone episode, while realizing just how hip and youthful we are. In addition, we also discuss the very real topic of course selection at the high school level before entering another round of "Would You Rather" in a classroom setting. We can't thank you enough for your continued support and feedback - every bit of it helps us to improve as podcasters and grow as individuals. Don't be afraid to comment or subscribe to the podcast, or follow us on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast, #teachers #education #humor #whatarewetalkingabout #podcast #highschool #wouldyourather

February Vacation is finally here, and so is Episode 7! Today, Bill and Brian fully realize that they, in fact, do NOT know what they are talking about - they keep themselves honest by fact checking some previous episodes, but also continue to dive into the teaching world, discussing some hypothetical scenarios, as well as offer further advice to newcomers in the teaching world. As always, your comments and feedback are so appreciated and help the show improve and grow each episode. Thank you! Keep up-to-date and follow them on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast for clips from the show and upcoming news. #wawta #podcast #education #wouldyourather #humor #teachers #advice

We are thrilled to have our first ever guest join us for today's episode: none other than Mr. Tom DeSantes! Tom is easily a modern day Renaissance man, as he walks us through his long and winding journey from the marketing and business world to eventually land a job in the teaching profession... well, almost; per usual, we get sidetracked a lot! Quick disclaimer: the sound quality is less than fantastic - we had some technical difficulties with the audio in production, so please bear with us as we continue to try and figure out this whole world. Sincerely, thank you! As always, your support, COMMENTS, likes, and subscriptions do not go unnoticed. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @WAWTA_Podcast! #teachers #humor #guest #podcast #education #whatarewetalkingabout

And we're back! We've made it to episode 5, with the support, feedback and help from all of you, of course! Today, we use our combined 40+ years of teaching experience (yes, we're old!) to offer some advice to those who may be entering the field of education (or maybe those who are still trying to find that missing piece when trying to connect with students?). As always, we can't thank you enough for joining us on this adventure. We truly appreciate you listening, so comment, subscribe, follow and tell us what we're doing wrong! #education #teachers #teachingadvice #humor #highschool #teaching #WhatAreWeTalkingAbout