Brothers Who Teach

22/05/2023

For our season finale, we’ve got Mom on the pod! Lydia Brenneman was a school psychologist in St. Marys, Ohio for 19 years. She talks to us first about the (8!) different colleges she went to and how she shifted from an interest in medicine to psychology (2:20). Then she shares about how, after serving for two years in Palestine, she began her work as a school psychologist: what it was like, how it changed over her career, and how it compares to private school (8:32). We also talk about the ways counseling and school psychology overlap and how teachers should handle students with learning differences, before getting to mom’s career move to go to seminary and eventually become a chaplain (16:35). Mom tells us not a funny story but one of the many jokes she would use for comic relief in the hospital, and then Jameel has one last crack at the trivia question (25:00).

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brotherswhoteach/episodes/Episode-40-Mom-Pod-e24g083/a-a9shgf5

16/05/2023

For Mother's Day, we got to talk to two sisters who are also mothers who also taught with Joseph. The Michalski Sisters (Bethany Tribbett and Deborah Rife) share their experiences as teachers and mothers: how they got started (2:50), what it was like teaching while pregnant (15:00), their decisions not to return to full-time teaching (23:15), and whether or not they might return (31:35). Then Deborah and Bethany share stories about a funny dress-up day and an inappropriate comment (35:55) before Joe tries to answer a Geography question.

For Mother's Day, we got to talk to two sisters who are also mothers who also taught with Joseph. The Michalski Sisters (Bethany Tribbett and Deborah Rife) share their experiences as teachers and mothers: how they got started (2:50), what it was like teaching while pregnant (15:00), their decisions....

08/05/2023

The students are back! This time, Joseph brought on two students from his Algebra II class: Trix Franks and Xavier Rivera. We ask them all about life as a student: what time of the year is most busy for them (4:00), how they stay organized (8:45), how they spend their time at home (14:00), college plans (18:45), what they see students struggling with (21:35), and more. Then Xavier and Trix both share funny stories related to their involvement in the school play (39:10), and Joe tries to answer an astronomy trivia question. Trix and Xavier are both outstanding students, and we feel grateful to have had them on the show!

The students are back! This time, Joseph brought on two students from his Algebra II class: Trix Franks and Xavier Rivera. We ask them all about life as a student: what time of the year is most busy for them (4:00), how they stay organized (8:45), how they spend their time at home (14:00), college p...

05/05/2023

Happy (bitter) Friday

01/05/2023

We aren't going to give too many details about this episode, because it's a pop quiz episode! Meaning Jameel and Joseph have come up with questions for each other, but neither knows what the other is going to ask. So we aren't going to tell you, either. You'll just have to listen to find out...

Don't worry; we will still have a funny story and trivia at the end (30:50).

We aren't going to give too many details about this episode, because it's a pop quiz episode! Meaning Jameel and Joseph have come up with questions for each other, but neither knows what the other is going to ask. So we aren't going to tell you, either. You'll just have to listen to find out... Don'...

17/04/2023

For the first time, Brothers Who Teach is talking to a student! Ty Besses graduated from Christ School in 2022, and he is a recipient of the Morehead-Cain scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country. One aspect of the Morehead-Cain is its recipients take a gap year to travel the world, so Ty is joining us from Australia! We catch up on all the traveling he has been up to, before switching gears back to school (10:35), including his take on Christ School’s unique aspects, being Black at school (14:35), and how teachers can do better to reach students (23:00). We finish with Ty sharing a funny experience from his travels, and Jameel tries to answer a movie-related trivia question.

For the first time, Brothers Who Teach is talking to a student! Ty Besses graduated from Christ School in 2022, and he is a recipient of the Morehead-Cain scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country. One aspect of the Morehead-Cain is its recipients take a gap year to travel...

10/04/2023

Our guest this week is Dan Hawthorne, history teacher at Rensselaer High School. Dan was a mentor to Joseph during his first year of teaching, and we brought him on the show to talk to us about engaging with young teachers. After telling us about how he got to Rensselaer, Dan talks about the high rate of turnover at his school and how it can be combated at schools in general (6:00). Along that line, we talk about what responsibilities veteran teachers have in regard to helping their younger counterparts (17:09). Finally, Dan also tells us about his own mentor (24:45), how he keeps up with new trends, asks us a BBQ question(!) and then gives us a funny story about dealing with students who talk too much during discussions (35:57). We finish as always with trivia, in this case Joseph trying to answer a question about Greek mythology.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brotherswhoteach/episodes/Episode-35-Veterans-and-Newbies-e2239kv

09/04/2023

Enjoying our weekend, with this exception…

03/04/2023

We might not want our bosses to listen to this one. This episode is all about the benjamins. We begin with the big question: are teachers underpaid? (2:40) Obviously, every teaching situation is different, but we get into the general areas where teachers are well-compensated (hint: summer) and areas where they are under-compensated (14:54). We don't get too far into the weeds, but Joseph does some math work to give us some dollar-per-hour estimates (17:30) and we discuss the complications of how to pay coaches who teach vs. coaches from outside the school (20:30). Then we shift to talking about side hustles: what jobs we've done or considered for a little extra cash to supplement that hefty (?) teacher's salary (26:06). Joe tells a story where he unknowingly played reverse matchmaker, and Jameel tries to answer an art trivia question.

We might not want our bosses to listen to this one. This episode is all about the benjamins. We begin with the big question: are teachers underpaid? (2:40) Obviously, every teaching situation is different, but we get into the general areas where teachers are well-compensated (hint: summer) and areas...

27/03/2023

In this episode, we talk about the dreaded interview process. We begin by looking back at our own interview experiences and if we would change anything if we could go back (2:50). Then we look forward to talk about what kinds of things teachers should think about when considering a school (11:15). After that, we get into the interview itself: what to do and what not to do, and why teaching demonstrations are vital (19:10). Finally, Jameel vents about being misled by his tennis players this week, and Joseph once again tries to answer a trivia question correctly (28:34).

In this episode, we talk about the dreaded interview process. We begin by looking back at our own interview experiences and if we would change anything if we could go back (2:50). Then we look forward to talk about what kinds of things teachers should think about when considering a school (11:15). A...

22/03/2023

At Brothers Who Teach we believe seltzers never taste good, but the overall experience might be a little more enjoyable for Joe this time, sitting poolside in Florida.

20/03/2023

Our second installment of Career Day features Jameel’s barber who is also named Joe: Joseph Rollice and his wife Ashley run Clipper & Comb, quite possibly the best barbershop in Western North Carolina. Joe the Barber talks to Jameel about his high school experience and barber school (7:40), starting his own business with Ashley (28:00), and his curiosity about teaching (33:25). Joe’s funny story is about a mistake he made in his early days as a barber (43:00), then Brother Joe comes on to share his thoughts on the interview and to offer Jameel a trivia question (45:55).

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Our second installment of Career Day features Jameel’s barber who is also named Joe: Joseph Rollice and his wife Ashley run Clipper & Comb, quite possibly the best barbershop in Western North Carolina. Joe the Barber talks to Jameel about his high school experience and barber school (7:40), starti...