Between trying to deep-clean grout, almost impulse-buying enough tile to redo my whole house, and befriending an owl that definitely wants nothing to do with me, my life is chaos right now. But teacher besties, we’ve also got some insane listener stories this week.

One caller shares how struggling in school meant being banned from every fun activity, while another almost got fired their first year for the crime of telling a kid to “sit down.” Yep. That’s it. I spiral about IEPs, incentives, dog training parallels (don’t cancel me), and whether candy counts as currency in classrooms. Spoiler: it does.

This episode is messy, hilarious, and just a little bit wise—kind of like my grout.

Takeaways:

Andrea’s new house adventures include grout crises, owl obsession, and a kid who roasts her comedy career.

A future teacher calls in about being barred from extracurriculars because of low grades—Andrea has thoughts.

One teacher nearly lost their job over telling a student to sit down, and the dog-training parallels get… way too real.

Candy vs. no candy: the great classroom incentive debate heats up.

Andrea drops a resource that can cut teacher prep time in half—without sacrificing sanity.

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