It's the end of the year, and 4th quarter amnesia settles in as teachers reflect on their final weeks at school. Several teachers make plans to continue teaching, but a few decide to go another direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For today's bonus episode, enjoy Betsy Burris' podcast Teaching Through Emotions. In this episode, two teachers make sense of their feelings of overwhelmedness and confusion. They talk about * imagination in teaching and learning * the importance of emotional and relational data * creative solutions to overwhelming and confusing problems * the importance — and ways — of digging up assumptions * how to turn from worrying to working with your emotions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once the school year hits, maintaining self-care can be a challenge. For Becca Swain and Ashley Clark, their understanding of self-care changes drastically once they leave the classroom. In this episode, hear what the challenges teachers face when trying to take care of their mental and physical health during the school year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If teachers decide to leave teaching by summer break, they have to start the job hunt early. Sofi Velazquez learns new skills, rewrites her resume, and starts applying for jobs. In this episode, hear how the steps to leave the classroom take time and are not always full of rainbows and butterflies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Velma Rose reflects on the impact of secondary trauma on teachers, and something happens that makes her feel unsafe at school. In this episode, hear about the culture of violence is seeping into schools and how this is contributing to teachers leaving the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 6: January featured excerpts from Meredith Paul's award-winning original oratory. In this bonus episode, hear the speech in it's entirety. Stick around at the end of this episode to hear a brand new song made for this season by our very own Julian Saporiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We might need to rethink education as a whole if we want to keep teachers from leaving the profession. This episode, hear a high school student's take on what education should look like, and hear about an example of what education could look like from middle school teacher Iva Moss Redman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leadership matters. Velma Rose, who has been a long-time fan of attending school board meetings, can't sleep after the most recent meeting she attended. Velma's 5am journal entry gives us insight into the meeting where she was accosted and a student was booed for speaking. In this episode, hear about the increasing disconnect between district level leadership and teachers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When negotiations don't result in a contract, Portland School District goes on strike. Charlie Blackwood has never taken part in a strike, but they record their experience as the strike progresses through November. In this episode, hear about the impact of Teacher Unions on teacher well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The students are changing. Dan Morris, who is retiring at the end of this school year, never thought the kids were changing, but things have changed. In this episode, hear how student behavior is impacting the classroom and teachers' decisions to stay or leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices