Episode 1.18 Ask a Teacher Part 2 - The Middle School Mind

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast for tweens, we finish up our Ask a Teacher session with Mom, Aunt and Cousin and get silly.

We have a great time laughing at some of the silly answers on this episode. If you missed our first episode with this same group of teachers, check out our previous Episode 1.16 Ask a Teacher Part 1!

Mom has been a middle school teacher for 26 years while Aunt has been teaching middle school for 27 years. Cousin is new to education and has been teaching for one year.

On this episode, we ask our teachers about:

If you changed your job, what would it be?

Image of uniquely dressed tollbooth collector in South Florida. — Tollbooth Collector is what Aunt would be if she were not in teaching. Image courtesy of miaminewstimes.com.

What did you want to be when you were middle school age?

Image of Solid Gold Dancers who were teen hearththrobs in the 1980's. — When Aunt was in Middle School, she and her sister wanted to be Solid Gold Dancers. Image courtesy of metv.com.

How do your coworkers view you at school?
Learning during COVID was rough for many students, what was it like as a teacher?

Three female educators wearing masks and interacting with the camera in the time of COVID. — Teaching during COVID presented many challenges to both students and teachers. Image courtesy of illinoisnewsroom.org.

What gives you the motivation to keep teaching?

Mom and Aunt play a version of The Newlywed Game to see how many matches they can get during our game.

See how our middle school teachers react to:

Deodorant

Image of a tween boy smelling his under arm and wincing because of the body odor stench — Raise your hands if you’re sure…that deodorant use needs to start at 6th grade. Image courtesy of tbhkids.com.

Teacher’s Pets

Image of an over eager student with his hand raised while the rest of the class looks annoyed. — Teacher’s pets – awesome or annoying? Image courtesy of tvtropes.org.

The Teacher’s Lounge

Image of middle school teachers hanging out in the teacher's lounge. — These middle school teachers are relaxing in their teacher’s lounge. Image courtesy of shelbycountyreporter.com.

and more

We loved making this Ask a Teacher episode because we got honest feedback from our family members who are also long-time teachers! Educators are dedicated to the students they teach and love to have fun and see them grow.

Thank you to our guests and to all the teachers who spend their time teaching kids! We will have our educators back on another episode because we had more questions

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