Episode 320: Student Behavior, Staff Conflict, and When Your Mugshot Goes Viral

Welcome to Episode 320 of Sunday Night Teacher Talk—a jam-packed conversation covering everything from classroom chaos and phone bans to teacher job loss and unexpected student feedback.

This week’s wins, worries, and real talk include:

Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome + Brody joins to share about ghost story day
05:10 – Who are your education heroes? (Rules to Engagement Season 2 input)
08:15 – Helping students when parents aren’t supportive
15:30 – Managing student disrespect and enforcing procedures with integrity
22:10 – What to do when you strongly disagree with a student’s case manager
30:20 – How to handle your mugshot going public
33:40 – Balancing skit projects and sprinkling in classroom magic
38:00 – Should phones be banned or taught as tools?
47:50 – Handling immature behavior and the “6-7” meme
54:10 – Is it okay to split quizzes/tests for struggling students?
1:03:00 – Navigating subbing a required class with limited time
1:08:00 – When you get fired due to under-enrollment: what now?
1:17:20 – Tips for first-time parent-teacher conferences
1:23:10 – What sets CJ’s PD sessions apart from other trainings
1:28:50 – What classroom jobs CJ uses (and how he delegates)
1:32:40 – Dealing with staff-student conflict as a teacher
1:39:00 – Maintaining professionalism in IEP disagreements
1:47:00 – CJ’s current daily schedule + how he balances school, business, and family

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