Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast. This is your official warning to not listen to this one with your kids in the car.

In this episode, we’re sharing some of the wildest, most unhinged things we’ve heard in the classroom, from students, parents, and situations that no teacher prep program could ever prepare you for.

We’re talking:
• Parent notes that should’ve never been written
• Classroom activities that took a turn real fast
• Things students casually say that stop you in your tracks
• Parent conference moments you cannot make up

If you’re a teacher, you’ve got your own version of these stories. If you’re not, just know we’re out here experiencing things daily.

Chapters:
0:00 Why this episode comes with a warning
1:05 The wild parent notes (yes… those notes)
3:56 Classroom activities gone wrong
6:20 The things students learn at home… and repeat
8:24 Kindergarten stories that should never exist
10:41 The note that got sent to the WRONG person
13:00 The parent conference that went completely off the rails
15:06 Why teachers have stories for days

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Welcome to the Edu20/20 Podcast, where we take the things everyone says we “have to do” in education and talk about whether they actually make sense.

This episode is all about goals and why they so often feel like a moving target. We break down why goals feel overwhelming (or unclear), what teachers actually need, and how simplifying your focus will lead to real results.

Chapters:
0:00 Why goals feel like a moving target
4:14 The real problem with unclear goals
7:20 What happens when you actually focus
11:42 Goals during new curriculum implementation
15:25 What leaders should do differently

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In this After Hours episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast, Shannon flips the script and puts Courtney in the hot seat.

We talk about her journey into foster care and adoption--how she went from zero kids to two in 48 hours (and eventually three) while also running a company and teaching full-time.

We get into:
• What actually led to the decision to foster
• What those first 48 hours were really like
• The reality of trauma, transitions, and daily life
• The moment they said yes to a newborn
• What educators need to understand about foster/adopted students

This one’s a little more personal, but also one every educator probably needs to hear.

Chapters:
0:00 Why we’re putting Courtney in the hot seat
1:24 How the foster/adoption journey started
5:13 The call and becoming parents in 48 hours
7:39 The reality check (what no one tells you)
10:38 The call for a baby that changed everything
11:47 Bringing home a newborn with zero prep
15:29 What educators need to understand about foster kids
16:18 The timeline story that changed everything
19:08 Why this perspective matters

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