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Two Teachers take you through what teaching is REALLY like; students, Covid, politics etc. Sometimes they even take you through their favourite English texts!
Why would so many schools, teachers and even those in positions of authority cheat for their students on a state-wide standardised test? Has it ever happened here?
This week DeeDee will tell you about the Cannibal Teacher Albert Fentress and Eric Toth, a former middle school teacher who made it to the FBI's most wanted list.
As the title suggests, they are, in fact, Bad Teachers
Mary takes us through the new subject (replacing PLP) that is part of SACE requirements called EIF.
What is it?
What does it stand for?
We're back with monthly episodes from now on, because...teacher life!
Today we're going to take through our experiences with getting ready to teach Stage 2 English. What do you need to know? What do you need to have prepared? Where can you find resources and so on!
Join us for the super mysterious series of 'incidents' that make up the 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Get ready to answer the Question of the Day, a new segment for this season!
Chat GPT burst onto the scene when it was released to the public in November 2022 and almost at the same time, people started questioning how it would impact schools and students. Mary and DeeDee share their thoughts about their robot overlords...
Welcome back to Season 2 of Hey Miss!
Mary and DeeDee fill you in on what they've been doing since the end of 2022 and how 2023 has been going so far.
It's the end of 2022! What are we doing next year? How is the Federal Government going to 'save' the teaching profession? Find out in this episode.
Ever wondered how to mark creating texts? They can seem so subjective, but it's all about task design and making sure you include the right standards/criteria to mark them on!
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Today we take you through S.E Hinton's classic The Outsiders; published in 1967 it's still (sadly) just as relevant today. Check it out if you're thinking of teaching it or perhaps you didn't listen when your teacher already taught it!
Did you know there are lists that rate the top 15 'worst teachers' in history? These two are both on that list...Heinz Schmidt and Galina Kovalenko
This week Mary and Deedee teach you about the true story of the disappearing school bus in Chowchilla, California.
It's about a school bus...as in...school!
Pt 2 of our 'Ask Us Anything' with Eden. We chat about all kinds of stuff....
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Mary and DeeDee have Eden back with them and in this two part episode, they answer questions from listeners, questions from people at work and questions from Reddit!
DeeDee takes you through some of the more explosive information that was revealed during the trial; spoiler...Chris Dawson is convicted at the end!
Mary and DeeDee outline the key ideas and characters (and the plot of course) of another of their favourite texts to teach: The Shawshank Redemption.
What happens when teachers go bad?
By now, you've probably all heard at least a little bit about the mysterious 'disappearance' - murder - of Lynette Dawson; her husband Chris was recently convicted of her murder 40 years after it occurred.
DeeDee is taking you through the background of this former PE teacher and how he used his position to groom and take advantage of a student in his class and how that lead to the murder of his wife.
The King of the Horror Genre...Stephen King!
You won't believe some of the stories that Mary has found about King's life and how those events inspired some of our favourite stories.
Rafeef Ziadah is a spoken word poet and activist for Palestinian rights; she wrote this poem when a journalist asked her, “Don’t you think it would all be fine if you just stopped teaching your children to hate?”
This is a super powerful poem that you should definitely LISTEN to rather than just read. You can suss out her website on https://www.rafeefziadah.net/ and contact her via her website, Facebook or Twitter.
The Youtube link to listen to this kick ass text is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKucPh9xHtM
Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe preferred to be called Eddy? Or that he disappeared for six days, turned up wearing someone else's clothes and died mysteriously shortly after? OR that he was a total ladies man?
He also had a cat called Catterina II which is perhaps our favourite piece of random information.
Oh yeah, he also married his cousin!
All the themes and techniques you need to know: well the ones we could fit into this episode!
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is still a banger! In this episode we'll take you through the historical context of the play, introduce you to the characters and then give you a brief plot run down...that still takes an hour and a half so settle in.
Fights have been in the media a lot lately; comments on these media posts have been intense to say the least! Mary and DeeDee clarify what the legal requirements/rules for teachers are surrounding these 'challenging behaviours'.
It's the time of the semester again....reports time! Mary and DeeDee take you through what/how reports are written and what your students/children are actually being marked against!
Today we take you through Taika Waitititi's JoJo Rabbit; warning, spoilers are contained in this episode, so if you haven't seen the film yet...watch it first!
Mary and DeeDee talk with Augusta about unions; what do they do? Should you join one? How do you feel about Rupert Murdoch and Jeff Bezos??
Mental Health and Well-Being are extremely important for both teachers and students; Mary and DeeDee discuss both topics and end by giving you some resources and places you can reach out too.
Mary and DeeDee take you through Wilfred Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est. They discuss Jessie Pope's poem The Call, the context of the poem, a bit of Owen's bio and then dive into the poetic devices within the text and end with some suggestions for teaching this poem in your classroom! Also helpful for students studying the poem as well...
Mary and DeeDee wanted to talk about what it's like being a teacher fresh out of university...but it's been so long they can't remember. So, they brought in an expert! Eden; who has been teaching for eighteen months so far.
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Today, Mary and DeeDee take you through one of their favourite films to teach (and watch in general), The Woman in Black.
Just a warning, this analysis contains spoilers!
Mary and DeeDee finish (they hope?) their conversation about Covid in education; the annoyingly quiet microphone rights itself about 16 minutes in so please be patient with us!
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Mary and DeeDee take you through Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, aka The Dead Dog book. Super helpful (at least they think so) if you are teacher thinking about using this novel for the first time or a student who didn't listen when your teacher already told you about it...
At the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 Covid made its way into Australia and then consequently...into the education system. Ever wondered what it was like to be a teacher during this time? You haven't? Well too bad, we're going to tell you anyway!
Mary and DeeDee (not their real names) take you through their journeys to becoming teachers as well as how they became friends...they think they're amusing anyway.