The senior prank when I graduated was to take the scantron machines and hide them in the bell tower with a big sign on the scantron room that said “check the bell tower.” The sign was the best part of the prank, because the year before us, the seniors had managed to lead a whole-ass horse to the top of the bell tower. They had to close the school to get the poor thing out. The Human Geography teacher saw it as me and my friends were walking by, and we just heard him mutter “not another f***cking horse.”

Devin isn't the first teacher to realize school was not being useful to a student. Dave Grohl's (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) mom, who was a teacher, let him drop out of high school to go on tour with a band. I heard her say in an interview that she knew her son's destiny was never going to be in academia and he already had his passion figured out.

Okay but Rogers, did you really not expect your SLYTHERIN students to retaliate? 🤣🤣

I was that exact "drawing" kid. That's wild. I had a handful of teachers that passed me with a D whilst doing no schoolwork but drawing geometry problems, sections on anatomy etc. For them to decorate their classrooms. Almost 20 years ago and some of my artwork is still at Keene NH High School 🤙

After 32 years of teaching (K-6, 9-12) your channel has brought laughter like no other! Your videos bring back the joys and frustrations that are real! Thank you for sharing and putting a voice to how teaching actually is. You’re right you don’t get paid enough!! 🤗

My grandma was a teacher for 30 years and she told me once the one thing that drove her crazy is when other students were disrespectful to other students (it also drives me crazy sometimes I think even more) I always have been told by her and I quote “show respect to adults, keep your mouth shut and never talk out of turn, stand up for yourself and what you believe, be yourself, don’t act up and don’t act out, show the staff respect, and treat other the way you want to be treated” She has said that to me every year before I start school sense I was in kindergarten when I was 6 I’m now 16 and a sophomore in high school.

The GASLIGHTING!!! I cannot get over what little professional gas lighters these kids are! We all just watched them act a fool, but they insist on lying to the entire class. My favorite is when some kid across the classroom calls them out for gaslighting though. I bet that happens to Bri!

Growing up I wanted to be a teacher. Listening to this podcast made me appreciate my career as a customer service representative. To all teachers: thank you for your service.

Question for any teachers: When I was in middle and high school, it was a thing for teachers to send a student into the hall for however long (like a “time out”), if they were doing something inappropriate or whatever. Now that I’m an adult looking back on it, was that to punish the kid, stop the behavior, or the teacher’s way of not having to look at the damn kid for a few minutes? 😂😂

5:23 The youngest brother of the family that lived next door to me went the unconventional school route... and wound up with a Ph.D. in plant genetics. Because he explored his passion. (He was making Punnett squares and selectively breeding his guinea pigs at the age of 7).

Being "mossed" is what kids say when they catch a football while being defended...which is reference to Randy Moss....a football player often who caught the ball over people's head, sometimes with one hand...👌your welcome 😁

I’m a high schooler so I think I can help with some of the slang questions Dog water is what happens when a dog drinks water and like they inevitably mix a bunch of their spit and whatever into the rest of the water bowl and it’s really gross. So calling something dog water is basically just a way to call something gross or bad A simp is someone who is one-sidedly interested in another person to the point that they abandon all dignity in service of trying to please or garner their affection Usually but not always in the context of an overly submissive guy who is after either the love or sexual gratification of a girl The action of displaying this kind of over the top behavior can be referred to as simping Hope this helps :)

I love that Ms.Richardson said “put on a cape so you can be super mad.” Imma use that haha

I remember when I was a junior in high school, I had “beef” with my Spanish teacher (no disrespect, I was a good kid & we would just poke fun at each other), after she overheard me say I didn’t think she was as “no nonsense” of a teacher as she thought she was (though I still liked her). My Spanish teacher was prepping to take ~15 kids on a trip to Europe over spring break. Somehow, during class, we managed to get her HORRIBLY off topic, discussing why so many beaches in Europe were topless. 10 minutes later, during independent study time, she’s walking around the room trying to sell candy bars (fundraising for the Europe trip, which I was a part of). This one day (because she knew I had some money on me), she kept pestering me to buy some candy. I looked her dead in the face, and in all seriousness, said “I would love to, but you know, with all this talk of topless beaches in Europe, I better make sure I’m in shape for this trip.” She told EVERY SINGLE ONE of her students that “someone in 6th period” (me) had said that. After time, everyone found out it was me. 10 years later, she’s a Facebook friend that likes just about everything I share. 😂

I had a class of students that were always ALWAYS late (since they had my class right after their lunch period), so I started pranking them- harmless stuff like I'd hide in the storage cabinet or behind my desk and spook them when they finally came in, would plant fake insects around the room etc.

My Psych teacher in my senior year of highschool had personalized awards, and I had him for two class periods in a row, so for Psych, he gave me an award that said "most likely to have groupies hang out in my room during break", and in my peer assistance and leadership class he gave me "most likely to do what's best for them" because I was having mental health struggles and I had to defer my admission to the college my dad wanted me to go to, which coincidentally was my teachers alumni. My pre-Calc teacher gave me best taste in music

This podcast is literally everything 😂

When my brother was 15, he and a group of his friends, got fire works and blew up a toilet in a portable at our old elementary school. My mom was so pissed. He owed almost $2,500 in damages just on his own. She made him work to pay it off and spend the night in jail, when all his friends posted bail. 🤣

By the way “Mossed on” is a football term. Randy Moss is was a legendary wide receiver in the early 2000’s. He would jump up and snag the ball out of the defender’s hands and if you do it, it’s hyped up so much and everyone goes crazy.

When the bathrooms were being destroyed last year my daughter's high school of 1700 kids was down to 1 bathroom for all of them until they could get the bathrooms functional again.

Nice that virtual learning went well for you for the most part even though it was definitely challenging for those involved. Others weren’t as fortunate. I remember some teachers getting real mad about students turning the video off. I didn’t understand that though because some live in very rough distracting environments. I read some horror stories about teachers seeing students parents or the students themselves doing inappropriate things during zoom meetings

Yaaaaaaaay! I can confirm that I've fallen in love with this podcast!!! I'm so obsessed🥰

I have literally watched all the episodes In that past three months I think this show is amazing seeing kinda behind l the scenes of a teacher. I asked all my teachers to watch y’all and they do now I go into class and I’m like did u watch that last TOD episode and we will talk about it in class it’s so funny. KEEP IT UP YALL!!!!!!

I have always had respect for teachers. Did I have a couple of teachers that didn't have the best attitude towards their students and in turn made me not have the best attitude towards them? Absolutely! But I always was respectful. Looking back now I realize that I was incredibly lucky that I had more enthusiastic, experienced, and lovely teachers than not. Teachers have one of the toughest most underrated jobs on the planet and I don't understand why they don't get paid more than they do. Especially now when kids are more disrespectful than ever and we live in a world where unfortunately they have to worry about keeping kids safe during a time of crisis. I remember when I was in school those "Children Are Our Future" posters were everywhere. Teachers contribute so much to their students. Not only what the kids learn but bc they spend almost more time with the kids during the school year then their parents do they lend a hand in shaping them into the young adults they become once they graduate. I really don't think that a lot of people think about how much work goes into being a Teacher having to manage their students, teach the curriculum, and get them ready for state testing all while trying to juggle their own private lives. I know people are going to say well that's what they chose to do...yeah which should speak even more about their character considering the responsibility and expectations placed on them now combined with the salary they make. To the teachers on this podcast I would just like to say how much I enjoy your show but also how much I appreciate everything you do. ❤️

3:30 someone posted a class link publicly on facebook!! two years ago when i was in virtual learning, my friend was in a french class where the zoom link got leaked (i wasn't in the class) and a bunch of strangers were in the waiting room and some used names of students in the class to get in. one person that actually got into the meeting just flashed the entire class and the french teacher had to end the meeting and the teachers lost trust in everyone. yes, this was middle school.

23:13 my daughter did this for a day she didn't want to crease her shoes and I was laughing at her so hard because of how she was walking come the next day she was in so much pain from not walking properly 😂

One of my favorite podcasts!!!! Keep them coming ❤️

I actually applaud teachers that will look at a student and say this is not for you let's figure out what is. Students that have no desire to be there know what they want to do like the kid that wanted to tattoo keeping them in class is hurting them and takes away from the kids that actually do want to be there and learn. My 8th grade math teacher had a very real talk with us one day and said college is not for everyone some of you will never go to college and you need to know that that is okay. That talk she had still sticks with me today and I'm 40

Yeah the toilet story reminded me of my freshmen year. Someone had stolen two sinks from the boys bathroom (causing them to lock bathrooms) and there was a reward system, like the Wild West to find the culprit for 100 bucks. Never found them, but I always questioned how they got the sinks out.

I was doing school age childcare a few years ago and I TOLD the kids that I was going to get my hair done that weekend. Came in on Monday with blonde hair and they FREAKED OUT!! one kid kept saying "stranger danger!" the rest of the week.

My man is a tattoo artist and he didn’t graduate and he is soooo talented like crazy talented. We live in Las Vegas now and it’s so fun! And I read Harry Potter in 93-94 so crazy it’s still so popular

I loves this on KZfaq shorts until I realized it was a whole show- and then I loved it even more

This episode made me feel so much better. Lately I've been feeling like I shouldn't be teaching anymore because I just get so frustrated and the students have become so rude after the pandemic, with the backup from their overprotective parents who complain straight to the principal about the smallest things (like their child being told off for running around in the classroom or standing on top of desks...). But hearing these stories helps so much! I once had two students laugh at my handwriting on the board, so I wrote in cursive for the rest of the lesson - they never said anything again! The best, though, was the part about kids thinking they can whisper (but in my case it's lip sync). They pretend to read along but I'm like, you're in 6th grade and your voice has dropped, I can 100% hear whether you're speaking or not! 😂 Edit: I HATE having the period after PE! Sweaty, funky, preteens who are hormonal and tired make for a *fun* time...

My senior prank all the seniors had a full on bbq in the parking lot. And while the principal was out there getting her a burger we filled her office with balloons and confetti and then during lunch we hired a mariachi band to follow her around for the full hour.

So my classes senior prank was everyone who has a dog brought their dogs the week before finals and almost half the graduation class almost didn’t get to graduate

Lol I love this channel because it has my favorite teachers I wish I had!

"What a burnnnn" was a thing and now my grandkids are saying "What a burn". I was shocked but happy about the new kids 9 and 7 saying what a burn!

The creasing of the shooooe! I was on a family vation a few years ago, my brother was so afraid to crease his shoe and I accidentally stepped on it because it was on the floor of the car and I was trying to get out. He flipping screamed at me about how mad he was that I creased his shoe! He was twelve, he's a bit older now. But omg, why buy a pair of shoes-these were for basketball and working out-if you're not gonna use them? Maybe I'm an idiot, I don't know. 😅

"Moss'd on" - From ESPN when a receiver jumps and catches a pass over a defender

Quick German 🇩🇪 lesson on the pronunciation of Devin's last name (from a Native German- not just my Great-Great-grandfather) There are two ways that Germans pronounce the ie/ei- Combo varying on the order. E-I: is pronounced like the English 'i'. As these two letters make a distinct sound, they are called "Zwielaut" in German (diphthong). Another example for is A-U I-E: is pronounced like the English 'e'. The 'E' is used as a so called "Dehnungsvokal" (idk the correct English term, but sth like stretched vowel) as the German 'i' already sounds like an English 'e'. Usually it is used at the end of a syllable, like in Siebold. So Devin was right all along. Hope I could help some of the needs out there...

My friend told our teacher that she looked like a train wreck in 6th grade 😭😭😭 it was a joke, and she apologized, but it was so funny and my teacher mentioned it throughout the whole year

I remember the tiktok miss Woolley made about her after school kids starting an orphanage of plastic babies

l love bri he laugh makes me smile

omg I was literally binge watching yalls podcast thank the lord for a new episode

Don’t ever stop this podcast lol!

20 teachers 😳 we had 8 teachers and like 6 additional staff at the HS I graduated from I couldn't imagine being in a school with 100 teachers 😲

I love the Stone Cold and DDT references!🤣

When I was in high school they kept all the bathrooms locked except in the commons. It was horrible because with only five minutes between classes and the fact the school was huge it was impossible to get to wherever your locker was, to the bathroom when needed, and to class on time. I hated when teachers would make you take a tardy to go pee, which meant you could get detention just for not having time to go to the bathroom. The rigid teachers would make you be in your seat by the bell not the door, if was messed up.

And we bykeee! 1st week of school down for my middle schooler 🙌🏾

How Lauran said that her district was like a speck, well, it reminded me that one of the hallways at my high school is 1/4 of a mile long XD

I love this podcast it's so entertaining

You know, adults are the same when they are in the "school setting" 😁 we would have annual testing at my workplace, where we have a 2-hour written exam and everything, and there would be about 100 people there from different locations. And every single time there would be people who ask what they are supposed to be doing RIGHT after the task has been given, who are late, who talk back when they are late, who argue about leaving their stuff and phones in the designated area (to prevent cheating), who fill in their exam form wrong even if it's very simple and they have just been given instructions on how to do it 😁

My school was experiencing such vandalism in the bathrooms, we have closed certain bathrooms, and only have the ones that have the best cameras on them open. Plus they put the soap in the hallways. Also have jail grade soap dispensers …

honestly, it's good that Devin told that kid to pursue his dream of being a tattoo artist

I was waiting for some one to break out, this is the list that never ends(instead of this is the song that never ends). Siebold 3:16 says you are out of my room, lol

Mossed is when someone jumps over the defender to get the ball in football. Originated from Randy Moss the NFL Wide Receiver, he use to do that to defenders all the time bc of how tall he was and how high he could jump.

This is THE BEST podcast I have listened to and I listen to quite a few!

I didn’t help with my senior prank so I can’t remember what we did but it had to be approved so it wasn’t destructive. What I do remember is that my senior year we got a new principal and she let us saran wrap her to a chair at the main entrance of the school before classes started for the day. Either the resource officer or one of the assistant principals cut her out shortly before or after the bell rang. I don’t remember ever seeing the principal before her interact with students but she made a point on multiple occasions to interact with us and get feedback from us.

Just to say, I'm a 15 year old girl in Tennessee. The slang words you're all talking about from your childhood, just so happen to be some that I still use. I use the slang 'talking' or 'sprung' kinda like, Dude you're sprung on Charlie. But at the same time, my mother is British, so I use other slang words, like 'Oh I fancy mike.' or something. Along with that, I don't understand the 'modern' slang my age group uses. Other things like European words, which aren't exactly appropriate, but I'm sure you can picture the words I use compared to American slang. But yeah, being a kid listening to your podcasts, I can confirm that a lot of us are probably confused, but then the other completely understand everything you're speaking of. I love you all!!!!

I don't remember what grade I was in, but the seniors decided to do a senior prank on the day of our EOC. They super glued all the classrooms shut and everyone just had to sit around and wait to take the tests. I was soooo mad. It was supposed to be a half day and I was there all day!

Man that slang drives me up the wall. I've got a home screen shortcut for urban dictionary on my phone bc I'm not about to feel like I'm visiting a foreign country when I walk in a classroom 🤣

90% of high school students probably joined the call without putting their screen on and went to sleep

Dog Water!!! I taught middle school the last two years (after 11 years in HS, This year back to HS...). This year's 8th graders said "Dog water" a lot.

Miss does not mean crossover 😂😂, it means Moss like Randy Moss the Football player he used to “moss” people when he jumped and caught the ball over them

As a current college student, I LIVE for these 🤣❤️

6:18 my 4th grade teacher did that because we were read the first Harry Potter book. The funniest part was the order our scores were in compared to the book. Ravenclaw which I was in had the highest points. Followed closely by Hufflepuff. Then Gryffindor. And Slytherin always had the lowest number.

My son is in 7th grade and soaks his white crocs in a bleach solution once a week. He also wanted these insert things that are supposed to keep shoes from creasing. That didn't happen. The ways these kids are about their shoes is insane.

Mossed on is a term used when tow players are playing a game of football and one player jumps of to catch the ball over another player in close range or contact

When I was in middle school, kids would take they’re lunch and go into the bathroom and eat on the floor with their friends. And later a few kids got sick.

Y’all are soooo relatable! You have me on the floor laughing this entire weekend! Keep speaking the truth ✊ why KZfaq just showed me your content is beyond me… I have found my people 👏👏👏 I am a high school art teacher. 1 year elementary and this is my 7th year of high school 😅

8:56 This is coming from a student, we zoned out and we’re paying attention to something else.

OKAY OKAY So my teacher at the end of the year gave out "rewards" and there was one "To ___ you got the award of, I heard it so you need to know it. Anytime you hear something, it makes itself alll around the school. How? Nobody knows, its like telephone but on an extreme."

I am teacher who had a horrible time in high school due to bullying and Autism and dropped out in 10th grade and got my GED. It is important to acknowledge that traditional school is not for everyone.

I have ADHD so I ask a lot what are we supposed to do a lot and I can tell my teachers hate me for that one reason

I am a student and I still find these hilarious

The best way to deal with crazy students is to act even crazier!

It’s my second week of school I’m in 10th grade and I’m loving it! Hope you guys are well ❤

I loved my sarcastic teachers. Had a Greek mythology professor that was like that. It was perfect for the lectures but for real life I wouldn’t be uncomfortable to ask questions but pay attention better

Getting “mossed on” is when your playing football and a wide receiver jumps above/over the defender (in a dominating fashion) to make the catch. Kinda like getting dunked on in basketball. It’s a highlight segment on Fox NFL with Randy Moss.

Frfr as a former highschool student and now a freshmen college student I love them!

The walking to not crease shoes . . . Drives me insane. Had the same exact conversation. Also why are you wearing those to shop class???

Me and my friends studied for 3 days and divised a plan. We watched a KZfaq video and stole a toilet. We litterly put a blanket on it and dragged it out of the school. It was on the roof for like a week.

Idk if anyone’s explained it but a simp is someone who does over the top things for someone they like (regardless if they reciprocate the same feelings to OP) to the point where it feels silly E.g. Dude is a simp because he did all of his crush’s homework for a semester or if he calls her day and night or if he buys her every single plush mallow he can find because she loves them. I know its probably really normal for some people but its basically a term used for someone who’s at his SO or crush’s beck and call

Last year, kids at my school took a soap dispenser from the boys bathroom, but staff didn’t replace until after 3 months of it not being there

Rogers! You gotta make the harry potter story a short/tiktok/reel

My Sophomore year (could've been Junior year) the senior prank was putting super glue into the keyholes

Simping is doing to much for someone or something you like. Giving to much attention to someone usually towards someone who doesn’t reciprocate those feelings.

2 things 1. We had a basketball game against our biggest rivals and they took apart our sink in the boys guest locker room. 2. Another senior prank that happened not at my school but another 1 was they put pigs in the school they labeled them 1, 2, and 4. There were only 3 pigs and so they had to shut down the school to find the other 1 what they never did because there wasn't 1.

Lol! The makeup thing. One day they decided I was an imposter doppelgänger Ms. P. That was a great feeling when I didn’t have makeup on.

I'm a 14 year old kid and I understand your generations slang more than mine

Speaking on the vandalism TikTok trend, we had someone steal an entire bathroom stall from the gym bathrooms

15:29 they should make an album together😂

Missed is also in reference to Randy Moss! And how we would catch the ball.

As a 21 year old I understand current slang and “old” slang. I grew up right between and with siblings like 9 years older than me.

I had boxes labeled "Markers" "Pens" "Pencils" Etc. My students still never put them back in the right places

I loved the teacher student games. They always thought they would beat us but they never could.

We had some students wrecked the doors in the bathroom stalls. So they just took the doors away. It took an article in the school newspaper from some girls to get them put back

Devin: "Ok, Leonardo Da Vinci. You drew the Sistine Chapel on your desk"... Rebecca being a history teacher: *My head is about to explode*

She said mossed on mean cross over 😭

The devious licks in my school was INSANE . I took dance and literally we walked in the dance room we thought we were robbed 😭