Those Who Can't Teach Anymore
Episodes
Bonus: Signal Awards
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Those Who Can't Teach Anymore is a Finalist in this year's Signal Awards. Vote for us in the Education Category: VOTE HERE. Voting closes October 9. T...
11: June
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of Season 2: A Different Kind of the Same Thing, we look back at the 2023-2024 school year to think about what the future of educ...
10: May
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of the year, and 4th quarter amnesia settles in as teachers reflect on their final weeks at school. Several teachers make plans to contin...
Bonus: Presenting Teaching Through Emotions
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's bonus episode, enjoy Betsy Burris' podcast Teaching Through Emotions. In this episode, two teachers make sense of their feelings of overwh...
9: April
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once the school year hits, maintaining self-care can be a challenge. For Becca Swain and Ashley Clark, their understanding of self-care changes drasti...
8: March
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If teachers decide to leave teaching by summer break, they have to start the job hunt early. Sofi Velazquez learns new skills, rewrites her resume, an...
7: February
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Velma Rose reflects on the impact of secondary trauma on teachers, and something happens that makes her feel unsafe at school. In this episode, hear a...
Bonus: Featuring Meredith Paul's Original Oratory
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6: January featured excerpts from Meredith Paul's award-winning original oratory. In this bonus episode, hear the speech in it's entirety. Sti...
6: January
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We might need to rethink education as a whole if we want to keep teachers from leaving the profession. This episode, hear a high school student's take...
5: December
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership matters. Velma Rose, who has been a long-time fan of attending school board meetings, can't sleep after the most recent meeting she attende...
4: November
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When negotiations don't result in a contract, Portland School District goes on strike. Charlie Blackwood has never taken part in a strike, but they re...
3: October
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The students are changing. Dan Morris, who is retiring at the end of this school year, never thought the kids were changing, but things have changed. ...
2: September
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As routines fall into place, teachers show why they are experts in their field. In this episode, teachers talk about best practices, and we hear some ...
1: August
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to describe how it feels to be pulled into the momentum of a new school year. In this episode, hear how teachers from across the country n...
Season 2 Trailer: A Different Kind of Same Thing
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers are still leaving education at an alarming rate. In the new season of Those Who Can't Teach Anymore, we will get a look at a year in the life...
Bonus: Presenting The Modern West
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those Who Can't Teach Anymore presents a segment that Charles Fournier produced for the podcast The Modern West. In this segment, "One Size Does Not F...
Bonus: Presenting Those Who Can't Do
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those Who Can't Teach Anymore presents a segment from the podcast Those Who Can't Do, hosted by Andrea Forcum. In this segment, Charles Fournier talks...
Bonus: Presenting This Changes Everything
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those Who Can't Teach Anymore presents the award-winning episode, "The Kids Are Not All Right," from This Changes Everything, a Cascade Public Media/C...
7: Those Who Can't Teach Anymore
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Think about your favorite teacher. What were they like? What made them your favorite? Now, imagine if your favorite teacher quit their job before you ...
6: Those Who Stay
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first step to solving the problem of teacher attrition is to admit that there is a problem. Some groups have already taken this step, and they are...
5: Education has a Tourist Problem
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine that you are hiring a new English teacher. None of the people who apply have any of the qualifications to teach English. No teaching degree. N...
4: Why Are We Here?
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the purpose of education? If you were to ask 10 different people this question, you may get 10 different answers. Education shouldn’t be th...
3: What Would Robin Williams Do?
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The most easily recognized teachers in our culture are on the big screen. So when we think about good teaching, it’s almost impossible not to think ...
2: Inheritance
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the problems modern teachers are facing aren’t new, so we’re going back in time to find out how our education system became a system that ...
1: Fight, Flight, or Apathy
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are witnessing a mass exodus of teachers from education. My wife, Jennie, is one of those teachers that left. She, like many educators, was tired o...
Season Trailer: Those Who Can't Teach Anymore
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brilliant teachers are leaving education in droves, and they will continue to leave unless something changes. In February of 2022, the National Educat...