Episode 16: The Craziest Things We’ve Heard in the Classroom | The Edu20/20 Podcast
Courtney Dumas
April 21, 2026
In this After Hours episode (fair warning: not one for the kids in the car), Courtney and Shannon share the wildest things they’ve heard in classrooms — unbelievable parent notes, conferences gone off the rails, and student comments that stop you in your tracks.
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
