Teacher Answers Teacher Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Math teacher Lesley Fox joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about life as a teacher. Is this the worst time to become a teacher? Do teachers secretly play favorites? Why is bullying such a problem? Should we ban phones from schools? Why don't high schools teach classes on how to cook, clean, and do taxes? Can't teachers just not give homework? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Teacher Support. 0:00 Teacher Support 0:29 Do teacher secretly have favorites? 0:56 Should we ban phones from schools? 1:45 Just don’t assign homework 2:33 🤓 2:57 Teachers’ Lounge Confidential 3:49 Classes on how to cook, clean, and do taxes? 4:29 That’s an excellent point—and a fascinating perspective. 5:49 High School Grades 6:53 Creative cheaters 7:25 Both the best and worst 7:48 The SAT 9:00 The TV Cart 9:57 Subjective expertise 10:47 You’re not going to believe this… 12:08 How do you create a curriculum? 13:12 The Money 13:37 Grading assignments 14:12 Armed security in schools 14:56 One piece of advice for high school students 15:54 ACTUALLY… 17:03 The hidden challenges of teaching 18:23 High Schools should offer a "career explorations" class 19:18 Is this the worst time to become a teacher? 20:53 Bullying 23:31 🍎 24:08 Private Schools vs Public Schools 24:52 “No Child Left Behind” 25:47 The Kids Aren’t Alright 27:18 Teacher downtime 28:05 The demise of the Department of Education 29:03 What to wear to Prom 29:40 Grade curves 30:33 Class schedules 31:31 Improving student mental health 33:21 Don’t Panic 34:02 How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World 35:05 TL;DR 35:51 What should a high schooler study now? 37:36 Emotional labor of teachers 38:28 Cellphone check-in/Class Dismissed Director: Lauren Zeitoun Director of Photography: AJ Young Editor: Matthew Colby Expert: Lesley Fox Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Brandon White; Paul Guylas Production Manager: Peter Brunet