The Pisara Tales

In this not-so-solo Miss B episode, they get to chat with the Chairperson of Bahaghari, Reyna Valmores! Listen as they talk all about SOGIE education, their shared experiences, and their advocacy to push for gender equality for all! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay and Miss B are back from their respective midterms! And they're here to tell you all about it! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

A medyo under-the-weather Sir Jay still excitedly shares his first month of blended classes for this school year! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

On this year's first Sir Jay and Miss B ep, they tackle the current issue of mandatory ROTC (and consequently, CAT)! Spoiler alert: they're not big fans of it. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

TPT is back! Quick intersession ep with Sir Jay this week to catch you up to speed! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay and Miss Pobs will be going on their summer break, but not before going through our first mailbag episode! They'll be answering various questions from our listeners. Some funny, some thought-provoking, some inspiring. Don't miss out! Questions featured: 12:00 - "Hi! Just wanted to ask if you've always wanted to be a teacher or just about how you ended up becoming a teacher in the first place :>" 16:43 - "question: can you tell when students have crushes on each other? if so, do you take the (valid) opportunity to mess with them?" 24:09 - "how do teachers manage to go through each test one by one to check it? is it something they get used to overtime?" 31:30 - "What is it like to witness schoolyard beef from the perspective of an educator, or just a grown adult person? (Is it funny to watch or does it sometimes get a bit disconcerting)" 40:20 - "Do you ever get frustrated with bigotry in the educational sector, or is it a bit easier as a professional to separate that from your own personal ideals?" / "Given that high schools in the country are mostly conservative or traditional, do you think there’s space for queer teachers (maybe in the future if not now)? Or do I have to be closeted to be employed? 💀💀" 52:14 - "How to deal with a professor who obviously despises you. Please send help." 1:00:30 - "Have you ever had the urge to physically hurt one of your students?" 1:08:34 - "How is it like to run into former teachers or students in public? Do you have any kwento about it?" / "How do you keep in touch with former students?" 1:24:07 - "In what way is teaching a rewarding experience for you?" Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our next mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay is back in (partial) face-to-face classes! In this edition of Off The Books, he shares more about his experiences during the blended trial classes in his school! He talks about the adjustments they had to make, and some stories of how the kids received the classes! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our upcoming mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Back from our Holy Week break! Right off the bat, Sir Jay and Miss Pobs tackle the hottest education issue of the past few weeks: the infamous MaJoHa incident. They try to make sense of the whole situation, digging deep into the state of how Philippine history and the culture of research is being taught in this country, and how it is leading us to have blunders like these. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! And if you want to get featured in our upcoming mailbag episode, find the link here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Everyone seems to have a learning style, but apparently that's not true. This week, Sir Jay tries to debunk the one of the greatest misconceptions in education: the importance of learning styles. He also looks into how learning styles are preferences, not abilities. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

It's March, Women's Month, and yet Miss Pobs feels a bit weird about it. A lot of it has to do with how we're taught about sex and gender and everything in between, and Miss Pobs tackles it in this week's episode. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

This week, primary and HS science and math teacher Nine Vasquez joins The Pisara Tales to share her experience as a rookie teacher! Stories, learnings, and opinions abound as she talks to Sir Jay and Miss Pobs about being a first-year teacher during the era of distance learning. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

In this new edition of Off The Books, Sir Jay gushes about his excitement for their upcoming face-to-face pilot testing classes! After two-ish years, they're about to be back, and he goes on to talk about the preparations they're doing! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay and Miss Pobs explore the fashionable (or not) world of school uniforms! They discuss the history, pros & cons, and their own experiences with this iconic education staple. They also try their hand at designing the perfect uniform (spoiler: they can't lol). Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Miss Pobs talks about the difference between students simply gunning for grades and students learning for the sake of learning. And she does it in the only way she knows how: using Olympic figure skating analogies. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

For the podcast's first guests of 2022, Sir Jay and Miss Pobs got to talk with Frank Castillejo and Mark Artis, members of Project PALM, a collective of podcasting teachers ("podchers") that use the medium as an alternative learning modality! Learn more about Project PALM: https://www.facebook.com/SDOCagayanProjectPALM Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay discusses his short list of favorite teacher representations in movies and TV shows! Find out which current TV show is he loving at the moment! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Sir Jay and Miss Pobs talks about the idea of taking a break or entirely quitting the teaching profession, a concern that almost every teacher faces in their career. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

Miss Pobs tackles everybody's favorite online resource: Wikipedia! This episode, we understand why most teachers are rather iffy about it as a source of information, and discuss ways on how to harness its power properly. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

We're back! Sir Jay and Miss Pobs both review the Philippines' first attempt at face-to-face classes, as well as share stories of their personal experiences in doing online classes this pandemic. Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

For our final episode of 2021, Sir Jay and Miss Pobs are going to talk about the one thing teachers tend to worry about when faced with an impending term/semester/holiday break: what to do with the remaining unfinished lessons? Do we cut them, or rush them? Thank you for following us all year round! See you all in 2022! Check out more shows from Pilipinas Indie Podcast & Entertainment Network or PIPE Network! https://www.facebook.com/pipenetwrk Join our FB group, The Teacher's Lounge! More information here: https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales