Author: BC Educator

  • Episode 19: Mission Possible?

    Today at 3:01pm comes a new mission. Roy Hunt claims to be Ethan’s cousin while Martin makes everyone uneasy with his crush on Tom Cruise. Before anyone finds it impossible to listen to this episode, the Stunt Brothers look at just how impossible teaching in 2025 can be. The Nugget brings a review of all the great…

  • Episode 18: Why Is It So Hard To Say Goodbye?

    Episode 18 drops today at 3:01 pm PST, After The Bell. Longer days and warmer weather must mean the end of the school year is coming. And with endings comes goodbyes. As the Stunt Brothers wrap up Season 1 with their final 5 episodes, the long goodbye begins. Roy and Martin share one especially long…

  • Episode 17: Everyone Is Political

    Today at 3:01 pm PST, After The Bell Episode 17. Despite warming days and more time in the garden, somehow Martin gets on his soapbox again and starts ranting about recycling. Roy takes the bait and, using family members as sacrificial lambs, agrees that everyone is political, even if they don’t know it. To take…

  • Episode 16: The Final Countdown

    The final countdown. Six weeks to go before the end of the school year and teachers are weary. As Roy and Martin know, at this time of the year life in the classroom is winding up and not down, despite what non teachers sometimes think. Now Martin does make the mistake of saying he feels…

  • Episode 15: Building A Class Culture

    Get ready for episode 15 that drops on Monday, May 12 at 3:01 pm PST. Roy is pleased that this is Episode 15 and not Episode 2000 and hopes Martin keeps his dirty garden hands away. As it looks like the episode may slip into the world of the mundane and go for quantity over…

  • Episode 14: Going Forward With Courage

    Dr. Brad Baker, a proud member of the Squamish Nation and the Superintendent of Indigenous Education for the province of British Columbia in Canada, is our special guest for Episode 14, which drops on Monday, May 5. Brad’s two core guiding principles are “Truth Before Reconciliation” and “Go Forward with Courage”. Our conversation explores how…

  • Episode 13: Freak Out (Don’t!)

    Roy starts the episode by filing for bankruptcy and Martin freaks out! The Stunt Brothers soon get their financial house in order but show their age as they stumble over current social media lingo. Change is inevitable, they realize, but you don’t need to jump on the bandwagon and throw everything you do out the window.…

  • Diversity and Inclusion with Trustee Cyndi Gerlach

    Monday, April 21 at 3:01 pm brings another deep dive topic to After The Bell. The Stunt Brothers bring the listeners an exploration of diversity and inclusion in the classroom with a special guest, school trustee Cyndi Gerlach. This episode will be sure to evoke discussion among all the partner groups who strive to make diversity and…

  • Severance

    On Monday, April 14, Roy and Martin try something different by recording an episode in Martin’s kitchen on a sunny but crisp North Vancouver morning. Snowball fights in Texas, Martin’s crow friends and Roy’s rockstar-like return to the school from which he retired are all fodder for this episode. Martin drops a line from Severance which…

  • Incivility in the Classroom

    On March 31 and April 7, we are excited to announce a special two part episode on incivility or rudeness in the classroom. Whether it is an angry shopper waiting in the checkout line at your local supermarket, being yelled out by some impatient driver, or online rudeness, incivility is on the rise. Many teachers…

Today at 3:01pm comes a new mission. Roy Hunt claims to be Ethan’s cousin while Martin makes everyone uneasy with his crush on Tom Cruise. Before anyone finds it impossible to listen to this episode, the Stunt Brothers look at just how impossible teaching in 2025 can be. The Nugget brings a review of all the great advice coming out of the previous 18 After The Bell episodes, advice that strives to help make teaching sustainable and possible. 

As the countdown to the end of the school year continues, the Stunt Brothers look back at your mission that you chose to accept back in September. Did you know it was going to be this challenging? But you made it and with summer vacation within view, we hope you found that this school year was Mission Possible.