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After over 200 episodes and many discussions with listeners over the past 2.5 years, the Parent Teacher Conference's last episode is here. Coach begins discussing the Beatles Abby Road album and then shares the reasons he first began the podcast in the 1st place (to allow more moderate to conservative educators and parents to know they were other voices of agreement out there rather than the more progressive thoughts that were being pushed in education and how that would effect him as a teacher and parent.

He then shares that the show fulfill its purpose; the evidence

1) the end of progressive domination in edu Twitter and decline of edu Twitter as seen in the current of exodus to Blue Sky (and the reasons why Coach is sticking with edu Twitter, its promotion of diversity of thought)

2) the post-mortem of the election of Trump as nicely summed up by liberals such as Bill Maher where the problem was the Democratic track further left than to the center

Clip of Real Time with Bill Maher referenced in episode

3) The future...plans for where the new podcast that Coach will create will focus on, life through the lens of faith

On the penultimate episode, Coach discusses the reasons for Trump's election victory of 2024. Not by defending Trump, but asking the question, why are people voting for him, posed as the question, "What would you think of me if I said I voted for Trump?"

Coach shares all the warning signs of a Trump victory including Top Gun Maverick, Disney's live action Snow White, and a group of volleyball players in the Mountain West conference who are standing up for what they believe despite the names they may be called. Perhaps Americans are rejecting the dogmatism of the Woke Left.

Its been over a month since Coach's last episode & on this one he announces the end of the Parent Teacher Conference Podcast in the near future and plans to create a new podcast (If you want info on his future podcast, email him at ptcpodcast411@gmail.com to receive emails).

The rest of the episode he shares his experience coaching another team to a county championship in a thrilling comeback victory.

Coach uses a discussion with a college friend who was using a history major to prove his value in the world of marketing as the beginning of a "lesson" on why a history education is important (He believes all teachers should be able to share where their content is important, or what's the point for their students to learn it)

He provides the major points he discusses with his students, including quotes from George Santayana, CS Lewis, George Orwell, and Issac Newton. He even gets "involved' in the 2024 Presidential Election by discussing a member of the MN State Department of Education that Governor Walz appointed that is a proponent of changing the way Americans look at their past (not in a positive way)

One thing that will be emphasized is that a history education should keep us humble; being unguarded to accept evil practices as good.

In this episode, Coach gives you a glimpse into his classroom lessons and how he uses the first few days to engage the students thinking; rather than just read a syllabus, he uses it to discuss topic in civics such as rights, liberty, types of governments as well as review my classroom rules. Yes, Coach really does declare not only that his class is a dictatorship, but why they will thank him at the end of the year for it.

The episode ends with a word that most children don't realize that sometimes can be the most loving word their parents say to them.

Below are a number of my favorite episodes over the first 200 that I shared on Facebook (The Parent Teacher Conference) and Twitter (@coachcullen411)

10 Things I Shared With My Daughters

What To Do With Special Education

A Hoosier Redemption

Why Teachers Are Quitting

My Colorblind Family Part 1

My Colorblind Family Part 2

What is the Best Christmas Movie-12 Days of Christmas Arguments

I can't believe it! It's the 200th Parent Teacher Conference. First, thanks to the small, but loyal listeners who have shared with me and talked with me about some of the topics I've presented. You don't know how I valued all the conversations.

On this episode, Coach goes a bit deeper on the reason he created this podcast; a place for a moderate to right, traditionalist, voice to be heard during a time when progressive voices in education & parenting were dominating. Coach realized there were many parents and teachers who needed to know there were more of us out there. Also thoughts coming from a teacher who was still in the trenches rather than one with a few years "in the game" who left to tell the ones left in the fight how to be a teacher.

Be looking on Twitter (@coachcullen411) and Facebook

(The Parent Teacher Conference Page and Group) for postings of Coach's favorite of his 200 episodes this week.

Coach also mentions one of his favorite Youtube teacher channels TeacherTherapy. Take a listen

Youtube Channel

Spotify Channel

Reflecting on the passing of Matthew Perry & the disregard to his humanity that has been revealed in the indictments handed down for his death to people including doctors, Coach discusses the trait of real friends; the courage to say "that is wrong, don't do it", that "No" can be the most loving word that can be heard, basically to be honest.

Going beyond honest friends, Coach encourages parents and teachers to "be the adults in the room". He pushes back against the affirmation culture and its idea that "No" is harmful to a child's self-esteem and should be avoided, especially when it comes to sexuality during a time in childhood that we know that the part of the brain for decision making is still being developed.

As a teacher, what are you doing on the first day of school with your students? Are you going to drone on about the rules and expectations? If your students could choose to go back for day 2, would they? Coach shares the Home Run Derby he plays with his students on day 1, how he learns what is important in the minds of his students through play, and how he uses that opening day excitement to motivate his students in history.

He then pivots to Back to School Night, reminding teachers this is their opportunity to give their students' parents a taste of what goes on in your classroom. If the presentation bores them, what is that telling them about what their child is thinking about your class?

For parents, you get to see the inner workings of a teacher's mind as they approach these two days that others may find trivial, but Coach sees as important. It also will inform you about how best to approach your child's Back to School night from a parent's POV.

And one last point...a teacher should always undersell what they do in the classroom rather than oversell.