I recently found this podcast. I have listened to several so far. I will be graduating this spring! I am on episode 8 and it made me giggle. At the time of the recording you lived in Kentucky and talked about loving the spring here. I have lived here my entire life…my allergies go haywire in the spring. Thank you for this podcast!

I am in my 3rd year of teaching after waiting many years to get my own classroom. I work on a small private school and I am currently teaching a 1/2 grade combination with ages 5-8. This year most of my class is boys. I have been struggling with many different things and trying to use the tools that I was taught in school many years ago. While researching over the summer I came across an add on facebook for you and I took the free training you offered. I then found this podcast and I have gone back to the beginning to listen. You have been able to give me ideas that I didn’t think about and I have been able to incorporate them into my class with success. I want to thank you for everything you are doing and please keep it up. I have even shared with others how wonderful you are.

This podcast is the BEST TEACHER RESOURCE! From no teaching experience at all, I learned everything from here. I could not listen to each episode fast enough and I took in every bit of information. Now, I’m in my 5th year of teaching, and I still cannot believe how I got here. I get asked how I became the teacher that I am, and I credit this podcast. Thank you so much and please keep sharing!!!

I’ve been teaching preschool since 2016. I’m graduating with my bachelor’s in December, but as I live in a state that allows it, I am already teacher of record in a 1st grade classroom. I’m in one of “those schools,” and I honestly was starting to believe that maybe I wasn’t cut out for the elementary scene. I had been searching for a podcast that might give me some hope and I’m SO GLAD I found you! I can hear the smile and empathy in your voice and it’s so comforting as a new teacher to feel like someone is in my corner. Thank you, Dr. Friesen! I already ordered the book and am looking forward to both the Academy and the Club in the future! P.S. - I implemented the hall monitor job this week and my class went from being rowdy and crazy in the hallway to now you could hear a *pin drop* when we walk the halls. Mind. Blown! -Ms. Harper

This lovely and incredible human has saved my career. Her podcast is a perfect time length for when I’m in my car, even when it’s been a hard day teaching, there is always an episode I can find that will boost my morale and keep me going. I love hearing her calming and reassuring voice instead of having to read all of this info in an article. Going into my 3rd year of teaching, and I still love love love this podcast.

Dr. Lori is amazing! I tell all of my friends at school and all new teachers about her podcast! Her ideas are revolutionary for me and have transformed me into a much better teacher. Thank you!!!

Dr. Lori is the mentor you wish you had in your credential program. I don’t know how I managed to find these resources but I am so grateful I did. I love how open and passionate she is about helping out new teachers and just educators in general. In this profession it is a breath of fresh air to have someone willing to share their insights and experiences so we can all work together and support one another! This mentality is what we hope to instill in our students and I have benefited so much from listening to these informative episodes.

I have worked in the education field for several years but am finding the information from this podcast so helpful. The episodes are the perfect length and Dr. Lori has amazing tips and such a passion for teaching that it is contagious to her listeners. I am so happy that I stumbled upon this gem!

This podcast is nothing short of amazing! I am a first year teacher this year and I very much felt like I was a fish out of water gasping for air before I found Lori. This podcast really helps calm those unsettled nerves and gives you a solid foundation to build on.

I love all of the information provided. It is so helpful not only to first year teachers but to teachers who teach. I love walking outside and listening to the provided information. Recommend to all teachers 100 percent.

As a first year teacher or even for someone with experience, this is a must listen to. There’s so many great tips and strategy throughout these episodes. I find it especially helpful if you’re a new teacher. It helps reduce anxiety and overwhelm .

As a first year teacher, I feel very fortunate to have stumbled across this podcast. Dr. Lori has a ton of extremely useful tips and I’m already feeling much more confident starting the school year. Can’t wait to binge the entire podcast!

I am a new teacher. I am finding the podcast to super helpful.

I just found this podcast after finding out, with less than two weeks til the first day of school, I will be teaching third grade. This podcast has helped calm my nerves and gave tons of info. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much Dr. Lori for provided a teacher like me who has been out of the classroom for several years the opportunity to have a resource that will help me be successful. Can’t wait to binge your podcast.

Dr. Friesen has some great tips and tricks for any educator! Thanks for all you do!

Dr. Lori!!! Listening to your podcast has been a game changer for me AND has helped me pass many courses in the university I am attending. I am currently working on finishing my BA in Elementary Education and I listen to your podcast during my lunch break at work. I work full-time during the day and changing career to teaching. I can’t say how grateful I am to have found your podcast and how it is helping me with school. I also love listening to your voice and how soothing it is especially when I’m having a rough day at work. You’re just amazing. I hope to be able to join your Academy and also be a part of the Classroom Management Club!!

As an education student getting ready for student teaching, this has been a great resource that I know I will continue to use through the years. This podcast covers everything you don’t learn in college.

So happy things like this exist for new teachers like myself! I worked at a preschool for 1 year now, and getting new ideas and advice is always welcome!

This podcast has been very helpful in creating a classroom that I want to be a part of. I keep coming back to it!

I love this entire program. As an new educator I feel like I have my own personal mentor right in my pocket. Anything great will take work but the thinking aspect is not there. The racking your brain trying to figure out what to do is not there. This was the best 300+ dollars I spent. It also has payment plan options. The podcast are also helpful. Trust me it will not be a waste of time.

I needed Dr. Lori during my first decade teaching! So glad I found her and am able to learn so many new ideas and skills to take into my next decade of teaching! Literally life changing!

I am not a first year teacher! I have been teaching for 18 years and I have loved the ideas and appreciated the advice on getting School started right, Re-addressing a lot of of the systems that haven't been working for me and trying something new! You can always improve and get better no matter how long you've been been teaching! And this podcast has been so helpful. I am actually excited to start my school year and see big improvements in my management, my organization, and the time I get to spend with my own family!

I have listened to almost every episode of the podcast. When I was a permanent substitute teacher, Lori’s voice accompanied me to work every morning where I was able to implement things she teaches each day. Teaching is hard and it’s not something you can get better at over night, but you can learn one thing every day and try to bring it into your teaching practice to improve gradually over time and this podcast can be your guide. I loved it so much I purchased Lori’s book which is also amazing.

I am very reflective as a teacher and always trying to improve my skills as a teacher. I completed my 3rd year teaching and wish I had the academy my first year. I am so happy I stumbled across this podcast. I need help with organizing all the teacher things. I know I will find some great ideas on this podcast.

As a new teacher, I found this podcast incredibly helpful. Dr. Lori provides practical advice, real-world examples, and a wealth of resources that are perfect for someone just starting their teaching career. Each episode is filled with tips and strategies that have made my transition into the classroom much smoother and more manageable. From classroom management techniques to lesson planning and self-care tips, this podcast covers it all. Listening to it feels like having a mentor guiding me through each step of my journey. Highly recommended for any beginning teacher looking for support and inspiration!

As a veteran teacher I am always thankful for help/tips that help make the year flow as smoothly as possible. Dr. Lori has helped me feel confident my stress level for the upcoming school year will finally be manageable.

I am a new teacher, and I just got an amazing job teaching my dream grade, 2nd grade. I of course have butterflies, and worry I’m in over my head. However, every time I start to get that overwhelming feeling, I put an episode on and reaffirm my confidence. Thank you!

This podcast has so many gold nuggets that I, as a 12 year veteran, am gleaning from!

I really enjoy hearing her thoughts and reasoning. It helps my brain to start processing the systems and routines I'll need as a first year teacher.

It will be my first year teaching and it has been more than helpful to listen to Dr Lori’s podcast! So much helpful information and support! Thank you!!

I listen to these podcasts during my free time and the information I get is really comforting and stress relieving as an upcoming first year teacher. I feel more prepared and less nervous! I could see myself listening even after this year because there’s so much to learn!

I was so moved by the information in the podcast about the necessary information that will help you to prepare for the school year. I am a new elementary school teacher this year and I am glad that I joined in with Dr. Lori Friesen. Tim Lipscomb

I’m a first year teacher and she helps me feel confident. She mentions thing I would have never though of to us in my classroom. It’s a great listen and would highly recommend.

I was extremely nervous for student teaching, let alone teaching in general, and Dr. Lori Friesen helped me feel more confident and prepared in all aspects of teaching and the classroom (and outside them too!) She is incredibly knowledgeable and a great podcast host!

I have been listening to Dr. Lori for 1.5 now and she has helped me not only stay sane and calm through hard times but has helped me become a teacher parents request because I teach and love. Thank you so much!!! Highly recommend her Membership also!!! Great stuff and the mind spa… exactly what teachers need!

I feel like Dr. Lori’s podcast is God sent to me. After working in marketing for 20 years, I recently decided to try teaching. While I have a master’s degree, it isn’t in education and I feel like her podcast series is the best gift I’ve ever been given - it’s like a free master’s class series that I can rely on for valuable information I feel like I couldn’t get anywhere else. Thank you Dr. Lori for all the great resources and advice you give! It means so much to me and I’m sure thousands of others!

There are so many things you don’t think about at situations that you run into that you don’t know how to handle as a first year teacher! This podcast is super helpful!

I will be a first year 4th grade teacher (same grade I student taught in) starting at the end of July 2024. Although I am far from new to elementary education. For the last 7 school years I have been working as a substitute teacher, staff building sub, and a special education paraprofessional. I am going to a new school to begin my classroom teaching career and another big switch I am going from a traditional public school in a local district to a charter school. I haven’t seen any of the school other than the office area and conference room where my interview took place, I was lucky enough to meet several staff during my interview. But I am pretty nervous, but luckily I have a fair amount of classroom experience to draw upon. I have been binge listening to episodes of your podcast and have heard a lot of very useful information and I would agree that coming through a transition program so often in my classes I had to laugh at what the text book was saying or even some of the articles as to how something is being explained versus how it actually gets done inside a classroom.

I was was quite nervous about being a new teacher. This podcast made me more confident in the future.

Lori shares amazing information to not only help new teachers but also share things even veteran teachers can put into practice. Great podcast!

Book, Podcast, Academy… they are all full of helpful guidance and I am starting this school year with a lot less worry and a lot more confidence!!

I’m going into my second year teaching and Lori’s podcast has been so helpful in navigating “everything you need to know”! I first found this podcast on a whim but it is now my favorite podcast for all things teaching. I love how varied the topics are and how thorough Lori is with her information and guests. I also really appreciate the realistic insight and references to her personal experience (negative and positive). I recently I joined the READY for School Academy and I would highly recommend! She lays out everything you need to start the school year on the right foot and provides a wonderful and engaging community through the Facebook Group and Zoom calls. Love everything Lori does!!

I love listening to the podcasts while I’m walking or driving. I can search for a specific topic I want to listen to when I need help in areas I might be struggling in. I just finished the academy and can’t wait to implement her strategies.

I’ve listened to Dr. Lori since my junior year of college while working in a preschool and now I’m going into my first year of teaching. These tips have been invaluable to me throughout my journey, and I’m so excited to continue applying what I’ve learned in my first year. Give this pod a listen, and check out the Academy if you can! I am so grateful to you, Dr. Lori!

I have been subbing at my dream school for a year and a half now, filling various leave replacements, and devoting my time to this school. When I was offered an interview, I felt so nervous and unprepared, then I found the beginning teacher talk podcast!!! Dr. Lori’s unwavering dedication and devotion towards helping new teachers is so inspiring and I decided to listen to her advice for interviewing preparation. As I walked into that interview, I took my confidence from the podcast and shined on my interview. I am incredibly grateful for what this podcast has done for me. I will be teaching Kindergarten next year at my dream school and I know I couldn’t have done it without this podcast!!! 💗💗🥰🥰🥰👩🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫

Great podcast, the beginning teacher club has been my lifeline.

Going into my second year of teaching, after taking a year off this has been extremely helpful in preparing myself and being ready to go into the school year more confident in myself!

With so much information and so many available resources out there that can be overwhelming - this… this is your one stop. Dr. Lori is a compassionate, hard-working educator who empowers you with her knowledge and gives you the grace to feel confident in your abilities. Love her soothing voice and love her content.

Knows her stuff! Being a new teacher I need all the guidance I can get. Lori is so helpful with everything and her resources are top notch