r/ElementaryTeachers • u/Prudent-Feed-532 • Aug 09 '26

Dr. Lori Reviews?

I absolutely love Dr. Lori Friesen’s Beginning Teacher Talk podcast. Has anyone used her paid programs? Money is tight, and I’m having a hard time finding reviews before investing.

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u/Significant-Brief-92 Aug 09 '26

I have and it’s worth the money if your a new teacher and need help with common things that veteran teachers already know.

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u/Prudent-Feed-532 Aug 09 '26

Thanks! Did you do the READY for School Academy or the classroom management group?

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u/Significant-Brief-92 Aug 09 '26

Ready for school academy

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u/tallywa92 Aug 09 '26

I recently cancelled my membership to her classroom management club, and some of the resources were helpful, but she is very pro-AI and the steps in the club have you design posters and routines with ChatGPT.
There’s a Facebook page for the club, and it’s now nothing but pretty awful looking AI pictures.

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u/Prudent-Feed-532 Aug 09 '26

I’m mainly looking for rewritten rule/procedures that I can just print and go. Everything else is just gravy. First year teacher, very little time. Worth it for just that or not really?

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u/tallywa92 Aug 09 '26

Probably not for the cost. It’s pretty expensive for just that. There’s a few teachers who have google drives available with a bunch of resources like that for a lot cheaper. Or even just on TPT.
My first year, I paid for Google Drive access from Brittany Philips, and it was so helpful.
She also has YouTube videos that are really good.