About Holding The Line- An ALC Teacher's Perspective
A podcast for educators working in alternative learning settings, especially those who serve special education populations, trauma-impacted students, or high-risk youth. Hosted by a veteran soldier, prior law enforcement officer, and current SPED teacher—this show explores how to lead with strength, compassion, and purpose in the hardest classrooms in education.
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In this week’s episode of Holding the Line, we explore what it truly means to pick up the spot of the person next to you when they can’t hold their part of the line. From a devastating personal loss experienced by our principal to students testing boundaries, we reflect on how teachers and staff stepped in to support both our students and each other. This episode highlights the importance of relationships—not just with students, but with coworkers—showing that trust, loyalty, and resilience a...
23 Aug 2025
Welcome Back, Y’all — It's Day 1, Now Hold the Line and Your Sanity"
In this raw and honest episode, Colton Lee takes us inside the first week back at his Alternative Learning Center — a four-day whirlwind marked by new students testing limits, tech blocks adding fuel to frustration, and a chaotic parent blow-up echoing through the halls. He unpacks the harsh realities of working in a high-needs environment: a SPED caseload growing faster than prep time allows, kids gaming the system to avoid work, and teachers already drained by Thursday. And when a new hire ...
1 Aug 2025
“Through Their Eyes: What Teens See in Our Digital Shadows”
In this episode, we flip the script and hear directly from the ones who see it all — our students. Colton sits down with his own teenage daughter to talk about what teens really notice about teachers and adults online, how our digital lives can build or break trust, and why even students without social media still see our “shadows.” If you’ve ever wondered what your students think when they Google you — don’t miss this one.
22 Jul 2025
Episode 5: The Line We Walk Online (and What Happens When It Breaks)
In this episode of Holding the Line, we step outside the classroom walls and into the digital world we carry in our pockets every day. From late-night rants and “harmless” memes to privacy slips and viral screenshots, teachers today walk a line online that can make or break trust in an instant. Colt unpacks why even good teachers slip up, shares practical habits to protect your digital reputation, and breaks down exactly how to repair the damage when a post goes too far. Real stories, real ta...
21 Jul 2025
Episode 4: The Stuff Nobody Tells You Before They Give You the Keys
In this raw, unfiltered hour, we crack open the real unwritten rules of the Alternative Learning Center — the messy truths you won’t find in a teacher handbook. From silent agreements to survival humor, meltdown moments to the weight you can’t carry home, this episode is your after-hours debrief for the trenches. Grab your gas station coffee, take a breath, and remember: you’re not alone. Israel, Slovenia, Hong Kong, small-town USA — we’re all holding the line together.
13 Jul 2025
Episode 3: Set Up to Fail – When Doing the Right Thing Gets You Written Up
What happens when you return to the district you loved — the one where you student taught, the one that felt like home — only to be thrown into a job with no training, no access, and no support? In this raw and honest episode, I share the story of being set up to fail as a new SPED teacher, punished for being resourceful, and pushed out for asking the very questions he should’ve been encouraged to ask. This one’s for every new teacher navigating a broken system, for the ones quietly strugglin...
9 Jul 2025
Creed, Chaos, and the Quiet Kid Who Snapped
Episode 2: Creed, Chaos, and Connection In Episode 2 of The ALC Underworld, Colt Lee dives into the backbone of every alternative school teacher: the ALC Teacher’s Creed. He breaks down why having your own code matters when the job asks for grit, patience, and showing up on the toughest days. This episode also drops a practical tactical tip you can use tomorrow and explores what it really means to build trust when chaos hits. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay steady—and human—in an unpredi...
8 Jul 2025
Welcome to the ALC Underworld
Step into the chaos, compassion, and controlled mayhem of the Alternative Learning Center—where the desks wobble, the drama’s daily, and hope shows up in steel-toed boots and sarcasm. In this first episode, Colt Lee (veteran, educator, and chaos coordinator) kicks off Holding the Line with stories from the front lines of the ALC—where teaching meets triage, and relationships are your best classroom management strategy. From flipped classrooms to ceiling-dwelling baby dolls, we dive into what ...
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