@jay.wamstedJay Wamsted

Middle school teacher & author New book: "The Lockdown Artist" --Book 1 of a YA dystopian trilogy-- Check out the first chapter on my website⬇️

card updated Oct 8, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 81 · 4,200,000 likes total

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Engagement13.58%above average

Account summary

@jay.wamsted has 42,300 followers and 566 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 675,294 views and 84,519 likes. Engagement to views is 13.58%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−3.69 pp). Posts roughly 0.2 times a week. An average clip reaches 1596% of the follower count.

Followers

42.3K

+1.3K in period

Engagement

13.58%

−3.69 pp newer half

Average views

675.3K

median 12.3K

Likes per clip

84.5K

911 comments avg

Shares / saves

6.3K / 3.2K

0.48% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.2 / wk

reach 1596% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Like what you read here? I’m writing micro-essays from the middle scho — @jay.wamsted

4.8KLike what you read here? I’m writing micro-essays from the middle school classroom all year long! Follow on Substack to 160707

I have an entire collection from my middle school teaching career #tea — @jay.wamsted

10.2K0:19I have an entire collection from my middle school teaching career #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #teacherlife #teachers #1.1K301616

Middle school teacher + Gen X dad here and I’m on the wrong side of al — @jay.wamsted

16.1K1:17Middle school teacher + Gen X dad here and I’m on the wrong side of all the memes I guess #teachertok #teachersoftiktok 1.5K1097428

The middle school classroom is full of hazards. Being caught on camera — @jay.wamsted

23K1:06The middle school classroom is full of hazards. Being caught on camera is one of them #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #tea2.1K523339

Teaching middle school is nothing but a magnet for nicknames #teachert — @jay.wamsted

12.3K0:16Teaching middle school is nothing but a magnet for nicknames #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #teacherlife #teachers #class1.1K241513

Just the opinion of one middle school teacher of course. You might hav — @jay.wamsted

15.3K2:16Just the opinion of one middle school teacher of course. You might have been ready for 67 to go away #teachertok #teache1.7K715950

At least that’s how it is for this middle school teacher #teachertok # — @jay.wamsted

271.2K0:12At least that’s how it is for this middle school teacher #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #teacherlife #teachers #teaching 19.5K75121293

Teaching middle school can be dangerous when the comments come after y — @jay.wamsted

7.4K2:43Teaching middle school can be dangerous when the comments come after your classroom antics #teachertok #teachersoftiktok825301333

When I get a couple days off from school I end up inventing piano cove — @jay.wamsted

7.5K1:00When I get a couple days off from school I end up inventing piano cover song challenges #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #t820579661

This public school teacher thinks we’re not far from schools being run — @jay.wamsted

2.4K0:37This public school teacher thinks we’re not far from schools being run like prisons and that this ya dystopia is closer 186341017

This middle school teacher thinks the long con for a prank in the clas — @jay.wamsted

4M1:24This middle school teacher thinks the long con for a prank in the classroom is totally worth it #teachertok #teachersoft493.5K4.2K30.3K19K

Read the first chapter for free on my website! #teachertok #teachersof — @jay.wamsted

8.6K1:18Read the first chapter for free on my website! #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #booktok #dystopian #ya196271426

Every classroom needs a Dave on my opinion #teachingontiktok #classroo — @jay.wamsted

4.4M2:37Every classroom needs a Dave on my opinion #teachingontiktok #classroommanagement #teacherstories #middleschool #teacher576.1K7.1K51.2K22.3K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 14.4% ER

Aug 14Sep 29Oct 7

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 7, 2026	4,809	160	7	0	7	3.47%
Oct 6, 2026	10,200	1,062	30	16	16	10.86%
Oct 5, 2026	16,100	1,515	109	74	28	10.55%
Oct 2, 2026	23,000	2,059	52	33	39	9.32%
Oct 1, 2026	12,300	1,134	24	15	13	9.54%
Sep 30, 2026	15,300	1,691	71	59	50	11.90%
Sep 29, 2026	271,200	19,500	75	121	293	7.26%
Sep 28, 2026	7,386	825	30	13	33	11.75%
Sep 23, 2026	7,524	820	57	96	61	12.93%
Sep 21, 2026	2,406	186	34	10	17	9.56%
Sep 4, 2026	4,000,000	493,500	4,183	30,300	18,983	13.20%
Jan 21, 2026	8,594	196	27	14	26	2.76%
Aug 14, 2025	4,400,000	576,100	7,149	51,200	22,308	14.42%