Michael Herrera is a Health Science Teacher and Head Assistant Basketball Coach at Byron P. Steele II High School.

On This Episode:

• Michael explains how he became interested in athletics and being drawn to leaders.
• Hear why Michael feels undervalued as a coach.
• Learn the importance of being a connector.
• Kevin explains why he things students struggle to trust their teachers.

Key Takeaways:

1. Coaches need to be valued as educators.
2. Don’t be so content heavy that you neglect your connection-work.
3. You have to put the human before the student.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “You can’t point the finger at others, you have to point the finger at yourself.”
• “You have to connect before you correct.”
• “If you want to know if you’re a good teacher, ask your worst student.”

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