Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional.

People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their lives. Are there any common threads in those good teachers? The answer is yes. Good, or even great teachers, do have things in common. They have a positive approach to their students. They manage to convey a sense of belief that each one of their students can grow and reach new heights as students and as people.  This is the first in a 10 part series on how to do the little things ever day that help inspire your student's to become their personal best. This entire series will also encourage teachers as well to adjust and make any changes necessary to help them have a renewed commitment to their profession.  

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  Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional.

People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their lives. Are there any common threads in those good teachers? The answer is yes. Good, or even great teachers, do have things in common. They have a positive approach to their students. They manage to convey a sense of belief that each one of their students can grow and reach new heights as students and as people.  This is the first in a 10 part series on how to do the little things ever day that help inspire your student's to become their personal best. This entire series will also encourage teachers as well to adjust and make any changes necessary to help them have a renewed commitment to their profession.  

The Bully Proof Classroom

Everyday Strategies - The Book

Motivational Gift Inventory

  Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional.

People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their lives. Are there any common threads in those good teachers? The answer is yes. Good, or even great teachers, do have things in common. They have a positive approach to their students. They manage to convey a sense of belief that each one of their students can grow and reach new heights as students and as people.  This is the first in a 10 part series on how to do the little things ever day that help inspire your student's to become their personal best. This entire series will also encourage teachers as well to adjust and make any changes necessary to help them have a renewed commitment to their profession.  

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Here are 13 great activities that you can use in your classroom right away. I have included a link in the episode description for my listeners to download the e-book associated with this podcast. This is a must listen. You are getting a short anti bullying course for free. 

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  A character in a radio and TV show that was created with a purpose. Before Superman, Batman, and Spiderman the kids in the 40’s and 50’s had The Lone Ranger. No special powers, not from another planet, but a real flesh and blood superhero who offered some guidelines on how to live a life of character, treat others, and understand that one person can truly make a difference. What can we learn from The Legend of the Lone Ranger?  Listen in, you will get a history lesson and a study in character. 

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Related Lesson Plans On The Lone Ranger

  What society has developed for good, deviant minds have used for criminal, and immoral purposes. What is the problem? Is it to difficult for individuals to enjoy the tools of convenience without trying to figure out how to use it to satisfy their own immoral appetites? Speed and the lack of impulse control plays a big part in why these acts occur on a regular basis today. The speed of text messaging, and sending pictures from a cell phone, and social media combined with the poor impulse control on the part of deviant individuals creates an environment where people can say and send anything they want to another person, things that they wouldn't say in person like "do you want to have sex," or do in person, like getting naked.

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 Complaining about students in the faculty room does nothing to support the educational environment. Once you find other teachers who enjoy complaining about students, it becomes much easier to get into a routine of complaining to each other. This then makes it easier for other teachers to join right in. What usually goes along with this is a great deal of talk about how the student’s lack of achievement or bullying and behavioral problems in the classroom are caused by outside circumstances such as family or the child’s inter-generational tendencies (e.g. “I had his father as a student and I am not surprised. He is just like him”). The problem is that you take the focus off of yourself and the things you can do to be part of the solution. Plus, if you’re badmouthing your students, and other teachers are feeding right into it, you will walk back into your classroom with a greater dislike and additional reasons for having a negative attitude toward those students Take a listen to this podcast and discover some ways you can avoid buying in and contributing to this problem. 

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  I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but the reality of life is not every-one is going to college when they leave high school. If this statement is really true then why does education deal with everyone like they’re college material? Listen in as Jim explains why we have to track kids and help them achieve life long success.

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Are you hypercritical of your children? If so please understand that the right words at the right time can change a child's life; regardless of what you may have said in the past. Listen in as Jim describes an event in his life that changed the way he saw himself and his dad. The words of a father can truly make a difference. 

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  As a teacher, administrator and as a parent I was never a big fan of homework. I know that teachers assign it and kids are expected to do it, but for what reason. If a student doesn’t understand a concept in school what makes anyone think they will understand it at home? Not to mention that most times parents don’t understand the homework even if it’s as basic as third grade work. Problems always seem to arise once the question gets asked “Did you do your homework?” That usually gets asked at the dinner table or at least it used to. This is where the hometown climate goes south and discussions break out that are less savory than the meal. Those so called family discussions can turn into family battles with the fuse being lit by the topic of homework. When we sit down at the so called family table we better understand our family tree. Problems occur not because of the table, they occur because of the tree.