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Being Weird with Doug Robertson AKA He’s The Weird Teacher Transformative Principal 023

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Doug Robertson (Twitter) teaches 3rd grade in Southern Oregon.

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He is the author of “He’s the Weird Teacher” (paperback) (Kindle edition).

I interviewed Doug because I read his book and was really fascinated by it. I have learned that not everyone teaches the same way (DUH!). But, also, our own life experiences have taught us and shaped us into the people we are today. To be a great teacher, you don’t need to be like [Enter Great Teacher’s Name]. Doug and every excellent “popular” or famous or movie teacher have two things in common:

  1. A strong desire to be your own person, regardless of the status quo or anybody else’s judgments.
  2. A passion to help kids learn.

    3. As part of this podcast, I want to start interviewing master teachers who are really great at what they do. I am especially interested in teachers that are great at making their kids enjoy class and learn life lessons, not just making sure they are acing the tests. ;)

    Notes from my conversation with Doug:

    • He used to teach in Hawaii, so we talked a little about that before the official interview started, but it was fascinating, so I included it.
    • Teaching is a performance art
    • Acting vs. Teaching.
    • Importance of trust in teaching.
    • What happens in my classroom happens because I want it to.
    • To Principals: You hired me to do my job, now let me do it.
    • Chris Hardwick
    • How he takes away the opportunity to make excuses.
    • How swimming helped him learn to stop making excuses.
    • Why you can’t keep complaining without doing something to fix it.
    • It is OK to vent about kids. “But, my kids don’t give me much to complain about.” (That is because if they did, he would take responsibility for it!)
    • “My classroom is noisy because it has to be noisy.”
    • “My students are weird, what am I doing to make them weird.”
    • I give two cents on why I like a noisy cafeteria.
    • Some discussion on the term “digital native”.
    • We should call what we do “Practicing Education” just like lawyers practice law and doctors practice medicine.
    • How being a good teacher and establishing the basics allows us to know how we can change things up as we go along.
    • What kind of an environment does Doug need to thrive? Trust!
    • How trusting students is an extension of the trust from administration.
    • Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire by Rafe Esquith
    • How to have your own style. Don’t teach like someone else. Teach like yourself.
    • Some kids don’t respond well to the style of Doug’s teaching.
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