• Thank you for leaning in and  listening to this REPLAY of CALM Kid Convo w/Zeus Rivera, recent high school graduate and former student of mine! 
• Check out his videos at https://[email protected].
• I used to tell my students that learning was a two-way street; a day never passed in which I did not learn something from them: from a riddle that I couldn’t solve and so required an explanation, to interesting information they’d learned from another class; to exposure to an idea, movie, book or video game, to a challenging lesson on how to love and respect them more -and better. 
• This is why I want young people on this podcast: to show us Visionaries how to better love and respect them because let’s be honest: It is EASY to get caught up in our grown-upness, our degrees, and our do what I say, not as I do-ness!
• Sometimes, it can be instructive to stop giving directions and start asking questions. Here are three questions that we can ask ourselves after listening to this convo with Zeus:
  • In what ways am I leading my child or students, so that they are growing and learning?
  • In what ways am I supporting (as opposed to stifling) my students’ or child’s independence? 
  • In what ways do I show regard for my child’s or students’ dreams and aspirations? Have I even asked them about their dreams and aspirations? 
• Whether it’s in the classroom or in the kitchen, and whether they are eight or 18,  let our conversations with children remind us that our envisioning can only be as powerful as those for whom  we’re doing the envisioning!

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