In this conversation with Dave Stuart Jr we explore teaching, experiential learning, leadership and so much more. Dave is a 9th grade teacher who writes a popular blog and authors books about being an effective teacher. His latest book is called These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most (and you should buy it today).
Conversation Highlights
- There’s more to life than just being a teacher–investing your entire life into being a teacher is not sustainable
- Dave figured out ways to be in an effective teacher within a regular work schedule
- How Dave got into blogging and eventually became a published author
- Solving a problem you have yourself helps you solve it for others
- Investing in things that are timeless
- Time, practice, persistence and grit
- Most teachers do not make it past five years because of burn out
- This creates a deficit of experienced teachers
- Success as a teacher is not doing everything, it is
- providing a solid learning experience for the students
- enabling long term flourishing
- While it’s important to “own all your stuff” you also have to “lead” yourself and others somewhere too
- Dictating vs. facilitating vs. leading in a particular direction
- Experiential learning makes stuff stick in a way that “sit and git” doesn’t
- “Parenting is teaching someone to do life”
- Teaching kids how to argue well by being earnest and amicable
- Kids can’t Google what they believe–they have to figure it out
- Belief under girds motivation
- People who believe in our abilities are more likely to benefit from the experience of learning from us
- Positive ways to teach kids public speaking
- Find ways to encourage and help the teachers you know
John’s Favorite Terms From Dave
- “Sit and get”
- “Turn and talk”
- “Think, pair, share”
- Affinity, opportunity and ability
More about Dave Stuart Jr
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