Educator Forever’s Post

THROW BACK THURSDAY!   🙌 Have you listened to this episode of 🎙️ Education Unimagined yet?   In this episode, we meet Kaitlyn! Do you find yourself judging your students the very first day they walk into the classroom? I recently began thinking about how I did that because as a classroom management technique, I needed to be able to assess what a student was going to do in my classroom, and I had to do it pretty quickly. The problem. Those evaluations and those judgments were based on very little evidence and very little information. Kaitlyn shares in this episode that she's often judged as a lazy student. I'm curious if you would judge her as a lazy student after listening to her interview. What are some arbitrary expectations for students that we still hold onto in the system of education? I was so amazed at the reasons why Kaitlyn was not successful according to the system she was in. She has a 3.8 GPA, in a challenging major, but she almost didn't graduate high school. NOT because of work, NOT because of grades. Listening to her story made me really wonder about what we're doing in the system of education.   In our 🎤conversation, we also talk about why students might need us to see them beyond that first impression, what accommodations are for, and how the system of education can prevent students from developing into their best selves! Enjoy another episode of Unimagined 🎙️https://lnkd.in/eT5Jrz7N #studentvoice #podcast #students #educators #education #accomodations #mistakes #peersnotfears #IEP #504 #anxiety

MY BIGGEST WIN YET IN FACT EVER!!!!! So I said I was going into schools to help and do things and I have and I did and I am... and i'm excited beyond belief!! Podcasting is huge and it's just the start of the business this school set of students will be opening, running and progressing. They want business in school, they've got the mentor and the ideas... lets see what we can achieve! So what am I doing.... well..... the project has: 💫 7 students being personally mentored by me - 7 fab students at that! 💫 We are speaking about core areas to build better ways of communication & learning for young people in secondary schools. ✅ I'm helping them to use a positive online voice - to get them to understand the effects and consequences of bullying online - and how their 'popularity' and things they share have long term effects to them and those around them. ✅ Creating boundaries for them and ways to explain to adults what they want more of or less of to keep them interested in education - to give them paths that are positive. Helping our youngsters to explore their voices in positive ways, for positive results, to improve communication between adults and youngsters - to give them power over their futures and show them a route to success that can be made - if given opportunities and ways to be resourceful and how to take the help - not avoid it. Each week i'll keep you updated to our progress! #teaching #education #businessschool

As college application season approaches, high school seniors are busy refining their college lists, drafting essays, and preparing applications. These students often spend years focused on academic performance and building a strong résumé. But, as Vicki Nelson and Lynn Abrahams of College Parent Central highlight in their podcast episode, Is Your Student Ready for College?, there’s an important step that sometimes gets overlooked: having an honest conversation about whether college is the right choice for them at this moment. For parents, this conversation can be daunting. If college has always been the assumed path, hearing your child say, "no," can be surprising and unsettling. But, it’s a conversation worth having. College is a significant investment—cognitively, emotionally, socially, and financially—and it’s essential that students feel ready and motivated to take that step. Research suggests that students who take a gap year or gain work experience before college often perform better academically and are more successful in the long term. So, even if the answer to the college question is "no" right now, that may actually lead to greater success and fulfillment down the road. As professionals and parents, now is the time to ask these tough questions and support students in making the choice that’s right for them. #CollegeReadiness #GapYear #HigherEducation #ParentingTeens #StudentSuccess #CareerDevelopment #EducationPlanning #CollegeDecisions #FuturePlanning

Last week I met with Richard Cowell on the Grow Your Tutoring Business Podcast to discuss my business and the growth I experienced over this year. I was able to generate more income than my previous head of english and maths role, gain word of mouth referrals and establish a successful tutoring business. I've worked towards becoming a business owner developing a tuition brand and business mindset. I share some insight into my reflections over the year as a new business owner and share some guidance for anyone considering a transition into tutoring from teaching. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/escVMvGa #tutoringbusiness #tutoring #newbusiness #podcast

NEW on the podcast ✨ Kathleen Brigham, an educator with 30+ years of experience, founded Brigham Learning, an education consulting and tutoring company. Her primary goal is to help students discover self-awareness and confidence through academic success. As a mother of three and stepmother to four, Kathleen combines her personal experience with her educational background to work with children of all ages and learning abilities. 💫 In this episode, Kathleen shares her inspiring journey from educator to business owner and offers invaluable advice. She discusses the strategies behind scaling her business, providing helpful tips that you'll want to jot down. Listen to hear more about: ✅ Starting small and building a tutoring business from the ground up ✅ Learning to delegate work ✅ Recognizing what you love about education Check out this episode now 👇 #Teacherpreneur #Edupreneur #EducationBusiness #TutoringBusiness #Tutoring #Educators

Being an educator is, in my and Valerie's view, one of the hardest and most consequential professions in the world. Few other people, outside of immediate family, have such a profound impact on our children’s formative years as their teachers do. And the work of a teacher is about much more than information transfer. The values teachers embody through their behaviours every day, alongside the way classrooms, schools and education systems are run, all create what Dr. Dan Kaufman beautifully calls ‘the hidden curriculum’ - a powerful and mostly invisible set of lessons our children absorb about what is true, who they are expected to be, what matters and how the world works. In this latest episode of our Growing Humans podcast, Dan generously shared wisdom gathered over a lifetime of service as an educator and mentor of educators, and also, most importantly, a lifetime of work challenging and growing himself as a human being. He showed us how our deepest wounds can become our greatest gifts in life and provoked us to think about the role of education in a much broader way - as a vehicle for human ‘trans-formation’, rather than merely a process by which children receive ‘in-formation’. I, for one, have left this conversation with a renewed sense of gratitude for all educators who invest time and care in embracing each child as a unique human and who choose to stay attuned to self-reflection and learning while they facilitate others' learning. I also left inspired and with a sense of hope for what is possible in education if we start to see it not just as a knowledge-providing machine, but more as a vehicle for growing humans who can thrive in an ever more complex world. Val and I both hope every educator (and parent) listening to this episode will feel called to reflect and hopefully will find a valuable new perspective or even an idea for a personal experiment towards their own growth. Here is the full episode. We look forward to your reflections and insights as you listen: https://lnkd.in/grF_UJUS #growinghumans #verticaldevelopment #education #educator

Help your teachers hear themselves. Listen to HOW to do that in the podcast in this post ⬇️

🚀 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧 As the school year begins, it’s the perfect time to set your child up for success! In my latest episode of Academic Coaching for Parents, I share game-changing habits that can help boost your child’s grades and confidence right from the start of the academic year. 🎙️ Episode Title: "Start Strong: Boost Your Child's Grades with These Game-Changing Habits" In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ How to implement an effective time management system.  ✅ The importance of setting academic goals and breaking them down into achievable steps.  ✅ Study habits that will transform your child’s learning process.  ✅ Strategies to minimise distractions like social media and create a focused study routine. 🎯 Whether your child is just starting school or entering a critical academic phase, these strategies can make all the difference in their performance this year. Listen now and equip your child with the tools they need to excel academically this year! 👉 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/enRGp_Mb 👉 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eYctTizZ #AcademicCoaching #ParentingTips #StudyHabits #TimeManagement #AcademicSuccess #Podcast #Parenting #StudentSuccess

🚀 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧 As the school year begins, it’s the perfect time to set your child up for success! In my latest episode of Academic Coaching for Parents, I share game-changing habits that can help boost your child’s grades and confidence right from the start of the academic year. 🎙️ Episode Title: "Start Strong: Boost Your Child's Grades with These Game-Changing Habits" In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ How to implement an effective time management system.  ✅ The importance of setting academic goals and breaking them down into achievable steps.  ✅ Study habits that will transform your child’s learning process.  ✅ Strategies to minimise distractions like social media and create a focused study routine. 🎯 Whether your child is just starting school or entering a critical academic phase, these strategies can make all the difference in their performance this year. Listen now and equip your child with the tools they need to excel academically this year! 👉 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ea_xKjC3 👉 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eTxk5Fnm #AcademicCoaching #ParentingTips #StudyHabits #TimeManagement #AcademicSuccess #Podcast #Parenting #StudentSuccess

ARE SCHOOLS RELEVANT? (podcast) – not any more! • What learning is, and schools are. • What’s personally meaningful, socially useful, and institutionally enforced. • Today's priorities are creativity, communication, and insight. • Are kids less courageous than before? • How does one learn to be creative? https://www.rfr.bz/lllx0v9 #schools #education #mentoring #creativity