Make A Difference
“Be A Teacher — Make A Difference” was written, filmed, directed, and edited by Max Hilleary. It was a Public Service Announcement made in 2005 to enter into a Kansas State Film Competition for Middle and High School students. Max won 3rd Place for the PSA. It stars his sister, Sophie. Max shares [...]
Believe In Yourself!!!
As a teacher, what do you consider your worst enemy? Could it possibly be the stress that you encounter each and every day. Stress comes from everywhere: — students, parents, faculty members, and administrators. For additional information, visit the website “The Influential Teacher.” Overcome the stress that has imprisoned you and keeps [...]
Teachers, You Can Make a Difference
Sometimes as teachers you may become frustrated and wonder, “Why do I even try?” It would be easy to give up. Well maybe you can’t make a difference in all the children but you should never give up. The child in the Starfish Story could have given up and quit [...]
“Education is the kindling of a flame not not the filling of a vessel. ”
Socrates
Do You Teach or Do You Educate?
As a teacher, I never really thought about the difference between teaching and educating. As a retired teacher, I hope that I was a teacher that inspired rather than a teacher that just imparted [...]
As a retired teacher who aspired to be a teacher from my elementary school days, I so much appreciate this video of inspirational teacher quotes. The video begins with a quote from Christa McAuliffe and continues with many more. We all dream of being successful, but consider that success may be different than what [...]
How do you live your life? Could you teach a valuable lesson to others by the way you live your life? There are many times in life when we can teach a valuable lesson to others especially our own children without even using words by the way we live. As you live your life, you [...]
Teachers Make a Difference
As teachers, many times we do not know the effects that we make upon a student’s life. It can be a simple word of encouragement or a little push to keep trying or a simple nod of understanding. This tale is about the effect of a simple “Thank You” from a student [...]
Parents and teachers alike probably all have a parent-teacher conference story that you would like to share. It may be funny or it may be serious. You should check out this parent-teacher conference prank filmed in a learning center in California. As a retired teacher, I just had to share it here with others.
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A Tribute to Teachers by Kelly Swanson
Kelly Swanson is a motivational speaker, comedian, corporate speaker, and storyteller. Listen as she shares familiar thoughts about teaching. As a retired teacher of 33 years, I can appreciate her thoughts and ideas about teaching. I believe that teaching must be a passion from within. Even if as a [...]
