Lessons Learned the hard way!!
30/04/10 08:21
Well my original intention with this blog was to share
weekly advice with teachers. But as they say, "LIFE
HAPPENS".
Some professional hurdles and a medical one got in the way of weekly advice.
But now I am on the mend and here is the first weekly installment. Now for those of you who didn't know, I had an infection
in my dominant hand (right). They had to operate and as a result my business and life were thrown for a loop. But during
this time I had to persevere. You see many think being "your own boss" is a real treat. It is unless you can't work....then you
have that unfortunate trend called NO INCOME!
To deal with my situation I learned how to a lot of things with my left hand. In fact, for about 4 weeks I actually designed a
show with one handed effects. Everyday tasks became incredibly difficult. So what is my point? During this challenging
time I kept my spirits up by remembering stories of other people who overcame incredible obstacles to meet their goals.
What about bringing this to the classroom. What about sharing stories of individuals who overcame great obstacles to
make their dreams come true. Maybe during a quiet study time just tell the incredible stories of Abraham Lincoln (the
long road to the Whitehouse), James Earl Jones (stuttering problem), Wilma Rudolph (Weak legs of an Olympian), there
are hundreds of these stories. Your students will have a catalog of people who persevered.
After all the real lesson is NEVER GIVE UP!!
Until my next blog,
Brian Richards (the Kid Connection Expert)
Some professional hurdles and a medical one got in the way of weekly advice.
But now I am on the mend and here is the first weekly installment. Now for those of you who didn't know, I had an infection
in my dominant hand (right). They had to operate and as a result my business and life were thrown for a loop. But during
this time I had to persevere. You see many think being "your own boss" is a real treat. It is unless you can't work....then you
have that unfortunate trend called NO INCOME!
To deal with my situation I learned how to a lot of things with my left hand. In fact, for about 4 weeks I actually designed a
show with one handed effects. Everyday tasks became incredibly difficult. So what is my point? During this challenging
time I kept my spirits up by remembering stories of other people who overcame incredible obstacles to meet their goals.
What about bringing this to the classroom. What about sharing stories of individuals who overcame great obstacles to
make their dreams come true. Maybe during a quiet study time just tell the incredible stories of Abraham Lincoln (the
long road to the Whitehouse), James Earl Jones (stuttering problem), Wilma Rudolph (Weak legs of an Olympian), there
are hundreds of these stories. Your students will have a catalog of people who persevered.
After all the real lesson is NEVER GIVE UP!!
Until my next blog,
Brian Richards (the Kid Connection Expert)
Getting Started...
24/11/09 16:42
Well now I've done it. After many requests I have
finally started my blog, Educationally Speaking! My
hope and dream for this blog is to share with you ideas
that will help capture and maintain the focus of
students in your school. After creating the digital
course, HOCUS FOCUS I
realized just how important those simple techniques
were. Especially as we watch class sizes grow larger
and larger. I have been an educational speaker for over
30 years and during all that time I have used the art
of magic to make learning FUN!
But I'm not the only one who has great ideas and that's why this blog has come about. In the upcoming blogs I will be sharing great ideas, tips and resources for the classroom and the school as a whole. So check in frequently and I promise some "real secrets" that you will be able to use. Now keep in mind that these ideas are for anyone who works with kids. In fact, I shared a number of these principals this fall at the University of Scouting for the Northern Star council here in Minnesota. And I
humbly share the fact that my class was very popular and got the highest ratings there. Only one real teacher attended but the information was valuable to the leaders because they worked with kids.
Until my next blog,
Brian Richards (the Kid Connection Expert)
But I'm not the only one who has great ideas and that's why this blog has come about. In the upcoming blogs I will be sharing great ideas, tips and resources for the classroom and the school as a whole. So check in frequently and I promise some "real secrets" that you will be able to use. Now keep in mind that these ideas are for anyone who works with kids. In fact, I shared a number of these principals this fall at the University of Scouting for the Northern Star council here in Minnesota. And I
humbly share the fact that my class was very popular and got the highest ratings there. Only one real teacher attended but the information was valuable to the leaders because they worked with kids.
Until my next blog,
Brian Richards (the Kid Connection Expert)