Education
The Inverse Relationship Between Gratitude and Entitlement
21shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I’ll never forget the day a university professor told me a student approached him after making a poor grade on an exam. The student reasoned that because his parents paid full tuition, he deserved an “A.” Wow. Sounds like a customer, vendor transaction, doesn’t it?…
Continue ReadingHow Masks Can Deepen Social and Emotional Learning
9shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I don’t know about you, but I am seeing more and more face masks on the ground these days. Whether it’s in a parking lot or restroom or at a shopping mall, people seem to be sending the message: “I’m through with these masks!” Yet, with the…
Continue ReadingAdvice to Teachers and Parents When Guiding Teens on Instagram
9shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Anyone who cares about young people should see the data just revealed on Instagram and its parent company Facebook. Millions of teenagers, mostly girls, have spiraled into symptoms of depression and despair after spending time on these platforms. The data seems to indicate the connection between depression…
Continue ReadingStruggling to Establish Both Relationships and Accountability with Your Students? Try Using a Social Contract.
10shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Andrew McPeak Just a few weeks ago, I stood in front of almost a hundred teachers — the faculty of a mid-size high school in North Dakota. Together, we discussed methods for connecting with and leading students, and the changes that leadership in the 21st-century classroom requires. We talked…
Continue ReadingOne Magical Idea to Increase Student Engagement This Fall
5shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Building off of an earlier patent by John Duff, General Mills’ created its first Betty Crocker instant cake mix in 1947. Since the Great Depression and World War 2 were over, people were spending money again. Folks at Betty Crocker assumed that because they made baking easier…
Continue ReadingWhy Your Students Need a Better Emotional Vocabulary
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Andrew McPeak Two years ago, Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem, PA was in a lot of trouble. As one of the state’s “lowest-performing, poorest and most diverse schools” where “92 percent of children are economically disadvantaged and 87 percent are minorities,” the community around Broughal Middle was trying to…
Continue ReadingNavigating “Compassion Fatigue” as We Enter a New School Year
120shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I met with fourteen C-suite-level leaders recently. They were from different industries, different age groups, different genders; but they all had something in common. When I asked them if leading people was more difficult today than it was when they first became leaders, each responded affirmatively. “Absolutely!”…
Continue ReadingThe Comeback School: How to Be Ready When Classes Begin Again
51shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore The news headlines were dramatic: Schools debate on whether to shut down or to stay open; students struggle with quarantine boundaries; children and teachers are expected to wear masks as infections continue to soar. Sound familiar? Did you know those headlines were from the Spanish Flu in…
Continue ReadingThe Art of Drawing Commitment from Students
41shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Two senior leaders of university clubs spoke to me in August about the challenges they faced with their organizations. Both were recruiting prospective members from the students on campus, but both were disappointed. They couldn’t seem to keep committed members. The students either left because they had…
Continue ReadingRead Before You Lead: Why Every Thermostat Has a Thermometer
38shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore In 1990, I began using a metaphor to teach students how they could earn the right to influence others. This metaphor has now become common language among educators: a thermometer and a thermostat. I found that while students are both simultaneously, they also tend to be more…
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