You might wonder when you first start watching this video why I would choose to put it on an education blog. But hang on for the last line, and you will understand. Even though this is a phone commercial obviously aimed at parents, the message definitely applies to teaching as well. For more inspirational videos … Read more
One of the messages that I want to get better about conveying to my students is that of being an everyday hero. It seems that we spend a lot of time these days trying to inspire children to “change the world for the better.” But we forget to mention that you don’t have to do … Read more
What do a llama, Kevin Costner, corn dogs, and Rainn Wilson all have in common? Kid President, of course! Many of you are familiar with the Kid President videos. One of his most famous is his “Pep Talk” video, which is included on my Inspirational Videos for Students Pinterest Board. You can view more of … Read more
In one of my recent posts, #Bring Back Our Girls, I referred to a site called, “Smart Girls at the Party.” This site is part of a movement whose “aim is to help young women and the young at heart with the process of cultivating their authentic selves.” One of the members of the team spearheading this … Read more
I absolutely love this video posted by Google in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week: Here is Google’s message on the YouTube page: “Thank you to the millions of passionate teachers who inspire curiosity in their classrooms…lesson after lesson, unit after unit, year after year. We’re fortunate to have had many of you in our lives, … Read more
As graduation time rolls around again, I am reminded of one of my favorite commencement speeches in which Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, pronounced that it is better to be kind than to be clever. It is well worth showing your students, particularly 4th grade and up. If you have younger students, you might want to … Read more