59: Better Ways of Learning with Dave Stuart Jr

In this conversation with Dave Stuart Jr we explore teaching, experiential learning, leadership and so much more.  Dave is a 9th grade teacher who writes a popular blog and authors books about being an effective teacher.  His latest book is called These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most (and you should buy it today).

 

Conversation Highlights

• There’s more to life than just being a teacher–investing your entire life into being a teacher is not sustainable
• Dave figured out ways to be in an effective teacher within a regular work schedule
• How Dave got into blogging and eventually became a published author
• Solving a problem you have yourself helps you solve it for others
• Investing in things that are timeless
• Time, practice, persistence and grit
• Most teachers do not make it past five years because of burn out
  • This creates a deficit of experienced teachers
• Success as a teacher is not doing everything, it is
  • providing a solid learning experience for the students
  • enabling long term flourishing
• While it’s important to “own all your stuff” you also have to “lead” yourself and others somewhere too
• Dictating vs. facilitating vs. leading in a particular direction
• Experiential learning makes stuff stick in a way that “sit and git” doesn’t
• “Parenting is teaching someone to do life”
• Teaching kids how to argue well by being earnest and amicable
• Kids can’t Google what they believe–they have to figure it out
• Belief under girds motivation
• People who believe in our abilities are more likely to benefit from the experience of learning from us
• Positive ways to teach kids public speaking
• Find ways to encourage and help the teachers you know

John’s Favorite Terms From Dave

• “Sit and get”
• “Turn and talk”
• “Think, pair, share”
• Affinity, opportunity and ability

More about Dave Stuart Jr

• Dave Stuart Jr.com
• Get Dave’s new book These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most

Credits

• Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund
• Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod

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