Podcasts about seal it with a smile

Become a fearless father presents: The recording of the interview with Juan Campos, founder of Seal It With A Smile and father of 3. 0:49 - Who is Juan Campos? Links mentioned by Juan: https://www.sealitwithasmile.org https://www.facebook.com/sealitwithasmile/ In this live interview Klaas van Oosterhout had with Juan Campos, they talked about working with a purpose to make a huge impact in the world, failure, being present, letting kids learn from their own mistakes and much more. Visit us at https://becomeafearlessfather.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

I have a very important message that I need to you to understand. One that is echoed in a very impassioned quote from Martin Luther King Jr. Its something that I have held onto since the first time I stepped into my classroom; something I must remind myself from time to time. And when you hear this ONE thing, I want you to envision this idea as an integral part of the way you approach your classroom. In fact, ANYTHING I talk about in this podcast or anywhere in the Seal It With A Smile universe, is content that is designed for you to digest and USE in your classroom. Not because I think it's a good idea; but because it works! All of my students, both in the classroom and those that have gone through my online course, The Self Driven Classroom: The Queen Bee, use the methodologies, ideas, strategies and mentality that I speak about in these podcasts... not because they are "nice" or "ideal"; but because they WORK! The ONE thing I want you to walk away from with this podcast: We are all in this together Here is the quote from Martin Luther King Jr. We must all learn to live together as brothers or we will all perish together as fools.  We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.  And whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.  For some strange reason I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.  This is the way God’s universe is made; this is the way it is structured.   "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" Commencement Address for Oberlin College By Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr June 1965, Oberlin Ohio   Growing up as a child in the 1980's, I saw movies and media that told me teachers were "other". They were boring, know it all people who didn't care about me or my well being. I was taught by teachers that were like this; but I was also privileged to be around teachers who actually cared about me, who looked after me, and who took the time and the energy to guide me in the right directions. They saw in me something and encouraged me to move forward. I bring those thoughts into my classroom daily. You need your kids. Your kids need you. I am constantly surprised by anyone who calls themselves an "educator" who easily casts our a child. Who uses their fear to predict the outcome of any child, no matter the age or their situation. Great stories start with conflict. And you and your students are in it together. In fact, YOU put obstacles in their path, that you expect them to overcome, in a small amount of time, sometimes on their own. You call it teaching. You PURPOSEFULLY present NEW information to them, which causes anxiety, panic, stress, and cognitive dissonance; a gaping chasm in their psychology. Then you FILL that chasm with understanding... your students work it out, get to a point of understanding... then you hit them AGAIN! Its kinda like you digging a hole for them, telling them they need to jump into the hole, then you jumping out of that hole, and showing them how they can get out... and once most of them are out of the hole... you do it AGAIN! If you are a great teacher; you are in the hole with them, working with them one on one, and getting as dirty as they are. Ineffective teachers; post "how to dig out of the hole" pictures on the board, and then complain when they aren't getting out fast enough. You need them. They need you. No matter what grade level they are in, these kids will eventually participate in our society. They will eventually pay taxes, work, have children... live life! If you aren't doing everything you can to make sure they are successful, you are only hurting YOURSELF! If you aren't brining your best everyday, or challenging yourself to be better today then you were yesterday... you are doing a disservice to the people around you, your loved ones, and your students.

Let me tell you a story about Matthew; Matthew is what you would probably imagine as a "trouble maker"; whatever that person is in your mind, he is that kid. Not only that, Matthew is smart. It has been my experience that for the most part, on average, most of my trouble makers are usually of high intelligence. These are kids rub many people the wrong way for a number of reasons. Most adults would rather not deal with these kids, so they get shuffled along. They are not challenged to be better; they are forced to conform. And for a highly intelligent kid like Matthew; this doesn't make sense.  Why should I have to "pretend" to like going to school, pretend to be interested in any of these subjects, when Matthew already has a plan for the rest of his life; a plan which doesn't involve school.  When other kids are seeing their education as a vehicle that will propel them to the life they hope to have, there are many kids like Matthew who for them, the educational system has been a burden that has been more interested in their hair style, their clothing choices, and shut the door on them when it wasn't their fault they were late.  This is the conversation I had with Matthew which lead to this one question; why should school matter to me, when I never mattered to anyone at school?   He's right.   School doesn't matter to many kids. It's not a valuable institution to them for a number of reasons. We could generalize these kids and go through the blame game; socioeconomic conditions, bad parenting, poverty, culture, drugs, gangs, cell phones, etc. We could also blame them directly; a generation of disrespect, lack of humility, lack of hard work and labor, unapologetic and spoiled rotten. But that doesn't remedy an important point in the argument that Matthew makes; why did he not matter to anyone at school? Why did this child spend 13 years in an educational system, and not once, not ONCE, did he feel he mattered to someone? One of the seven truths that you will learn when you take the Seal It With A Smile course is that the emotional reality of a person IS their reality. When you wake up in a good mood, that good mood lasts. When your in a bad mood, typically that bad mood will ALSO have staying power. If your in a positive feeling, you see opportunity. If you're in a negative feeling, the walls feel like they are falling down over you. And when your a kid; you lack the cognitive functioning and maturity and experience to understand what's going on. And when your a kid, not feeling loved or important or even thought of, has a huge impact. If adults have a hard time dealing with their own emotions, can you imagine how our kids must feel? OR the better question is; do you feel like they are YOUR kids? Everyone needs love. Everyone needs to feel loved. It is part of our development; we are wired to receive it and give it. We are wired to comprehend what that is, and we know when we are sometimes more aware of when we DON'T have it, than when we do. For that reason, Matthew is correct; why should he care when no one cared about him? That is his reality, after 13 years of being in the educational system. No one cared. School doesn't matter to Matthew. But he matters to me. And since we started this year, I have made it of high importance to me that he knows he matters to me. How do I do that? I listen to him. I do not judge him or his opinions or thoughts. I accept him exactly as he is. I follow all of the systems I created in the Seal It With A Smile course, and most important of all; I care enough to do this. The other day Matthew told me he was really trying hard this year; his last year of high school. He's felt more motivated than ever to not skip school, to not fall asleep in class, and to actually do his work. Why? Because he wants to join the military. He sees the benefits of serving and he sees himself being in the Marines for life. Everything about that life excites him,

Why I Need To Smile - Episode 017 It has occurred to me that I must explain my own personal WHY as to WHY it is important for ME to Seal It With A Smile. Its important because this was not the norm for me growing up. My father always carried a sullen angry face around... it was his default face. In fact, there are only a handful of times that I can remember when I saw him smile, or I heard him laugh. And when I come home, after a day of giving all of myself to my students and my classroom, needless to say I feel completely spent. I have a tendency of expecting warm hugs and smiles greeeting me at my door, but that is not the case. When it comes to a family; there’s usually a fire that needs to be out out, somewhere... And that fire usually occurs the second I walk into  the door... with my angry face

"Why Am I Learning This?" It’s an all too common question asked in the classroom. When will I ever use _____ BLANK? I’m not going to be a _____BLANK, why should I learn this? I’m not going to college, so I don’t need this. It is a teacher’s kryptonite to hear these words as it deflates your ambitions and drive. Some of the biggest rewards as a teacher is to watch them struggle and then understand a difficult concept! It is the goal of every teacher (hopefully) to be able to help them learn and grow as human beings. To be able to help my students understand the world and guide them as they form their unique perspective is a privilege. When you get excited about the topic, you hope that your students become just as excited. So when your students show a lack of interest, it makes you question yourself and creates self doubt on why exactly you are teaching what you are teaching. Do NOT get angry. Screaming, displays of anger or crying accomplishes nothing for my students and does even less for myself. As the adult in the room, it is important that I model the behavior I expect from my students. If you get angry, yell, scream, or act in any such ways, expect that same behavior from them. Set the bar high for yourself and your students; stay calm, cool, collected and in control of yourself Ask them why. It is very easy to dismiss this question and many others like this, because it might come off as disrespectful or even rude. We cannot forget that they are children; children who are learning about the world through their relationship with you. Building a functioning relationship with your students is key to their learning process, so do not take this question personally. Instead, this is an opportunity to ask them why the feel that way? What are their plans? What do they see themselves doing in the future? It is an opportunity for engagement, so engage! The BEST response is the following: "I am not in the business of teaching knowledge, we are building brains and I am helping you create different ways for you to see the world and to think. The more you learn, the more your brain grows. And the more you learn about different things, the better you will be at handling different types of situations in the future. I am helping you build a brain that will handle every type of situation possible.  So what kind of brain do you want to build today?" Emotional labor is one of the reasons that teaching is difficult. Yet at the same time, it can be the best part of teaching, because as your students grow, so does your fulfillment. The better you are at handling the emotional labor, the stronger your relationships with your students, the more success you will see in you classroom. AND... the more rewarding your teaching experience will be. And don't forget to... Seal It With A Smile :)