EP #74: Making Education Enjoyable with Dr. Christopher Brown
Learning should be fun. Sadly, it’s not always that way. It’s vitally important that classrooms are enjoyable for students. They have to believe that they can and will learn valuable lessons in the classroom.
Dr. Christopher Brown is an educator and author who’s mission is to make learning more fun. He has held various teaching positions and has experience with all the learning systems of all age levels. Our conversation was poignant to the impact-maker movement because we are all teachers and learners. There are many things we can gleen from others successful leaders and it is our duty to share them.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How the young mind is so powerful
Young people need to be more engaged in the learning process
Failure is not acceptable as it should be
How failure is necessary
How to acknowledge imperfections and use them for good
How to be confident enough to ask for help
How to create enjoyable learning environments for teachers and students
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“When kids are invested in something, they really are willing to expand and challenge themselves to move forward in the learning” – Dr. Christopher Brown
“Kids have to feel like they can accomplish something they’re being asked to do.” - Dr. Christoper Brown
“We have to recognize that kids want to learn and understand the world around them we just need to find out what their passions are and tap into them.” - Dr. Christopher Brown
“Learning is a lot of failure.” - Dr. Christopher Brown
“Failures are success hurdles.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Dr. Christopher Browns Website
Ready for Kindergarten? by Dr. Christopher Brown
Resisting the Kinder-Race by Dr. Christopher Brown
Rigorous DAP in the Early Years: From Theory to Practice by Dr. Christopher Brown
Atomic Habits by James Clear
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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