5 Things That Harm a Student’s Ability to Succeed

February 09, 2017

5 Things That Harm a Student’s Ability to Succeed

Episode #09: A 10-Minute Teacher Show Interview with Dr. Brad Johnson

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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We ask students to sit and expect them to learn? We want children to act like adults? These are just two of the five things that sometimes we educators are doing today to harm student learning. For Thought Leader Thursday on the 10-Minute Teacher Show, we’re uncovering the mistakes rampant in our education system today.

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In today’s show, Dr. Brad Johnson (@DrBradJohnson) talks about five things that harm a student’s ability to succeed. Brad teaches graduate-level leadership courses and other educational courses and is the author of six books.

In this episode, we cover the things we do to harm student learning. Topics include:

The disservice of a sedentary lifestyle
What happens to kids when we expect them to learn like adults
How “more math” for a student who struggles in math may not be the right thing (hint: they might just need more recess to learn more math)
The problem with student core strength and help and the impact in the classroom
The need to teach teamwork

I hope you enjoy this episode with Brad!

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Want to hear another Thought Leader Thursday episode? Last week, NASSP 2017 Digital Principal of the Year David Geurin discussed helping us teachers find our blind spots in the classroom.

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Dr. Brad Johnson http://www.twitter.com/drbradjohnson
Learning on Your Feet: Incorporating Physical Activity into the K-8 classroom http://amzn.to/2lnnyOr
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Full Bios

Dr. Brad Johnson

Dr. Johnson is a speaker in the fields of education and leadership. He is the author of six books including, From School Administrator to School Leader & Learning on Your Feet: Incorporating Physical Activity into the K-8 Classroom (Routledge) graduate-level leadership courses and other educational courses.

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