008#- In this episode of Z-Rated Success, Nick is joined by the most insightful educator he knows, Steve Perry.
Dr. Steve Perry is America’s Educator. He is the educator Oprah Winfrey, Sean “P-Diddy” Combs, Bishop TD Jakes, and Steve Harvey call on to offer insight to parents and children. His powerful voice is respected and has been featured on MSNBC, Fox, CNN, and Oprah Winfrey show, to name a few.
Dr. Steve shares his inspirational story of growing up in poverty to making his way up as a top educator in the nation. They discuss the unpopular perspective of being an educator And how a teacher can make a sizable impact on students’ life.
Steve shares some tried and true strategies for educators to standout.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
● What it takes a be a great teacher
● How to maintain work-life balance
● Traits of a good teacher
● How to effectively impact students life
● Why it’s important to spend less time complaining, more time enjoying
● Setting up learning sequences that can help children
Key Moments:
[1:38] Steve’s journey of coming from a humble beginning
[3:28] Teachers that impacted his life
[8:06] Top qualities of a good educator
[10:50] What makes a great teacher
[13:45] “The only way to make up time is to make time.” – Work-Life Balance defined
[18:05] How to help below grade level students how do we get these kids
[21:00] What a teacher can achieve in his capacity without administration support
[22:45] Best piece of advice for educators to be a standout success
Quotes:
“Educators’ expectations in the student make a tremendous difference in what they do and how they perform in school.”
“How about allying your life to your work, and it doesn’t ever feel like you’re working.”
“If you have to consistently explain to the people around you what you do with your time, you’re around wrong people.”
“Those individuals who have the highest expectations, coupled with the highest accord, are the ones who get most out of our children.”
“If you have children, you don’t consider lying next to them when they are afraid because they have a fever. You don’t know what to do; you just have to comfort them. You go the extra mile”.
“So much of the conversation around Education is about how the teachers are overworked and underpaid. If you want to make, money go do something different. It’s what you signed up for.”
“A great teacher has to come in understanding that she or he doesn’t know everything. So approach children in that way. They also have a sense of confidence and excitement they bring to. Great teachers are great coaches”.
“Anytime teachers start telling me how they are going above and beyond – I start to question whether they are going to be great.”
“I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to spend an entire day doing what I love, why would I complain about that, who does that. Spend less time complaining, more time enjoying.”
“We’re on the right side of the dirt right now; we’re going to spend the rest of eternity on the other side. All of us are grains of sand on a very large beach. We’re stars of the infinite sky. Don’t get so caught up on yourself. This is an awesome opportunity.”
“You work your way up to the upper grades, and what you find is inevitably it boils down to the quality of instruction. it’s that person’s ability to take information that’s in their head, or
