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All Blog Posts Tagged 'success' (6)

John Wooden's Corner

John Wooden - the man, his accomplishments, his life, and his legacy - is a gift to teachers trying to help students reach their full potential. By bringing John Wooden into the classroom teachers will have an amazing opportunity to give students glimpses into the type of character and virtues that need to be present in their lives. For that matter, students can explore John Wooden on their own.

This blog post is an attempt to compile all the great John Wooden resources into…
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Added by Scott Habeeb on August 22, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

A Hero Has Died, Let's Learn From His Life - John Wooden

What an amazing man. What an amazing life. What an amazing example to our young people.


John Wooden, the legendary Wizard of Westwood, died today, June 4, 2010. He was born in 1910, and in his 99 years on earth he found his purpose, lived it to the fullest, and left a lasting mark on the world.


John Wooden is someone your students need to know. I would encourage…
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Added by Scott Habeeb on June 4, 2010 at 11:11pm — 2 Comments

Does your brain lie to you? (6 lessons for students)

Recently I had the opportunity to spend 45 minutes addressing the 10th and 11th grade students at Estill County High School in Irvine, Kentucky. The topic of my address was Does Your Brain Lie to You (and do you believe it)? I thought that some of the ideas from that address might be ideas that teachers could share in their classrooms with students of all ages. While I did this in one day, I would recommend addressing each of the…

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Added by Scott Habeeb on May 16, 2010 at 10:30pm — 6 Comments

Students can learn from THE HOLE

Many of our students have not seen real-life examples of success, of hard work, of overcoming problems, and of properly dealing with…
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Added by Scott Habeeb on March 10, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Success Prep Conferences - guiding freshmen into the future

"If only someone had told me that when I was a freshman!"



What a sad statement to hear coming from a high school senior. High school is all about choices. As educators we must take every opportunity to help students and parents make better informed choices early on in their high school careers.



I would like to a recommend a model for doing this called Success Prep Conferences. Many schools – including Salem High School… Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on February 24, 2010 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Recommended Books for Teachers

Here are some great books to consider reading and/or sharing with your students.
Over the years I have been amazed by the number of educators who don't read books related to our field. We recognize the importance of our students reading but then overlook how important it is for us. Perhaps part of the reason is that many books on educational topics are pretty dry. Also, many such books are written by "the experts" and seem to have little real-world application. Well here are…
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Added by Scott Habeeb on February 15, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

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