The Art of Living Proactively (Harnessing the Power of Your Choices): Joel Hawbaker

Joel Hawbaker

Sep 10, 2019

Joel Hawbaker is a teacher and public speaker and the skills he's learnt as a teacher have helped his speaking career and the skills he's learnt in his speaking have helped his teaching career.

Some of the topics discussed in this episode:

The rewarding feeling when a child gets a concept a teacher is explaining
What's the hardest part of school from the childs point of view?
Helping kids see the connection between what they're doing in school and how they'll use that when they leave school
How teachers can help give kids a better school experience
The difference it makes to schoolchildren when they know their teachers care about them
The importance of compassion from teachers
How to help kids that are being bullied
Helping kids whose parents are divorcing
The downsides of social media for schools
How technology has changed the classroom
How world history relates to athletes
An example of how the exam process helped a former student get a job
How Joel's teaching experience helped his public speaking
Changing the energy in the classroom to keep the kids engaged
How playing soccer/football teaches kids life lessons
When coaching kids in soccer it's not about the trophies
Why adopting the mindset to exceed expectations helps you be a better person