Only Relate! The best teachers understand that relationships are at the heart of learning. Join international educator Nat Damon and guests as they discuss the importance of trust-based human connection both in the classroom and the world our students are growing into.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Over the past 25 years, Matthew Arnold has been an educational technologist at schools in Chicago and Los Angeles. During that time, he has journeyed from a classroom technology evangelist to one of its greatest skeptics. His story is fascinating, and his wisdom benefits us all.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
A former cover model goes on a road trip and receives the call to teach on the Pacific Coast Highway, under a full moon. You can’t make that stuff up! 25 years since, Chip Williams has found himself in classrooms from Los Angeles to Turkey, observing the importance of teaching to the spirit in all kids everywhere.
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
“Every child has a talent. They may not be athletic. They may not be musical. It might be an emotional kind of talent. For many, you need to dig deeper. The harder you dig, and the more you find that special talent, the more a child will begin to know that you really, really like and know them.“
They say if you can build trust with a 5 year old, you can build trust with anyone. 45-year kindergarten/1st grade teacher Judy Mansfield gives truth to this. Listen and learn as she shares her wisdom, candor and insights in her uniquely humorous and loving way. I guarantee you will wish you had Judy as your teacher!
TRANSCRIPT
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Eric and Nat talk about the importance of connection in the classroom and the key role identity plays in it. Join us as Eric shares his story of being a male elementary school teacher, and the importance of being authentic as the only adult in the room.Enjoy what you heard? Please spread the word to your network.
Interested in being a guest or referring someone who would make a fantastic guest on the topic of relationships in the classroom or workplace? Submit the name and a brief summary of the referral to: nat@reachacademics.com
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REACH. TEACH. TALK.
We live in a world of limitless opportunities for connection, yet we are lacking in authentic human relationships. This podcast is aimed at teachers, yet applicable to parents, students, and anyone seeking answers to the following questions:
How do we ensure that we are truly reaching others? How does our relationship with ourselves impact our relationships with our friends, colleagues, and family? What can we learn from the school classroom as we engage in the “classroom of life”?
Join 25-year International Educator Nat Damon in conversations about what it means to truly relate to other human beings. Through mindfulness. Through kindness and compassion. Through building bridges of trust. Through using our words with intention. Through navigating change, which is truly the only constant in life.
Guests include educators, school reformers, advocates of education, spiritual leaders, business leaders and coaches, and others who all share an appreciation for the relationships in their personal and professional lives.
Reach. Teach. Talk. with Nat Damon promises to inspire through authentic conversation and engage the listener through insightful discussion designed to make you feel as if you are part of an exchange between friends. Stories form the basis of each episode, and helpful life lessons are the result.
Whether you are a teacher, a student, or just someone seeking deeper meaning in your day-to-day interactions with others, this podcast is for you.