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Bryan Fiese's No Teacher Left Behind: Keeping Up with and Captivating "Generation Next" in the Classroom
The script has flipped. With such highly active, independent, inpatient, creative, intelligent and demanding minds filling today's classrooms, it is now the teachers who are, in a sense, at risk of being left in the academic dust. Gone are the days when teachers could educate and command respect by ruling with an iron fist. "Motivation via intimidation" no longer works. With Generation Next, we have reached the Age of Empowerment. These individuals seek coaches and mentors, not autocrats. Thus, educators who continue to cling tightly to traditional teaching tactics, theories and philosophies will fail.
157 pages, Perfect Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Bryan Fiese
2 books1 followerBryan Fiese, co-founder of Motivated Proformance Inc, is an educational expert with over 15 years of experience working with students, educators and administrators. Fiese says, "the dependence kids have on technology is causing a lack of interpersonal communication skills. Bryan offers insights to understand this generation and provides clear, effective methods to connect with and to motivate students."
His methods and strategies for working with Generation Y & Z have been adopted by schools around the U.S. Bryan has appeared on national television and radio broadcasts. Mr. Fiese has presented to a wide variety of audiences through conferences, workshops and training events. An author and motivator, his latest book is NO TEACHER LEFT BEHIND: Keeping Up With and Captivating "Generation Next" In the Classroom.
His methods and strategies for working with Generation Y & Z have been adopted by schools around the U.S. Bryan has appeared on national television and radio broadcasts. Mr. Fiese has presented to a wide variety of audiences through conferences, workshops and training events. An author and motivator, his latest book is NO TEACHER LEFT BEHIND: Keeping Up With and Captivating "Generation Next" In the Classroom.
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December 20, 2012
I want to rant.
REALLY really want to rant. Mostly on how we the parents (our children's first teachers) shirk the responsibility and give our kids up to daycare, preschool, kindergarten. We separate ourselves from our families, our husbands or wives, we prefer our jobs over time with our families.
Then we throw them into 1,2,3rd grade and expect them to excel without hardly ANY support system.
Oh not to mention - after taking away their support system, God FORBID they act like little children and wine, cry and act out. After which we try to "discipline" them like we used to be disciplined, however lacking ANY consistency in how we do it, and then they get out of hand so wild that we turn to medication for help.
So all this happens to our children THEN we train our adults to be teachers - and we don't give them enough training that is - then throw let's say 15-30 of these kids in their room and make them deal with it.
Ha....
Oh dude. is all that comes to my mind. I say any person that still is willing in this day and age to educate the masses - got my vote of "hero" of the day.
If they're (teachers) are lucky - all that aforementioned stuff - causes the kids to be slightly ignorant in ways of communication, but somehow they still 'want to learn' - instead of start smoking at 12, doing drugs and sex at 13 and trying to ditch school at 14.
Bryan gives his best shot at trying to uplift the teacher and explain to him (or her) that yes - you're not alone in this. Yes, we get it. And yes - there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
There are several ideas injected into the book, NLP, using positive reinforcement and constant reminder, Communicate, learn all you can about your student, give them something to look forward to, make them feel that you're there for them, and that you can teach them...
Generalizations are given, but I feel they should be taken as cues - as in, load of children in class are from broken homes, most of them grew up on Blue's Clues instead of playing with toys with their mom at home and reading books, a ton of them were essentially raised at day care...
But one of the more important things Bryan keeps reminding the teacher is to strive to be a better teacher for one's own personal sake of becoming a better person.
Being a child's teacher is more than important, it's vital to their success in life. And despite statements like teach them to follow their dreams it's really more about giving them tools to solve problems in all fields and broadening their horizons, pushing their limits of understanding.
Give them the right tools and they will follow their own dreams, teach a man how to fish - and you'll feed him for life.
It's a hard job, one I signed up for when I had two sons. Teaching at school is incredibly difficult, and I don't envy people trying to do it.
I just pray that they will succeed and stay super motivated through years - it's difficult at best.
REALLY really want to rant. Mostly on how we the parents (our children's first teachers) shirk the responsibility and give our kids up to daycare, preschool, kindergarten. We separate ourselves from our families, our husbands or wives, we prefer our jobs over time with our families.
Then we throw them into 1,2,3rd grade and expect them to excel without hardly ANY support system.
Oh not to mention - after taking away their support system, God FORBID they act like little children and wine, cry and act out. After which we try to "discipline" them like we used to be disciplined, however lacking ANY consistency in how we do it, and then they get out of hand so wild that we turn to medication for help.
So all this happens to our children THEN we train our adults to be teachers - and we don't give them enough training that is - then throw let's say 15-30 of these kids in their room and make them deal with it.
Ha....
Oh dude. is all that comes to my mind. I say any person that still is willing in this day and age to educate the masses - got my vote of "hero" of the day.
If they're (teachers) are lucky - all that aforementioned stuff - causes the kids to be slightly ignorant in ways of communication, but somehow they still 'want to learn' - instead of start smoking at 12, doing drugs and sex at 13 and trying to ditch school at 14.
Bryan gives his best shot at trying to uplift the teacher and explain to him (or her) that yes - you're not alone in this. Yes, we get it. And yes - there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
There are several ideas injected into the book, NLP, using positive reinforcement and constant reminder, Communicate, learn all you can about your student, give them something to look forward to, make them feel that you're there for them, and that you can teach them...
Generalizations are given, but I feel they should be taken as cues - as in, load of children in class are from broken homes, most of them grew up on Blue's Clues instead of playing with toys with their mom at home and reading books, a ton of them were essentially raised at day care...
But one of the more important things Bryan keeps reminding the teacher is to strive to be a better teacher for one's own personal sake of becoming a better person.
Being a child's teacher is more than important, it's vital to their success in life. And despite statements like teach them to follow their dreams it's really more about giving them tools to solve problems in all fields and broadening their horizons, pushing their limits of understanding.
Give them the right tools and they will follow their own dreams, teach a man how to fish - and you'll feed him for life.
It's a hard job, one I signed up for when I had two sons. Teaching at school is incredibly difficult, and I don't envy people trying to do it.
I just pray that they will succeed and stay super motivated through years - it's difficult at best.
November 7, 2012
The writer, Bryan Fiese, makes a simple yet powerful point - kids today, the so called 'Generation Next' require a different approach from the educational standpoint.
The young minds of today are being shaped by technology like no generation before. Today, practically every teenager owns a cell phone, computer, a game console, uses Internet heavily for informational and entertainment purposes and stays in almost constant contact with his or her friends. The way these minds process and absorb information and acquire new skills is different and in some cases incredible. No wonder that many teachers have difficulty understanding or relating to these bright young minds with lots of passion who, sometimes, have short attention span and are self-absorbed.
Author provides a brief description of the main generations still prevalent in our society, such as the Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation Y, etc and does a good job explaining how educational theory and practice had to change and adapt with time to accommodate different sensibilities of every new generation. The way teachers taught Generation Y was different from a rather more rigid approach that was prevalent just 20-30 years before that.
Bryan Fiese argues that we need to tailor our teaching practices even more to accommodate the unique characteristics of Generation Next. Teachers need to be more of the mentors and counselors to their students, lead by example or, how the author put it, 'pull students to the next level, instead of pushing them there', customize learning to each individual student, find new ways to motivate and support them.
This book is an important addition to any teacher's library.
The young minds of today are being shaped by technology like no generation before. Today, practically every teenager owns a cell phone, computer, a game console, uses Internet heavily for informational and entertainment purposes and stays in almost constant contact with his or her friends. The way these minds process and absorb information and acquire new skills is different and in some cases incredible. No wonder that many teachers have difficulty understanding or relating to these bright young minds with lots of passion who, sometimes, have short attention span and are self-absorbed.
Author provides a brief description of the main generations still prevalent in our society, such as the Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation Y, etc and does a good job explaining how educational theory and practice had to change and adapt with time to accommodate different sensibilities of every new generation. The way teachers taught Generation Y was different from a rather more rigid approach that was prevalent just 20-30 years before that.
Bryan Fiese argues that we need to tailor our teaching practices even more to accommodate the unique characteristics of Generation Next. Teachers need to be more of the mentors and counselors to their students, lead by example or, how the author put it, 'pull students to the next level, instead of pushing them there', customize learning to each individual student, find new ways to motivate and support them.
This book is an important addition to any teacher's library.
December 21, 2012
I don't think there's a job out there that requires continuing education more than teaching. I don't like to wait until summer break to catch up... but with afterschool programs and grading papers, there just isn't a whole lot of time during the school year. Enter "No Teacher Left Behind", a book to make sure we stay on pace with our students. This book was great and full of real techniques that EVERY teacher can use. I'm recommending it to all my colleagues -- from K through 12!
August 4, 2011
I think every educator should read this. It definitely will motivate you to be a better teacher and really hope to touch today's kids known as Generation Next in this book. I really enjoyed it and he's a great speaker too.
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