Dan Pink Archives - THOM GIBSON

03 Oct 2019

Student Motivation | Best Business Books To Influence Your Teaching

This is the first of a 3-part series called the 'Best Business Books To Influence Your Teaching.' The first book of the series is Drive by Dan Pink and we explore how to use the principles of motivation in the classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buIBiCoV_GY&feature=youtu.be DIVE DEEPER Dan Pink TED talk on motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc Project Week at our school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5yOe-zio1M See how I created and manage my classroom economy

An Educator’s Perspective on ‘To Sell Is Human’

I took the Myers-Briggs personality test in college (or at least a free online version so who knows how reliable the results really were) and I got ENFJ. I read that this personality type is pretty good at getting others to do what they want (for better or for worse). Naturally, moving people has always been something I’ve been very interested in; how to get people to understand an adopt your perspective. As an educator, I’m always trying to sell the students on the idea of working hard, being respectful, helping each other, and taking charge of their own learning. I…

Diminishing Your Creativity By Reading Too Much?

I've never been much of a reader. I never even wanted to read the GOOD books in high school; I got CliffsNotes for Lord of the Flies. The book was only like 80 pages and the plot even intrigued me, but I just couldn't bring myself to sit and read. Around the time I started college, I began to explore my faith in Christianity further. In addition to the books of the Bible, I actually began to read books on different faith-related topics and would write a written reflection on some of the things I was learning. Unlike reading, journaling…