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2018 Baum Teaching Workshop
John A. White
August 16, 2018
55-Year Love Affair Revelations
My 55-Year Love Affair
Miles Law
“Where you stand depends
on where you sit.”
– Rufus E. Miles, Jr.
https://www.leadershipnow.com
“What is past is prologue.”
The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1
My Teaching Journey
Family
Tennessee Eastman Company
Trout Fishing
From June 26, 1963, Fred Worley stands
guard behind President John F. Kennedy
My Teaching Journey
Family
Tennessee Eastman Company
Virginia Tech (3.25 years)
Ohio State (3.25 years)
Virginia Tech (5 years)
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
My Teaching Journey
Family
Tennessee Eastman Company
Virginia Tech (3.25 years)
Ohio State (3.25 years)
Virginia Tech (5 years)
Georgia Tech (22.5 years*)
1988 – 1991
*
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
“What is it about the word
No! you don’t understand?”
My Teaching Journey
Family
Tennessee Eastman Company
Virginia Tech (3.25 years)
Ohio State (3.25 years)
Virginia Tech (5 years)
Georgia Tech (22.5 years)
Arkansas (21 years)
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Attitude
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
“Which is worse, ignorance
or indifference?”
“Attitude is a little
thing that makes a
big difference.”
– Winston Churchill
https://www.brainyquote.com
“You can often change
your circumstances by
changing your attitude.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.quoteambition.com
Attitude
Aspiration
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
“If you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost; that is
where they should be. Now put the
foundations under them.”
– Henry David Thoreau, Walden
https://www.goodreads.com
“The future belongs to those
who believe in the beauty of
their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.notable-quotes.com
My favorite ...
I have high expectations for them and I let them
know I believe they can achieve greatness.
I want my
students to
aim higher!
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
https://quoteinvestigator.com
“Eighty percent of
success is showing up.”
– Woody Allen
“Little things mean a lot!”
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
“By failing to prepare, you
are preparing to fail.”
– Benjamin Franklin
https://www.brainyquote.com
“The difference between
successful people and really
successful people is that
really successful people say
no to almost everything.”
– Warren Buffett
https://www.goodreads.com
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
“You can only be the second
best somebody else.”
– George M. C. Fisher
Shared with me by Christopher B. Lofgren, President and CEO,
Schneider National
“Since everybody is an
individual, nobody can
be you. You are unique.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.quoteambition.com
“Learn from the mistakes
of others. You can’t live
long enough to make
them all yourself.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
https://www.goodreads.com
“I am often pleased,
but never satisfied.”
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
“Nobody cares how much
you know until they know
how much you care.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org
“Life likes to be taken by
the lapel and told, ‘I'm
with you kid. Let's go!’”
― Maya Angelou
https://www.goodreads.com
Dr. L. Frank Baum’s
Affirmation Challenge
https://unshavedmouse.com
Lewis Carroll’s
Affirmation Challenge
http://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/english/rbss/alice/Alice_1c.shtml
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
“‘Well,’ said Pooh, ‘what I like best,’ and
then he had to stop and think. Because
although Eating Honey was a very good
thing to do, there was a moment just before
you began to eat it which was better than
when you were, but he didn't know what it
was called.”
– A. A. Milne
https://www.goodreads.com
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
Awareness
EQ versus IQ
To truly understand others, first, you must understand yourself.
“The average person suffers from
three delusions: (1) that he is a good
driver, (2) that he has a good sense
of humor, and (3) that he is a good
listener.”
– Steven B. Sample
p. 21, The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership, Jossey-Bass, 2002
“He who smiles rather than
rages is always the stronger.”
– Japanese Proverb
https://theysaidso.com/quotes/author/japanese-proverb/
46
“People act in accordance
with the truth; not as it is,
but as they perceive it to
be.”
– Lou Tice
Shared with me by Christopher B. Lofgren, President and CEO,
Schneider National
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
Awareness
Attentiveness
“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.”– Ken Blanchard
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
Adaptable
Awareness
Attentiveness
“Adaptability is being able
to adjust to any situation
at any given time.”
– John Wooden
https://awakenthegreatnesswithin.com
“To improve is to change, so to
be perfect is to change often.”
– Winston Churchill
http://www.bbcamerica.com
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
Adaptable
Appreciation
Awareness
Attentiveness
“Have an attitude of gratitude.”
– J. Frank Broyles
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Anticipation
Adaptable
Appreciation
Ability
Awareness
Attentiveness
“The world cares very little about
what a man or woman knows; it is
what a man or woman is able to do
that counts.”
– Booker T. Washington
https://www.ranker.com
“Whether you think you
can or whether you think
you can't, you're right!”
– Henry Ford
https://www.ranker.com
“They are able because
they think they are able.”
– Virgil
https://www.ranker.com
“Ability may get you to the
top, but it takes character
to keep you there.”
– John Wooden
https://www.ranker.com
Attitude
Aspiration
Availability
Allocation
Ambition
Affirmation
Dozen Keys to "A"s in Teaching
Anticipation
Adaptable
Appreciation
Ability
Awareness
Attentiveness
In Closing,
“Fortune is the arbiter of one-half of our actions, but she still leaves us to direct the other half, or
perhaps a little less.” — Machiavelli, The Prince
What If …
Buck Newsome and Herb Manning
had decided to cancel their fishing
trip on February 23, 1963?
I had gone to Purdue, instead of
Georgia Tech?
I had not listened to Mary Lib’s
advice in January of 1997?
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who contributed to my 55-Year
Love Affair