“Learn How To Make A Difference In The Lives Of Your Students And Inspire Them To Do Their Best For The Rest Of Their Lives With Teacher Tested Techniques You Can Use Immediately In Your Classroom — Guaranteed!”

Dear Fellow Teacher,

I know exactly what you’re going through...

• You love to learn.
• You love to teach.
• You love children.
• You want to make a difference in the lives of young people-your students.
• You want them to love learning, to become life-long learners, to enjoy school and make a difference in society.

Remember when you graduated from teachers’ college…

You had all that energy, enthusiasm and expertise to make a difference, especially with disadvantaged students who struggle to get through each and every day? You looked forward to teaching any and all students in your class. You spent an incredible amount of time getting your classroom set up during the summer.

It was a warm, welcoming and wonderful classroom—one of the best classrooms in the entire school. You were nervous that first day, not knowing what to expect. Then you met your students. They sat in their desks, alert, attentive and anxious to be taught by you. The first day was an exhausting but an exhilarating, exciting experience. You couldn’t wait to get back to school and teach them some more.

Then, it happened…

It may have been in the first week, or in the first month or in the first term, but it happened.

Your students aren’t attentive any more. They’re off task. They’re defiant. The hours and hours you’ve spent on those picture perfect lesson plans seem to go out the window. Your students are becoming more and more defiant. You get more and more frustrated with them, lose your cool more often and go home empty, exhausted and emotionally upset.

In spite of all these problems and challenges, you’re still passionate about teaching. You still love to learn. You still love to teach. You still love children.

But, you’re running on empty, especially with those students who defy you more and more often, who seem to have taken over your class, who don’t seem to care anymore. You don’t know what to do. You don’t want to confess to other teachers that you’re experiencing problems with your class. That would be a sign of weakness. You don’t want to confess to your principal that you’re experiencing problems. That might mean not getting rehired or worse—that you weren’t meant to be a teacher.

You don’t want to talk to any parents, because word would quickly get out that you can’t control your class, that you’re an ineffective, incapable and worse, an incompetent teacher. The school year has barely started and you’re already counting the days, hours and minutes to the end of the term.

You keep hoping each day will be better, but instead it gets worse. You start thinking about getting out of teaching, quitting and changing careers. You’re fed up, frustrated and fearful. You want the joy, the respect and the fulfillment from a rewarding teaching career, but now, you just don’t know what to do.

How do I know all this?

To put it very simply, I know exactly what you’re going through in a very personal way because I’ve been there myself. In fact, I’m still there. Teaching is tough, time-consuming and a trial by fire. No one really understands what it’s like to teach all by yourself, all alone, isolated from adults in front of a group of disinterested, disruptive and defiant students, than another teacher.

And when you subscribe to my E-zine, How To Make A Difference today, you will receive a free e-book entitled Teaching Is… This eBook reveals teaching at its profoundly personal level. ($19.97 value)

“Unlike most noted experts in the field of education…
” I’m still a full time classroom teacher just like you.

For 23 years, I’ve been teaching in the trenches, on the front lines, in the firing zone. I’m in the class with my students, day in and day out, just like you. I go through a roller coaster of emotions with them every day, the highs and lows, the failures and successes, the joys and disappointments of daily teaching.

And just like you, I thought that my students would automatically love to learn, love the subjects that I taught and hunger for more knowledge as much as I do. Boy, was I wrong!

Teachers’ College never gave me the effective teaching techniques needed to deal with the 30+ students crowded into classes, students with ADD, ADHD, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome, oppositional behaviour, fetal alcohol syndrome, students 3 or more years below grade level in reading and math, bullies, abused students, temper tantrums, aggressive behaviour.

You know exactly what I’m talking about: the classes from hell!

Then there are the parents who question your teaching, think that their child can do no wrong, and bypass your authority by going directly to the principal with complaints against you.

And if that weren’t enough, there’s the public who think all you do is play games and baby-sit, resent all your vacation days, time off, professional development days and tell you in no uncertain terms how they feel about it, have no idea how to teach, but go to great lengths telling you how to teach.

And there’s still more. There’s the paper work, the extra-curricular activities, keeping up with the latest technology and doing all this on a limited or no budget, no resources, and no time.

Do you sometimes feel like you’re the proverbial punching bag for the teaching profession?

Do you have days when nothing seems to go right, where the kids are getting you down, when you’re not getting any respect for the many hours you put in trying to cope with all your special education students, your overcrowded class, your lack of resources, your lack of time?

Do you find yourself so frustrated teaching your class that you literally grind your teeth, bite your tongue and pull your hair in frustration? Are you going home emotionally exhausted, dissatisfied and overwhelmed?

I’ll let you in on a little known secret — every teacher has been there. Teacher burnout, teacher dissatisfaction, teacher turnover have never been higher than it is today. But teachers are needed now more than ever, due to the breakup of the family, the declining influence of religion and society. The school is the last place left where students have to attend.

And when you subscribe to my E-zine, How To Make A Difference today, you will receive a free e-book entitled Teaching Is… This eBook reveals teaching at its profoundly personal level. ($19.97 value)

Teachers are the difference in the lives of students. You are that difference. You have the power to inspire that child. All that you are missing are the techniques that come from experience, that make a difference. You need a coach, a mentor, a fellow teacher who’s been there. You need my 23 years of teaching experience to save you all those years of trying to reinvent the wheel, making mistakes and not knowing what to do. I’ve seen a lot, experienced a lot and succeeded a lot.

3 Reasons To Believe What I Say

If you’re like me, as a classroom teacher it’s tough to toot your own horn and talk about your accomplishments! I find it hard to do, but over my 23 years of teaching, I’ve made a difference in the lives of thousands of students K-University, parents and teachers through my teaching in the classroom, online courses, workshops, speeches, articles, columns and newsletters.

I am a successful author, having two of my books published as bestsellers. The foreword to my second book The Busy Educator’s Guide To The World Wide Web 2ND Edition was written by Harry K. Wong, who with his wife Rosemary, are the authors of The First Days of School, which has sold over 2 million copies. Harry and Rosemary have given me a credit in their latest book as an acknowledged expert.

They even put a photo of me and my children on their front cover and had this to say about me: “You are making a difference in the lives of students and in the world!

My book was used by the following higher educational institutions to teach courses and as a resource for students and faculty:

• Bay Mills Community
  College Brimley, Michigan
  
  
• County Office of Education Internet Institute
  Silicon Valley and Bay Area,California
  
  
• Goucher Teacher Institute
  Baltimore, Maryland
  
  
• Lesley University
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  
  
• Mulgrave Professional Development Centre
  Nova Scotia, Canada
  
  
• UCLA Office of Instructional Development (OID)
  Los Angeles, California
  
  
• University At Albany, State University of New York
  Albany, New York
  
  
• University of British Columbia
  Vancouver, Canada
  
  
• University of Louisville College of Education
  Louisville, Kentucky
  
  
• University of Texas at El Paso
  El Paso, Texas
  
  
• Western Maryland College
  Westminster, Maryland
  

In addition, my book is also currently used by thousands of elementary and high school teachers, students and parents, and used by school districts, departments of education and libraries worldwide. I also wrote an eBook entitled"How To Make A Difference: Inspiring Students To Do Their Best." Here are some customer testimonials and reviews:

I also wrote an eBook entitled"How To Make A Difference: Inspiring Students To Do Their Best." Here are some customer testimonials and reviews:

 

Customer Review "How To Make A Difference: Inspiring Students To Do Their Best" "How to make a Difference: Inspiring Students to Do their Best" saved my mind. I was at the point in my teaching career where I was having self-doubt whether I was making a difference in my students. Reading the book and using some of the useful suggestions reinforced my decision to become a teacher. Thank you. Marian Wood

 

Customer Review "How To Make A Difference: Inspiring Students To Do Their Best" This eBook is a powerful tool for all teachers but I found it especially pertinent as a beginning teacher for year 7 at Murray's Bay Intermediate in Auckland, New Zealand. The ideas contained within it are both practical and easy to apply, as well as a springboard for my own thoughts. The positive management focus, with such incentives as the "I did it" and "gotchas", have worked so well that I have had rave reviews from parents after only three weeks of term. Thank you for getting my career off to a fantastic start! Stephen Kendall-Jones

 

 

I only tell you the following for one reason. For my work in the classroom, I was acknowledged with the following awards:

• The Roberta Bondar (first Canadian female astronaut) Award for Science and Technology.
• The NORTEL National Institute Award for Excellence in Teaching.
• Selected to participate in 3 NORTEL Summer Teacher Institutes.
• The Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology.
• The Roy C. Hill Award for Educational Innovation.
• A Certificate of Merit from TVO (Canadian equivalent to PBS)

There is a purpose to what I am doing. I don’t say this to “toot my own horn” but just to show you that I know what I’m talking about. I have a proven track record to help you because I know how important it is to have a recognized noted expert still in the field.

In 1998, I created a free monthly educational newsletter The Busy Educator’s Newsletter to help thousands of teachers worldwide save hours of their valuable time to enrich their learning and the learning of their students through the use of the Internet.

How Will You Benefit From My Information?

You will learn quick and easy ways to build responsibility in your students and after you’ve taught them this technique, they’ll ask for more. How to unstuck your class when you’re in a rut. A simple but overlooked strategy to prevent teacher burnout.

The best part is that any teacher can learn these techniques in seconds.

Marjan and I taught together in a brand new school servicing students from a lower economic background, with diverse cultural and behavioral experiences. Although Marjan described his class that year as “the most challenging in his career” it only made him more determined to get the best out of his students. I found Marjan to be a very patient, flexible, energetic, enthusiastic and compassionate teacher. He genuinely wants students to achieve success socially, emotionally and academically. He’s a firm believer that in order to effectively match teaching strategies and resources with students’ needs, a teacher must first get to know a student and build up rapport with that student. He spends a lot of time getting to know a student’s background, habits, attitude and learning styles before deciding on specific interventions. One of his favorite approaches in getting the best out of students is through the goal setting process. Consequently, his methods have greatly helped students modify their behavior, achieve greater self-confidence and much success. He is one teacher who “walks his talk”. He taught students how to type, word process, publish, video present, write and speak in public. His students also saw him working on the computer, writing columns, articles, books, being videotaped by reporters and giving public speaking presentations to parents, teachers and librarians. Through Marjan’s belief in authentic learning, he brought the world to his students. There were visits from major television networks, magazine and newspaper chains to his classroom to interview him and his students as they published their Internet newspaper, took part in on line Internet projects, and communicated with the world through e-mail. Guests from Japan who came to the school, were a major event organized by Marjan. The students in every grade prepared by learning greetings and simple phrases in Japanese, as these visitors made real world connections come to life for our students and staff. He blazed the trail for others to follow in our district in the use of the Internet and school wide computer training. His methods to promote literacy and communication skills to underachieving students produced excellent results. As a direct result of Marjan’s risk taking and encouraging others to take chances, he inspired me to learn more about computer technology and publish my own work and ideas. Now, I am the proud author of over 40 books. If he can inspire me to do my best, he’ll get the best out of you and your students. Renee Watson Literacy Specialist/Author Scott Street School St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

And for signing up for my E-zine, How To Make A Difference, you will receive timely action oriented articles by noted experts to help you as well as these 3 key benefits:

• You will learn how to take control of your class in seconds with this simple technique.
• How to keep students focused on task all day.
• Never lose classroom supplies with this quick tip.

 

And when you subscribe to my E-zine, How To Make A Difference today, you will receive a free e-book entitled Teaching Is… This eBook reveals teaching at its profoundly personal level. ($19.97 value)

Sincerely,

P.S. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. It’s time to unleash your personal power of teaching to making a difference in your life and the lives of your students!

P.P.S. How do you put a price on a successful, enjoyable and productive teaching career? Take charge of your own personal and professional development now!