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Art is the ultimate motivator. Think of that song, that book, that film, that painting, that poem etc. that stimulated your senses, aroused your passions, shoved you out the door with the force of 7 Samurai. This is the podcast where we take a swig of tonic from the limitless depths of pop and literary fiction, visual art, movies, music, poetry and more. Sometimes I monologue, sometimes I ramble, sometimes I dialogue sometimes we gambol. It's all good stuff - chug it back.
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“I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!” He said it! There was no way in hell he was going to lay his 2.5 metre tall body into a Perspex coffin on what the hosts were calling “The Wheel of Death”. I was participating as a stand-in (basically someone who does the “dummy run”) for celebrities on the popular UK version of the reality show “I’m A Celebri…
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The Incredible Importance of Introspection Sometimes motivation starts with insight. Every year millions of self-help books are sold. Add to that courses, apps, programs and more and it’s a multibillion dollar industry. Here’s the thing, the answers you are looking for, can almost always be found within. Often when we go seeking external help from …
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MOTIVATION PART 1 The Self-determination Theory For my first episode on this series I thought I’d start with the theory which, I can say I have had deep experience with for better or worse. It is the self-determination theory. 28th US President Woodrow Wilson said 'Self determination' is not a mere phrase; it is an imperative principle of action." …
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What we are talking about today is an essential element of freedom – which is the ability to make choices. Unfortunately many of us self-inhibit and wrap ourselves up in chains by not using that ability well. So what I’ve got today is 6 tips to help you, and myself for that matter, get stronger at making choices. I was cleaning up and culling my du…
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The Games Students Play Part 1: The Benefits Game: from Old English gamenian "to play, jest, joke." We often assign the idea of incorporating play into an educational setting as something reserved for little kids but line up 100 adult students and ask the question “who would like to bring game play into our classroom settings?” and I guarantee that…
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FREE YOUR MIND AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW Let’s talk today about open-mindedness and its sexy relationship with education. Notable researchers Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman explained open-mindedness as “the willingness to search actively for evidence against one's favoured beliefs, plans, or goals, and to weigh such evidence fairly”. Malco…
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Beast Mode Study 4: Weapons of Mass Distraction Long, sleepless nights with mounting cans of empty Monster Energy, toothpicks strategically placed to keep the eyelids open, a blanket embracing your torso as the young morning brings a chill to the air. The cliché imagery from every university comedy montage is cliché because it’s common. Many imagin…
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INTERLEAVING Interleaving is the art of moving from one topic to another in a set block of study time. The word broken down describes inserting additional pages (or leaves,) into a book. While it may seem counterintuitive to move away from one subject while you’re in the thick of it, it’s less about moving away from a subject and more about connect…
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DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES Surely that’s an oxymoron. Surely only a deoxygenated moron would desire difficulties. Life is about finding the easy routes right? Tell me the right route requires relatively relaxing rambling. Desirable difficulties? Damn Daniel! Surely it’s a joke. Let’s break this down to its foundations. Desirable: wished for as being an…
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Beast Mode Study Just as study is a way to remember topics, concepts, lessons the art of effective study, study itself, is also something that can be learned. And just as every new challenge has a learning curve, which is sometimes excruciating, so does learning how to study have its own exhausting trials. Once you get it though, – once it all clic…
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EDUCATORS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Hey! Thank you for being with me today. I’m going to get a little personal here. A little real; and reveal my childhood crush. She came on to the music and cultural scene like a kaleidoscopic whirlwind with a vibrant and effervescent attitude in fashion and song. Her name was (still is actually,) Cyndi Lauper. Icon of …
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YOU’RE THE VOICE CAN THEY UNDERSTAND IT? You don’t have to make it loud but it must be clear! If when it comes to public speaking you need a little help, you feel the pressure down, you’ve got to have a little faith because learning to publicly speak – that’s freedom! Okay – no more John Farnham puns – non Farnsey fans will be like “what the hell i…
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SUPERCHARGE YOUR LEARNING ABILITY IN 3 STEPS Okay – where were we? Where are you? Where am I? Who knows? I guess it depends on whether you’ve taken the blue or red pill today. What I know is that there is no great secret to life despite plenty of argument and round-a-bout musing. It’s pretty obvious, I think. We are here to progress, and we do that…
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That’s Edutainment Baby! It’s not a neologism, a new word, though it is a portmanteau and though it’s not used much outside of the education industry – not enough that you won’t find argument around a scrabble game – trust me – I’ve had the argument - If you type it into Word you won’t get a red underlining so yeah, it’s legit even if not common on…
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Spike This There is a horrible saying that I abhor. If it was personified I’d probably kick it over a cliff. Actually that sounds a bit violent. But maybe you’ll agree. Let me know. It’s from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Man & Superman” and without context it’s just – ugh – no words. Of course quotes do get passed down without context and in this ca…
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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening – whatever the time of day it is always a good time for learning. This is Educate This, the podcast for Teachers, Trainers, Coaches, Mentors and Students – Anybody in the world of education and beyond which lets face it – should be all of us all the time. We learn to teach and we teach to learn. My name is…
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3 lessons from 3 1980s Teacher Films Lean on Me (1989) The late 80s/early 90s was truly a time for inspirational educator films. There were plenty in competition but Lean on Me stands shoulder to shoulder with the best and is in the running for dux. This is one about a tough-love educator. I remember talking to a principal of a low-socio-economic d…
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It’s common knowledge among movie buffs or Neeson fans that the Northern Irish nearly 70 year old loves January as a release date and her wasn’t about to let us down. “There are three things that are inevitable in life: death, taxes and Liam Neeson movies in January.” January 26, 2021 | Full Review… Asher Luberto The Marksman hit top spot in North …
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Some may find it easy to dismiss this as a "White Saviour" movie and justifiably there are reasons to see that in there but I feel having the White Aussie bloke in there as a potential antagonist turned protagonist helps create a more easily applicable lesson for those who need it most, i.e. the people he initially represents. Remember – they are t…
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, the great American pop artist, was born Andrew Warhola on Monday, August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to Czechoslovakian immigrants. He was the youngest of 3 children, 1 of who died before his parents made it to the USA. He was very tight with his Mum Julia. She moved to New York in 1952 to live with Andy and stayed w…
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Trivia (IMBD) Attended Chatsworth High School with Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham. Ranked #62 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] Co-authored play "How It All Began," performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, in 1981. Was at the time the youngest student ever accepted into Jui…
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The 2017 Pixar animation Coco tells a tale that unfolds in an non-specific Mexican town on the evening of El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead). This is a yearly event where the living honour their departed loved ones. Coco is the first-ever motion picture with a nine-figure budget to feature an all-Latino cast, with a cost of $175–200 millio…
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The Nameless One… lies but does not rest… dreams but does not wake… waits but does not tire The Lost Tomb of the First Emperor of China is about to be discovered. But the Emperor is a powerful Taoist sorcerer who discovered the Elixir of Life and drank too deep. He sleeps in his mighty tomb, guarded by rivers of mercury, Terracotta Warriors, and a …
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Support local artists! Who is Paulina? Who would play Paulina in a biopic? What is her theme song? Who is her celebrity crush? Why should you listen to her music and get on board her support wagon earlier rather than later? All of your questions and more will be answered in this fun interview with German born, Ipswich local, 15-year-old Paulina spo…
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12 Monkeys Rating: R (for violence and language.) Genre: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy Directed By: Terry Gilliam Written By: David Webb Peoples who wrote co-wrote Blade Runner & Unforgiven, he was joined on this writing project by his wife Janet Peoples – what a team! What great peoples. In Theaters: Dec 27, 1995 On Disc/Streaming: Mar 31, 1998…
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Shaun of the Dead. How to become a romantic lead in your own life as shown by the unlikeliest of romantic leads. Director: Edgar Wright Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Budget: GBP4,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend USA: $3,300,000, 26 September 2004 Gross USA: $13,542,874 Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $30,076,102 Summary: Shaun is dumped by Liz, …
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. — Anon Huck Finn is Twain’s magnum opus. We know the gist. It is his story of a runaway boy (Huckleberry) and an escaped slave’s (Jim) travels on the Mississippi plumbs the essential meaning of freedom.…
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Let’s talk about George McFly. George was an overthinker. He was a bit gawky and dorky. And he was toes to eye-balls full of self-doubt. When his son Marty went back in time and caught up with his none the wiser teenage Dad, he son saw in George potential but realised that those fitting adjectives were holding him back. Now, if you haven’t seen the…
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