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My Bad Episodes

Devon Beck

“I Prejudged a Parent and Assumed the Worst, I Was Wrong”

December 6, 2015April 1, 2018

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Eric Ewald

“I Failed to Gracefully Accept Failure As a Learning Experience”

December 5, 2015March 24, 2018

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Angela Maiers

“I Continue to Say Yes, When I Should Say No”

December 4, 2015March 18, 2018

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Alana Stanton

“I Kept Everything Bottled Up Until It Spilled Out In School”

December 3, 2015December 3, 2017

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My Mission

https://youtu.be/dsSZRBBZOg4

Recent Blog Pieces

I Was Here On Time!

Are you freakin’ kidding me? Of all days. Typical. Last week I had to take my daughter to get some bloodwork done. Nothing major at all. Just routine stuff. But as you well know, it has to be done in the morning and you have to fast for like a million hours. Not a problem.… Continue reading →

April 22, 2018April 22, 2018

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First, Learn Their Story

I was standing right there! Jordan had to have known that I was going to see him. That I was going to bust him. Maybe he didn’t care. Maybe he had already made up his mind. Maybe there was more to the story. Like an Avenger or Marvel superhero, he jumped off the bus and… Continue reading →

April 1, 2018April 22, 2018

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It’s Time

A knock on my door (Yes, my door is closed — this is the real world — not the fairytale world that is often portrayed in social media). I get up, open the door and am greeted by a teacher who apologizes for being sick. She asks if I have someone that can cover her… Continue reading →

January 27, 2018

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The Kitchen Sink

My wife and kids leave for school about an hour before I do. Which means I have a good chunk of time to spend how I choose. Sometimes I use it well and sometimes I waste it. Don’t get me wrong, by wasting it I don’t mean that I am lying on the couch throwing… Continue reading →

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018

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Speaking Appearances

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Podcast Appearances

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“I absolutely loved Jon visiting our campus. He worked incredibly well with our students and staff and really shared great personal stories that connected with all. Days after Jon leaving, our students were still talking about the lessons they learned. Jon is a dynamic speaker who moves people. I would recommend him coming into any campus!”

Todd Nesloney, Principal Webb Elementary

 

“With a strikingly open and authentic perspective, Jon Harper takes the ordinary events of working in education and makes them extraordinary. He creates a reflective atmosphere which challenges full-time working graduate students to step back and find the silver lining in their own classroom mistakes. Harper’s approach on addressing personal mistakes is genuinely designed to work for educators at all levels in their career to make them a more meaningful educator.”

Brian Cook, Salisbury University

 

“Jon Harper, host of My Bad, spoke with our new teachers the other night. It was a roller coaster ride of emotion—we laughed, we cried, but most of all we thought about the students we work with everyday. His focus on being authentic and allowing our students to learn from their mistakes, as opportunities to grow, was exactly what our educators needed. Jon’s work is one of the best workshops I have participated in during my 23-year career.”

James P. Redman, Talbot County Curriculum Supervisor & former principal

 

 

 

 

Speaking Inquiry

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