Description: Can we use the holistic model to grow better men? Yes, we can, with diligent effort, consistent parenting and more. My guest this week, Dan Blanchard, special education and social studies teacher in Connecticut’s largest inner-city high school was chosen by the AFT-CT as the face and voice of educational reform. Together we use the holistic framework for this podcast to go deeper. Dan tells us a story about how his honest approach to his students makes a difference.
About My Guest: Dan Blanchard the Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Speaker, and Educator, as well as, two-time Junior Olympian Wrestler, and two-time Junior Olympian Wrestling Coach grew up as a student-athlete. However, Dan admits that as a youth he was more of an athlete than a student. Dan has now successfully completed fourteen years of college and has earned seven degrees. He teaches Special Education and Social Studies in Connecticut’s largest inner-city high school where he was chosen by the AFT-CT as the face and voice of educational reform and is now on the speaking circuit for them. Dan was with the team that put forth Connecticut’s new Social Studies Frameworks and is also a member of the Special Education Advisory Board to the Connecticut State Department of Education. In addition, Dan is a Teacher Consultant for the University of Connecticut’s Writing Project. Finally, Dan is a double veteran of the Army and the Air Force.
Transcript: Dan Blanchard
Judith Dreyer, MS, BSN, Writer, Speaker, and Workshop Presenter, Master Gardener.
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Judith this was a very inspiring and positive podcast. My son works in the prison system in Illinois with male Juveniles. I have sent him the link to this podcast. His work with these young men is to teach them sports to initiate teamwork. I think he will enjoy what Dan had to say and be able to use that in his work.
Thank you, Deborah, for your comments. I will let Dan know and he will be thrilled. Our young men need positive role models and Dan is one of them. Please have your son let us know what he thinks about the podcast as well. Wishing him much success.
Thanks, Deborah for your comments. I would love to know your son’s thoughts here too. DAn is a positive role model and he will be thrilled to know he’s touching others lives.