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By: Change? What kind of change will you make? | Class Performance

Change? What kind of change will you make? | Class Performance — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:22:59 +0000

[...] Front of the Class reminded me that teachers can change! After the movie aired on CBS, I received thousands of emails. Many of them were from teachers saying “Thank You” for reminding them the impact they have on children in the classroom. Many teachers like me get so caught up in the paperwork, politics, parent needs, and the curriculum that we sometimes forget why were became teachers. It is for the children! Students must come first! [...]

By: New Year’s Resolutions and Not Allowing “IT” to Win! | Class Performance

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:40:30 +0000

[...] financial situation, losing a family member or a friend, finding a new job, etc. In my movie Front of the Class, we kept coming back to the idea that I didn’t allow “IT” or my Tourette’s [...]

By: Ask Brad: What motivated you to keep going rejection after rejection when you were trying to find a teaching position? | Class Performance

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:32:52 +0000

[...] my book, Front of the Class, or see the movie! (Of course I’m adding this. My success story is now in book and movie form so I can share [...]

By: Ask Brad: What is the first thing you would tell an aspiring teacher? | Class Performance

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:46:05 +0000

[...] READ AND WATCH FRONT OF THE CLASS- Of course I was going to add this to the list. Not because I say so, but because the amount of emails I’ve received since the movie aired on CBS told me this needs to happen. I truly believe that both teachers and students can become better people after learning about my story. I know book groups are forming and many schools are showing Front of the Class to their students. The conversation that will happen afterwards will be a powerful lesson that everyone can learn from. I’m currently working on a “Teachers Guide” to go along with the movie to focus on Character Education words that go with the movie. Should be ready soon. [...]

By: Ask Brad: Why did I write the book, Front of the Class? | Class Performance

Ask Brad: Why did I write the book, Front of the Class? | Class Performance — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:26:50 +0000

[...] As I’ve been going through the numerous email, this question keeps popping up. The reason I wrote Front of the Class was because I knew I needed to share my story with other people as it truly made a difference and changed people’s lives. I knew I could help people in Atlanta, GA and even in St. Louis, MO, but how could I help people in Austin, TX and Seattle, WA or New York, NY? The book was my way of sharing my story. Then it was turned into a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie. [...]

By: Brandon Checketts » Blog Archive » Preparing Wordpress for a Large Traffic Spike

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:59:11 +0000

[...] Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie ‘Front of the Class’ premiered this past weekend with an expected 12-15 million viewers. We have been preparing the [...]