Guys, thank you so so much for taking some time out of your day to listen to me talk about what fuels my soul! I appreciate your kind words (and the fact that you sat through 15 min. of me babbling, lol) more than you know :) Mike Johnston

@danielfgray88

9 жыл бұрын

Mike Johnston I really enjoyed that! Did you get a little choked up at the end there?

@AquaAnim

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Gray (DanielFGray) He did, and it shows exactly how important education is to him

@PosadYu

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Johnston I just come back from London drum show and re-watched it ))

@jonoboyleenglishteacherand1689

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Johnston That wasn't babble that was motivating. I will remember your phrase about cracking the code - I teach English in China, the description of your adjusting explanations is my daily grind, it gets overwhelming, and your video was supportive. I will continue to ignore the jargon, and just keep trying to connect to the learners in front of me. I hit a barrier recently, realising they didn't have the vocab to answer my discussion topics - I went back to the drawing board, took some cool vids and pics in and I have won their hearts back, ha one lesson was even about food, so yes the dessert was there in front of them. Now the test is on - literally in two weeks. I just hope my words stuck, and they will be able to answer the questions. A month ago I had a class that wasn't getting it, so I mixed them up and sat them with their opposites in ability - now I am coaching my team, there's nothing like the feeling when you watch your class helping each other through a problem...keep up the motivation dude. Thank you.

@SweeneyTodd2095

8 жыл бұрын

I've always had respect for you as a drummer. I've learned so much since I've followed you from that tiny room and overhead camera until now. But never have I had so much respect for you as a teacher. Thank you for revealing the art of delivering information, so that I might inspire someone down the road. Thank you.

"Why can't we treat the delivery of information as a talent?" Most beautiful question I've heard in a long time.

Every educator needs to watch this.

SO MUCH PASSION! He cracked up at just the thought that he can't teach again hypothetically. So much passion for teaching!

This brought tears to my eyes. A great teacher cares enough to make sure you understand. I teach in a public school and my heart yearns to make sure my students can be all they can possibly be. Thanks Mike.

Mike's passion for teaching sparks passion in his students. I've witnessed so much growth in in my many friends who study with Mike. Amazing teacher, amazing human being.

Drumming is my Hobby, Teaching is my Passion, Very strong words and full of meaning. Thank you Mike for your sharing.

This is just an amazing TedTalk about the Art of Delivering Information. About teaching, educating. CHECK IT OUT.

@nigelfisher6896

9 жыл бұрын

Mikes a great drum teacher. Very interesting watching this.

Mike makes me want to teach. All my life I said I would never teach, but I don't know about that now.

I love this man!

Mike! Wonderful breakdown of the passion for teaching. I've been studying drums with you as my teacher for several years, and I realize that your passion is wanting me to understand what you're trying to convey. No wonder I like the lessons so much. Awesome sauce!

That ending man..

So proud of you big bro! Every educator must see this.

Excellent!!!!

Mike Johnston: Great teacher, Great drummer.

Mike you nailed this one. Very proud!

This applies to so many things. Mike - you are awesome!

This is one of the best Ted Talks I've ever heard. We share the same passion, Mike. Thank you for teaching me how to deliver information more effectively.

Great Presentation! Thank you for all the work you do to share your talents in education!

Very awesome talk. As a drum teacher myself I totally agree with the desert before veggies bit as it is very apparent that the interest of a young person starts to slip away if you dont at first show them the end result and how good it can sound/feel to apply the basic knowledge of rudiments around the kit. Keeping kids attention these days seems like its getting more and more difficult, so to have that end goal is super important. All the other points were awesome as well. I hope you do another one sometime Mike. Good work!

I follow your lessons and every time you start with joy, you show what can be. You give us the dessert and then you break it all down. For me its your joy that hooks and then its how you show us how to break it down and how we can use those concepts to everything. You are a talented teacher. Youve made me an eager student

Fantastically well said. A true monument to your talent, Mike!

I love this, thank you Mike Johnston - for your passion and committment

I should have seen this much more earlier. Great talk! As a drumming teacher myself I can't agree more with Mike. Great to see how much passion he has for teaching!

Here's how I know that teaching is my passion...if you told me I could never explain things to people ever again, I don't know that there'd really be a reason for me to be on this earth. So, if that rings true to you, you might have a talent, you might be an educator.

Amazing work Mike. Well done.

Amazing talk by a great dude. He explained astronomy to me over Mexican food once. He's a born teacher.

Wow. That's an amazing video! Almost skipped it because I saw it doesn't have too many views. So happy I didn't skip. Thank you, great content!

"We need to start caring more. To change education we don't have to tear down schools and build new ones or impeach a president.......". Applies to almost all contexts. Very well said.

Mike, awesome job. I relate so much to that. I always end up as the one going around helping people that didn't quite get it right away. I also tend to explain everything 4 or 5 different ways because that is what it took for me to get it (very annoying to the wife and kid). Whenever I'm trying to learn something new I relate it to something I already know and then try to use that to explain it to others. I also teach whatever I just learned to others as a way to make sure I actually learned it correctly myself. If I can't help someone else to understand it then I really don't know it as well as I think I do and I need to learn it better myself.

Great job Mike!!

Great Job, Mike!!

thank you for a real good lesson. and from who you got the praise, that is a rave. kudos. I am now going to restate some information I related two or three times to a leader of a nonprofit who wants to run for office, and explain to him again why that is not a good idea. YOu taught me that it is all in the delivery, and i am inspired to try to redeliver.

Soul engaging speech! Love it.

You're awesome mike

I believe the children are our future...teach them well, and let them lead the way.

Great talk, Mike! Your passion really shows when you're teaching :)

Wow, was so inspired! Thank you Mike!!

Very much looking forward to drum camp next week :)

AMAZING

Mike, it is really awesome talk. Thank you for it.

That was refreshing, thank you! And love your drum Videos, Mike. Keep it up :-)

you are the real deal, such an inspiration! Was great meeting you in Berlin!

Right on, you got a text.

great work bro.. when we present and they say " we're not interested".. they are actually saying " you are not interesting"... btw.. love your passion.. proud of you.

AMAZING!!!!!!

Great video!

Thanks, Mike.

well done MJ!

Amazing.

Great Ted Talk!

This was amazing

This helped me with being a assonant teacher in a pre K class

Inspiring , and universally applicable. As a musician, artist, employee, coworker, father, etc. this advice is endlessly valuable. One question, though... did you only have friends with alliterative names? :)

man, I look forward to learning from you

great talk

Wow!

I don't know if Mike will see this, but this is my passion in life. Are there any books in particular that could be suggested for further reading?

For the love of god, please stand still

wow

What is the name of that book?

Und hier das ganze in voller Länge! ;-)

I've heard good things about that coach Fisher.

Mike Johnston...i guess I said it all

Great information but when you wander back and forth, you are diminishing your delivery. Great information though.

Great message, needs to work on speech. Very hard to focus when he's moving all over the place and continually pausing to swallow his spit haha

who's here because of Matt Halpern?

حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل

@M7MDG3mer

2 жыл бұрын

ما الومك 😂🥲💔

Mike's teaching is desert.

colombus did not discover america.

@mikeslessons

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Alcorn No he did not Jessica, but we are taught in school that he did. If the teacher truly cared about the delivery of the information they could say "Now, who here has heard that Christopher Columbus discovered America?" After half the class raised their hands the teacher then could whisper "Then I'm about to blow your minds". Then the entire class would be engaged and the real learning, and long term retention could begin. Hope that helps :) Mike Johnston

@7thewitness

9 жыл бұрын

Mike Johnston That's true. Approach can be powerful!

Inspiring , and universally applicable. As a musician, artist, employee, coworker, father, etc. this advice is endlessly valuable. One question, though... did you only have friends with alliterative names? :)