After a high profile career as CEO, Pierre Pirard decided to redirect his focus and became a teacher. Working in Brussels’ most …

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  1. I think the fifth principle is – 5.) The secret is that the teacher and the students will have to work hard, because implementing these principals, will not be easy.
    I really enjoyed this video, because my interest was sparked by many things Mr. Pirard said.
    Thank you for sharing. Also, a well deserved thanks to Mrs. Antoni.
    Mrs. Antoni seems to be a really great teacher! Job well done!

  2. 4 years before this speech Pierre Pirard found himself in the middle life crisis. That was the time to change something. From someone who had been leading companies, he decided to become a teacher – easy job, students willing to listen and study, a long holiday, 20 working hours a week. A working place he also chose meticulously – Molenbeek in Brussels. In the school he found many different people representing different worlds. He discovered that for some teachers things work quite well, and for the others do not. Some teachers couldn't make a change (name the why's) and others could improve the lives of others dramatically. In the comment below, there are four principles that Mrs Teacher shared with Pierre, ones that he wants to share with us. Then he comes back to leadership with this quote: "True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well." In his school in Molenbeek he has met more leaders than anywhere else.

  3. I LOVE the idea of how we, as teachers, have the power to change the motivation levels of students. I have been a teacher for over 20 years and have learned a lot from this talk. Thank you!

  4. You can see from this talk that the speaker has not been a teacher for very long, and does not understand his profession deeply.
    Teaching is, at it's heart, about understanding. Understanding, yes, the students that you teach. But to the same extent, knowing the material you teach. Knowing why it is taught. Because for students to understand something, it needs to connect to them, in a meaningful way.
    The belief that this is possible is the easiest part of this connection. Encouragement is easy, and comes naturally when your teaching becomes better. When students begin to notice the importance of the subjects, and their own ability to understand them, they notice themselves how they are able to do the things that you, or the world in general, demands of them.

    (Also all models of the sort presented should start with an axiom that defines the optimized variable. Otherwise it's pretty meaningless to talk about behavioral goals)

  5. I'm a teacher and I completely agree with Pierre the speaker, but one thing which I have observed is that it's so hard to make the learners believe if you don't believe in self first. So I'm really working on myself to be a firm believer, because that's why I went and got a certificate to be able to teach; because of the passion and drive for Mathematics, and now having lost my faith and belief through discouragement and losing hope in the education system, I wish to reclaim my faith and my love for this way of life.

  6. I started tutoring secondary after graduated from dental college

    I found that even i understand the subject very well I just cant explain it well to students 😭

  7. I really agree that we should all trust our students and believe in them. I wish every student could have a teacher, at least one, who believes in them. I feel we wouldn’t have to deal with so many psychological issues, including students committing suicide.

  8. Wow! It really was great. I liked this special atmosphere that Pierre Pirard creates with his story. It is felt that he is really interested in his students, in improving their skills and, most importantly, he BELIEVE. That kind of dedication motivates you to try. Thanks for the structured speech.

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