James Kiger, M.Ed

“Motivating and encouraging educators to overcome burnout and reclaim their passion for teaching”Educator | Author | Speaker

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The Spark!

Posted by jameskigerpromotion on February 12, 2009 at 7:21 AM

Do you know that 1 out of every 3 new educators are leaving the profession of teaching within the first 5 years?


Stressed with the demands of larger classes, high accountability and low morale, the atmosphere around many schools is more of poison than passion.


It is with this in mind that I began to research how bad the epidemic of burnout has become. It is pretty bad.


Over the years, I have been a student of the motivational guru's of our time. Men like Tony Robbins, John Maxwell, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Ken Blanchard and Brian Tracy.


I began to think "who needs to be motivated more than a teacher?" So, all the things I have learned from these masters I began to apply to my own life and lo and behold, soon the idea for the book came out.


It is an easy read and I hope that when you purchase it, you can carve out the time to read and allow the truths I share to re-energize you and restore your passion!

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"Your Book is so motivating, I read it twice, then gave it to a teacher friend" - DP, Principal

"I finished “The Spark” last week and I was very impressed and motivated.  The chapters were brief, easy to read, and the summaries very helpful.  I purchased another book for one of our students and told her to replace the mention of “teacher” with “student”.  I have encouraged others to buy the book and begin reading immediately.  Your suggestions are simple, yet effective.  I had an incident last week which caused me to use your advice and it made the situation even better than expected.Thanks for helping to keep our teachers motivated.  I may teach an additional five years because of it" - RS, teacher

"Awesome book and well written.  Finally, someone had the courage to speak to and for the teachers, giving them hope and guidance to become the most productive they can be in and out of their classrooms.  As I said before, feeding the feeders will only produce positive results in feeding our students.  Keep up the great work and I will look forward to more writings from you. 
 
Also, having one of my players read and finish your book, she cannot stop talking about it, and is recommending it to her peers.  Hmmm, maybe another book directed towards students.  Congratulations on completing the book and get ready to get busy from the overwhelming response..  " DW -teacher and coach