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“Certainly moral, mental, emotional, and physical condition is part of being a good classroom student, although, in the classroom, the physical takes a back seat to the other three. We can, and should, teach all students to have integrity, in school and out of school. This will lead to a better ability to think deeply for an entire school day. And, I made a conscious effort to train my students to keep under emotional control. I believe all of this helped them in their education.” - John Wooden”

Education Moral Teach Emotional Mental Student Physical Condition

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“Coach Wooden’s approach succeeded: Setting challenging expectations appropriate to each individual; getting to know each individual well and caring for each as a person; tailoring his instructions and support to individual differences; and treating everyone with respect and fairness. It succeeded for him in the classroom, on the court, and in life.”

Life Respect Instruction Classroom Fairness Coach Inidivdual

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“Condition, skill, and team spirit are the heart of the Pyramid of Success.”

Heart Skill Team Spirit Condition Pyramid Of Success

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“In the 1930s, he came up with an approach he calls “earned and deserved.”“I believe, in order to be fair to all students, a teacher must give each individual student the treatment he earns and deserves. The most unfair thing to do is to treat all of them the same.”

Learning Teacher Students Approach

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“Our relationship was forged slowly over time, and strengthened by the combination of the intense fire of his high expectations and my determination to learn. It matured when it became a “learning relationship” and my respect for him caught up with his respect for me.”

Time Relationships Learning

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“There are actually eight laws of learning—Demonstration, Explanation, Imitation, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, and Repetition. The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning. There is absolutely no substitute for repetition. I believe in learning by repetition to the point where everything becomes automatic… the best teacher is repetition, day after day, throughout the season.” - John Wooden”

Learning Explanation Imitation Repetition Demonstration

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“You haven’t made a fire till it has burned. You haven’t made a dollar till it’s earned. And no teaching has transpired If the child has not acquired. You haven’t taught a child till he has learned.”

Learning Teaching

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“In Coach Wooden’s case, the term “drill” does indeed refer to making execution automatic, but it also means more. He designed lessons so that players could execute the fundamentals so well that they were able to, as the opportunity presented itself, take initiative and exercise imagination. “Drilling created a foundation,” he likes to say, “on which individual initiative and imagination can flourish.”

Lessons Coach Automatic Drill

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“High quality programs require and foster a norm of continuous teaching improvement.”

Teaching Program Improvement Coaching

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“If you squander your time on the tricks of the trade, On discovering just how a shortcut is made, You’ve neglected the work and your skills are but frail. If you fail to prepare, you’re preparing to fail.”

Fail Prepare Shortcut

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“Coach Wooden preached against comparisons and external rewards, and for focusing on becoming your best.”

Best Coach Comparisons External Rewards

Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices