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Jason Kantor

@thejasonkantor

Teacher & Executive functions coach | Mainly work with kids with dyslexia | Passionate about helping kids learn to read and find their innate genius and talents

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6 years ago I tried to kill myself twice Today, I’m a mentor to teenage boys, a homeschool teacher and happier than I’ve ever been Here is how a clear mission, exercise, a healthy diet, and proper sleep helped me overcome my depression Here's the Jason Kantor story 🧵


A mom whose teen son I tutor called me out of the blue yesterday asking if I had ever heard of Alpha School I told her yes and asked her how she heard about it and she said she overheard a few moms talking about Alpha at the grocery store I asked her if she would send her son…


If you're a teacher and use chat gpt to generate the work for your students You cannot get mad when students use it to generate responses to your questions If you don't have the decency to write even a paragraph yourself for students to use as an exemplar You can't complain…


My girlfriend has always thought I was exaggerating when I I said I learn nothing in my grad school education classes The past few weeks she has sat next time to me when I had class on zoom so she has been able to see what goes on in my classes She said to me last night when…


In my 11th grade US History class we read an excerpt from Common Sense and a student was mind-blown at this part: “[Passive men] look somewhat lightly over the offenses of Britain and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, Come, come, we shall be friends again for all…


Conversation with a student yesterday: Student: “Mr. Kantor, I don’t have any ideas for song lyrics. What do I even talk about? Where can I get more ideas?” Me: You need to read more, watch great movies, great TV shows. Those are probably your best places to start in how…


What if... crazy idea... To "attract" parents, public schools taught students, and taught them well If that many parents are opting out, and at a seemingly fast rate, perhaps those public schools need to reevaluate what they are doing and why its not working And why the…

When enrollment is no longer guaranteed, public schools face a choice of their own: adapt, innovate, and attract families—or shrink.

Dale_Chu's tweet image. When enrollment is no longer guaranteed, public schools face a choice of their own: adapt, innovate, and attract families—or shrink.


One of the homeschooled teens I used to teach is set to go to trade school (to be a lineman) He turned 18 over the summer and already knows what he wants to explore His school from 8-11th grade was primarily spent discussing purpose, passions, interests and then as much…


When I took drum lessons at 16, the man who owned the drum store/studio, Tony, was not one of the teachers I remember one day I was chatting with him before my lesson and I asked him why he didn't teach since he was such an amazing drummer He said that just because you are…


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Your child absorbs YOUR curiosity about the world.


Wow.. 3,000 people like what I have to say? I'm genuinely honored Its really fun (most days) talking with people, sharing ideas, and dialoguing Social media is a strange place but if you sift through the heaps of garbage You'll find and interact with some really amazing people

thejasonkantor's tweet image. Wow.. 3,000 people like what I have to say? I'm genuinely honored

Its really fun (most days) talking with people, sharing ideas, and dialoguing

Social media is a strange place but if you sift through the heaps of garbage

You'll find and interact with some really amazing people

I was talking with a teen I used to homeschool, who recently graduated high school, about what career he might want to pursue He confidently told me he is going to trade school to become an electrician, specifically he wants to work on power lines and on the grid I asked him…


This is a big component missing from children's lives especially considering how tech and social media provide instant entertainment Growing up, my mom did the same thing when I said I was bored She rarely entertained me and forced me to just figure it out on my own I would…

"If you're bored, you're boring" was one of the most important lessons of my life. I grew up in the middle of nowhere. We didn't travel, we didn't do sports, we didn't do theme parks, restaurants, Karate, whatever... I just entertained myself in the woods, read constantly, shot…

shagbark_hick's tweet image. "If you're bored, you're boring" was one of the most important lessons of my life.

I grew up in the middle of nowhere. We didn't travel, we didn't do sports, we didn't do theme parks, restaurants, Karate, whatever...

I just entertained myself in the woods, read constantly, shot…


Last week during one of the tutoring sessions I had with a 15 year teen, we were having a great discussion on purpose and fulfillment and I told him I was grateful for the perspective he gave me He was shocked and said an adult, especially teacher, has never told him they…


When I first started teaching I thought: Engagement was the most important thing Make learning fun, exciting, and interesting and everything else will follow What I've come to learn is that learning can't be fun, exciting, or interesting if you don't have the basics,…


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