EPT 013: John Spencer @edrethink

John Spencer is a middle school classroom teacher, teaching computers and photojournalism in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a co-author of “Wendell – The World’s Worst Wizard” and a few other books: “A Sustainable Start” and “Pencil me In” . He is also the co founder of visual writing prompt & creative platform, “Write About” . He describes himself as "Husband. Dad. Teacher. Author. Speaker. Incessant Doodler. Meandering Thinker. Perpetual Bender of Paperclips.” Burst of knowledge round: Q: Craziest business idea you ever heard? A: Beer and pretzels vending machine. Q: Favorite game you played as a teenager? A: Scrabble and Halo! Q: Favorite quote or saying. A: "We must use the moment of excited curiosity for the acquisition of wisdom." Q: What blog(s) you read regularly? A: Michael Doyle's “Science Teacher” , Pernille Ripp , Jose Vilson . Q: If you have to choose a super power what would that be? A: Flying. Q: Favourite movie that you saw in 2014? A: How to train your Dragon 2. Q: What’s the best piece of advice you got early in your career? A: You will never attain perfection. Q: If you are invited to one-on-one dinner with someone, who would you want to meet? A: I actually would like to meet Adam Duritz, the lead signer of Counting Crows, I think he would be a fascinating dinner guest. Q: In less than ten words, how would you define “Success” A: Not giving up. Q: In less than ten words, how would you define “Failure” A: Not trying. Q: Two or three words that you dislike in English language A: Rigor, moist and superfluous, cause I never know if I'm saying it right... Q: Two to three words that you think have a negative connotation and shouldn’t? A: Fear, memorize and guilt. Q; Define Passion. A: Passion is what drives you to do the things that matter. You can find out more about John in the following ways: Twitter: Blog: Hope you enjoy this podcast episode! Please leave a comment and let us know what you think!

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EPT 013: John Spencer @edrethink is an episode from The EPT Podcast by Adnan Iftekhar.

This episode is 29:28 long.

This episode was published on Jan 28, 2015.

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