We must be engagers. 

I think this describes who we are as educators.  We need to find relevant and fun activities that you can add to your class or student salon.  This will go a long way in helping you create a fun and positive learning environment, which in turn will create an environment where students can become motivated.

I think one of the biggest challenges that we have in making things fun in school is the time that it takes to plan and prepare.

To help you out, I want to share an idea I got from Ida McLean from Searcy Beauty School.  They recognized the need to have something fun planned in their school every day.  So, they got together and create a monthly calendar and planned one fun thing for every day of the week.  Some days are very simple to implement, and others take a little extra work. 

If you get together with your team and spend about an hour discussing this, you can easily have a six-month calendar created.   This way, you won’t have to stop and think about what you should do for fun each day, it’s already in place. 

I love to have fun!  I want my work to be fun. When I was in school, I wanted my classrooms to be fun.  Basically, I want every day and everything I do to be a great big party!  I want every day of my life to look like is the final scene from Footloose.  Confetti and glitter flying, music playing, and Kevin Bacon yelling “I thought this was a party!  Let’s dance!!”