School, What's In It For Me?
January 8, 2019
Hosted by Lillie Williams
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Episode Description
Teens have not had the opportunity to acquire a high value for education and the quality of life it afford them as they mature into adulthood and retirement age. Teens have entertained the question along with their decision to drop out of school, "what's in it for me?" Our show today is designed to inspire teens to stay in school! Our guest, Dr. Westly Johnson, School Superintendent who has twenty years of public education under his belt will be sharing some researched based strategies and some personal experiences/relationships he has used to help inspire teens to rethink dropping out of school. Coach Lily and Dr. Johnson will examine other alternatives to help teens become successful and graduate high school or find other educational choices to acquire degrees and certifications to become productive citizens! You will not want to miss this show! I am sure you will walk away with a strategy you have not been introduced to that will help a struggling teen to stay the course!
Tools for Teen Transformation
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Tools for Teen Transformation is dialogue about relevant everyday issues that concern teenagers and to help parents and other adults to better communicate with teens. The goal of this show is twofold! First, to get the teens to thinking differently so they can begin to behave differently and secondly, to give parents, guardians, pastors and youth leaders, teachers, counselors and other adults some tools to consider when working with teens to develop desired behaviors.
Coach Lily’s vision for this show is to empower teens to develop desired behaviors through conversations with other teens, parents, experts and show participants in the areas we will discuss on the show. This show will cover bullying, teen suicide, academic achievement, self-esteem and pregnancy. Some shows will examine how teens deal with parents, police and other adults and lots of ideas for teen personal, professional and community advancement. Using the tools in this show can literally save teen lives.
Lillie Williams
Lillie Streeter Williams, aka “Coach Lily,” is a John Maxwell Certified Life Coach, Consultant, Speaker and Trainer. Coach Lily has enjoyed over 27 years of day to day interactions with thousands of teen while employed in public school systems. As a teacher, Vice principal, Director of Education and Principal, Coach Lily had extensive opportunities to examine teen thought processes when dealing with discipline and behavior issues.
She is convinced that what works to change teen behaviors is to change how and what teens think! Coach Lily is an Ordained Elder in her church and she has earned honors of Teacher, Boss and Professional of the year during her educational career. She now serves as a volunteer Chaplain and President of the Volunteer Leadership Team of UNC Lenoir Health Care Hospital.
Coach Lily and husband Samuel are blessed with five children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Episode Directory
January 2019
- 1/22/2019: Teen volunteers add value to community and themselves Listen Now
- 1/15/2019: Teen Spirituality breeds teen success! Listen Now
- 1/8/2019: School, What's In It For Me? Listen Now
