Mount Laurel Martial Artist, Peter Liciaga, meeting with the "Instructor's Instructor"

Peter Liciaga, Mount Laurel martial artist and 4th degree master from Dinoto Karate Center met with Kyoshi Dave Kovar in Edison NJ for a ProMac seminar (Professional Martial Arts College).

Kyoshi Dave Kovar has been teaching Martial Arts professionally since 1978. Kyoshi Dave is a multi-style Black Belt (10 black belts! see video below) who has been committed to ever-improving his Martial Arts skills. His passion and dedication to helping instructors become the best teachers they can be is unparalleled in the martial arts industry. Kyoshi provides tips and insights to martial arts instructors around the world through workshops, bootcamps and seminars. To learn more about Kyoshi Dave, visit his blog HERE.

(Kyoshi Dave Kovar's 7th Degree Belt Test)

Master Liciaga and Kyoshi Kovar discussed effective instructor training strategies and principles, nutrition and the role of the martial arts master, and serving our communities through our martial arts instruction.

"Kyoshi Dave is a great friend and a great mentor. I appreciate the work he is doing and look forward to sharing everything that I learn from Kyoshi with all my students," said Master Liciaga.

Here is a quick video chat with Master Liciaga and Kyoshi Kovar:

This blog is part of Peter Liciaga's effort to promote the Ultimate Black Belt Test Program ( http://www.ultimateblackbelttest.com), which is an undertaking of The 100. (http://www.the100.us/), and a part of Peter Liciaga's Dream 100 Project.

"Matt Damon Loves Teachers" - Encouraging Article for Back to School!

In “Good Will Hunting,” Oscar-winning screenwriter and actor Matt Damon showed how important a teacher’s role can be in the life of a troubled kid. But his strong feelings about education were not just a ruse to get the attention of Hollywood. Damon’s mother is an early childhood education teacher and the two appeared together on Saturday at the Save Our Schools March in Washington. In response to the growing attacks on teachers by the right and the obsession with high-stakes standardized testing put in place by the odious No Child Left Behind Act, this organization strives to help teachers and parents reclaim control of our schools.

The former “Sexiest Man Alive” and star of Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming thriller “Contagion” gave an impassioned, articulate speech about teachers and the state of education. I’m guessing that many of these educators arrived at the rally already in love with Matt Damon—by the time they left, they probably would have taken a bullet for the actor! Even better than his speech was the response I saw to an idiotic reporter who was trotting out the absurd arguments that would have us believe that teachers are somehow overpaid, overprivileged public sector employees. Damon didn’t let the reporter get away with her ignorant statements and immediately rebutted each point with polite fierceness. President Obama could take a few pointers.

Here’s the speech Damon made to the adoring crowd:



The actor is currently filming the science fiction feature “Elysium,” written and directed by Neil Blomkamp (“District 9”) and co-starring Jodie Foster. Following that, he’s set to play Scott Thorsen, the last boyfriend of Liberace (Michael Douglas) in another Steven Soderbergh film
 
Originally Posted by Danny Miller Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:40:29 AM

The Best School Systems Invest in Teachers

Mount Laurel's Dinoto Karate Center Invests in their Teachers!
On May 20th and 21st, Dinoto Karate Center's Master Erika Dinoto and Master Peter Liciaga will be traveling to Trenton NJ to participate in workshops on martial arts school management, organization and student services. These workshops will insure that Dinoto Karate Center continues to be the number one family martial arts center in Mount Laurel NJ.

Master Erika Dinoto and Master Liciaga will then share what they learn with all instructors and CIT members.

To see what our Dinoto Karate Center teachers curriculum, visit our Certified Instructor Training Resource Site HERE

How the Best School Systems Invest in Teachers

Article: NEW YORK, March 16, 2011—When the rankings of the best school systems in the world were released earlier this year, Americans were shocked: our former number one standing slipped again, this time to number 26.

The rankings showed a new trend: the highest-performing school systems in the world are mostly in Asia.

What are the Asian school systems doing right? And what can the United States learn? Asia Society invited top education ministers from China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan and Singapore, to sound off on these questions.

There was no lively debate. The answer was clear: invest in teachers.

[[read full article at http://asiasociety.org/education-learning/learning-world/how-best-school-systems-invest-teachers ]