Since 'The Overachievers' came out, I've been doing a lot of lectures and talking to kids across the country.
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I was always an overachiever.
I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.
Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, 'Flying Fingers,' debuted; since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
In school, I was an underachiever.
At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills.
For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.
If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books.
I just feel energized when I am around young, talented people. There is something about these kids that's amazing. I learn as much from them as they do from me.
Once in a while, I have the chance to speak to students. I learn from them as much as they learn from me. It's a great dialogue to create.
When you speak to a lot of kids, as I've done over the years, you know what to say, keep them laughing, good illustrations and learn to read.
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