Retired Principal Teaches Graduate Course on How to Make the Classroom More Fun

SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: HE GETS HIS STUDENTS BACK TO
THE BASIC. THEY SING, DANCE AND MARCH DOWN THE HALLWAY
LIKE LITTLE KIDS. >> MANY TAKE HIS GRADUATE COURSE TO
BECOME REENERGIZED, MORE ENGAGING AND FUN. >> TEACHERS TODAY ARE
TAKING THEMSELVES WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: BECAUSE
HE SAYS THE DEMANDS ON SCHOOLS ARE OVERWHELMING.
>> SCHOOLS ARE TRYING REALLY NOT TO FAIL, RATHER THAN TO
SUCCEED. >> INSTEAD, HE WANTS TEACHERS TO FEEL
INVINCIBLE. >> DO YOU EVER BRING THESE TO CLASS.
>> DRESSES UP LIKE THIS TODAY. >> IF A TEACHER IS
UPTIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO CARRY OVER TO THEIR KIDS.
>> HE STARTED TEACHING MORE THAN 70 YEARS AGO, IN A ONE ROOM
SCHOOLHOUSE. >> THE FIRST YEAR. >> WHO IS THIS?
>> THAT'S ME. >> THIS IS YOU? >> HE LATER BECAME A
PRINCIPLE. AFTER RETIREMENT, HE BEGAN TEACHING AGAIN
IN COLLEGE. >> STAND ON YOUR CHAIR CAREFULLY, WHEN YOU
KNOW THE LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE. >> MARY FITZMILLER
TOOK HIS CLASS, HE TAUGHT HER LITTLE TRICKS.
>> I WANT THEM TO KNOW 4x9, BUT I WANT THEM TO KNOW THEY'RE LOVED.
>> HE SHOWED ME THAT I JUST NEEDED TO CLOSE MY DOOR AND RELATE TO
THE KIDS. >> IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
IT'S PEOPLE, IT'S RELATIONSHIPS. >> AT 88, OVERFELD HAS
NO PLANS TO QUIT. A MASTER TEACHER WITH
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