Curt Visca And Me On Inspired Teaching

Presenting in this blog post, dear reader, my amazing, notwithstanding vicarious, teaching  mentor Curt Visca, a treasured educator and beloved children’s cartoon show host I was heavily inspired by and remain indebted to in my K12 and now community college teaching career. Thank you.

Curt Visca’s amazing vision manifested in local access cable of my youth in South Orange County.

Here’s a guy who mysteriously and unknowingly became vicariously a mentor to me in my 20’s 30’s and 40’s, through his “It’s Curtoon Time” kid TV show.

Curt Visca as Principal in CUSD.

His local access cable TV broadcasting in South Orange County had such an allure for me prior to my drop/transplant into the High Desert in 2002 where I raised a family and thrived as a teacher.

Amazing Visionary!

He lives in San Clemente and is an accomplished teacher and administrTor for the Capistrano Valley Unified School District. I looked up himto immensely. Even today at 55 I try to live and teach by his motto”Learning should be Simple & Silly.”

I wanted to make a show called “The Standard Train” in 2002 and for the longest time to inspire wonder in my Adelanto kids.

Curt was an early video creator and respected Public School Principal in Capistrano Valley Unified. He was an inspiration for me to press on with my outlier visions, never going halfway in my teaching and musical career.

Thank you Curt.

Curt Visca, one of my heroes

I get it now. I always had it but I can write about now at 55:

Teaching should be simple and silly

I love the idea of my 4th book being themed around the “Dynamite Lesson Plan” and Curt Vusca’s cartoony and brilliant philosophy of Keeping learning “simple and silly.”

From me to you commoners as well as teachers out there needing inspiration,

Yours,

DAme

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Damien S. Riley

Damien S. Riley is a creator of: music, books, a podcast on at "Riley on Film."All his work can be enjoyed at his blog, Riley Central RileyOnFilm.com Besides being a professional musician, Damien is a college English and logic professor. His style is soft rock akin to the Smiths and REM but also hooky 60’s music like "Peter Paul and Mary." Damien has recorded and performed with 80's -90’s arena rock band “The Alarm” founding member and original guitarist Dave Sharp. From Damien: “I've created, discovered, and refined a meadow along my way online with my books, blog, podcast, and primordial videos. Do jump in and swim around. Like a 60’s movie.” Come on in, the water’s fine.”

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