Ep 037: The Crunchy Life Book Series Teaching Valuable Lessons for Kids

Glen Mourning– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 37 Glen Mourning. Glen Mourning is an educator and author. The Crunchy Life Kid's book series is his most popular work that consist of a 8 titles written for children ages 8 and up. As the oldest of his mother's five children, Glen's books tie in life memories, a spin on traditional fairy tales as well as his imagination to create heartfelt and mesmerizing stories. Glen was blessed with the opportunity to lead by example where he would become the first of two generations to not only graduate from high school, but to complete a master’s degree in pursuit of his dream of becoming a teacher. At the beginning of his teaching career, Glen worked alongside of the nationally renowned educational contributor Dr. Steve Perry, star of the CNN special "Black in America II" and the host of TV One's "Save our Sons". As an elementary teacher at Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford Connecticut, Glen managed to brilliantly inspire the lives of hundreds of students in his tenure as an educator and football coach. For the past several years Glen has worked as a language arts teacher where his creativity and brilliant approaches to learning have captured national attention. Glen has been featured in Ebony Magazine, People's Magazine as well as other nationally recognized news and media outlets. Glen has also written for PBS Teachers as an educational contributor. Listen to this uplifting Truman Charities episode with Glen Mourning aboutHere is what to expect on this week’s show:The inspiration behind the Crunchy Life Series How Glen draws inspiration from some of his past experiences to teach children value lessons through the main character Crunchy What to expect from Glen's upcoming new series and where you can find his booksConnect with Glen:Website- https://www.glenmourning.comLinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenmourningLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesConnect with Jamie at Truman Charities:FacebookInstagramLinkedInWebsiteYouTubeEmail: [email protected] episode was post produced by Podcast Boutique https://podcastboutique.com/