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Reviews of Teacher Workshops
I attended your presentation. It was so amazing, so wonderful and clear! Then I ordered your book. WOW!! I can attest to the truth of the NHLP because I really believed I was "dumber than dirt" for most of my life and this was due to believing and building dendrites of confirmation based on misinformation and negative learning and emotional experiences. Even when I learned something and could do it well (RN, 26 years, and, I now know, very good at it!), I felt like it was a fluke and not to be trusted. In 2003 I went back to college and began reprogramming my dendrites, and, in fact, entire life. I am now a graduate student. All of this has been possible because you are right about dendrites, opportunities to learn, and the NHLP. Because my dendrites have been pruned and reprogrammed, and I have experienced unbelievable personal empowerment through this learning, I will teach developmental math and reading. I hope to enable other learners to discover their true learning potential. Your book has given me specific techniques and set forth the theory and methodology for me to follow, adapt, and continue to use on my own learning journey as well as in the classroom. I can hardly thank you enough!! Evelyn Davidson: Alaska Your work is wonderful and informs my practice. I’ve enjoyed your workshops. I’ll be looking forward to your new edition of Tools for Writing and the revision of We’re Born to Learn. Would you mind if I shared your powerpoint with my colleagues who teach in our Smart Start Program, a developmental learning community? Sandra Rohr, New York Thanks so much for your more-than-useful workshop on Friday! I left challenged and excited to put your principles into practice. I was so excited after your workshop that I started sharing brain stuff with my 2 developmental writing classes the following week (one class is 2 levels below Freshman Comp; the other is 1 level below). Unfortunately, I was only able to devote three 2-hour class periods to this study, but I saw remarkable growth in just that time, particularly in the lower class. I began the grammar study and was able to cover prepositions and get to subjects and verbs. In my lower class I have 3 students with learning disabilities (DSPS); on the last day of this study, one of the girls looked up at me with bright wonder in her eyes and said, "I learned something today!" The boy, who generally needs individual instruction, was able to focus on the assignment without my help, and at the end of class, the other girl stopped to thank me for doing this work. |