Comments from Elementary School Teachers:
(To read what participants of the VIDEO class have to say, please click here.)

• "This is my sixth year of teaching. I was beginning to feel 'burnt-out'. The wonderful knowledge gained from your workshop has given me inspiration. I feel excited to teach again!" (3rd Grade)
• "One of the most useful, thought-provoking workshops I have ever attended." (5th Grade)
• "Great material to use right away." (2nd Grade)
• "It was interesting to see the results in children so young." (1st Grade)
• "Thank you for getting this information out to teachers so we can meet the needs of our students." (4th Grade)
• "Motivating the Unmotivated is one of the most practical, informational and inspirational workshops I have ever attended. Teaching Title I classes by definition means working with children who are often restless, distracted, irresponsible, unsuccessful and uninvolved in the classroom. Therefore, I am thrilled to have strategies presented to me to enable these challenged learners to become productive and more confident students" (Title I, Grades 1 and 3)
• "This class has been a valuable resource for myself, personally as well as professionally. I have received a lot of valuable strategies which I have used and will continue to implement in the future; I was amazed at how well the strategies worked in the little time I had to implement them. I liked that most of the strategies can be implemented without much work on the teacher's part, " (4th Grade)
• "As a music teacher, I sometimes feel that there is nothing I can do to change a classes' attitude because I only see them for an hour a week. Your workshop helped me to see how I can make a difference and has enabled me to use the skills an techniques to make a better environment for my students and me." (Music)
• "This class has taught me many things that have proven to be an excellent way to motivate my students." (2nd Grade)

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  Comments from High School Teachers:

• "Directly addressed things to do. Practical & realistic" (Social Studies)
• "Very practical and useful. Many of the ideas can be used to motivate and increase self-awareness in my students." (Math)
• "Excellent! The workshop had so many uses for the classroom." (Biology)
• "Many new ideas." (English)
• "Good information, good ideas." (English as a Second Language)
• "The biggest pleasure I have gained from implementing your system is in seeing the pride the students have taken in their work." (Computer)
• "Your workshop has given me the tools to help students help themselves." (Alternative)
• "Making these changes saved my job, or at least my sanity" (Occupational)
• "Lots of interesting, valuable information" (Special Education)
• "The tie-in to curriculum is great" (Math/Science)
• "Thanks so much! It was an invaluable experience!" (Independent Study)

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  Comments from Middle School and Junior High School Teachers:

• "I immediately used strategies from the class; I realized that I now could help students alter their attitudes, and that I had concrete ways to stop the undesirable behaviors. " (6th-7th Gr.) "One of the best, if not the best workshop I have ever attended." (Lang. Arts)
• "I'm leery about workshops because some are drawn out & boring. Thoroughly enjoyed this! " (8th Gr. Math)
• "Great info that will support my class strategies. " (Spec. Ed.)
• "I have a plan for 3 things to use in my class immediately! " (Social Studies)
• "I truly felt motivated to go back to my classroom and help students to take full responsibility for their motivation to learn & stay in school" (6th Gr.)
• "Great - Thanks for the info! " (English) "I'm excited about trying these ideas out! " (7th Gr. Science)
• "I learned so much and plan to use it immediately. " (Phys. Ed.)
• "I was surprised at how easily the techniques worked. " (Spec. Ed.)
• "It Works! It's only been two weeks since I started using your material, and I'm amazed at the results. " (Music.)

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  Comments from Special Educators:

• "I came away with numerous ideas that have helped to alleviate my students' negative feelings about school. " (LD - Middle School)
• "Wow! Lots of good ideas. I now see a ray of hope. " (High School Spec. Ed.)
• "All of the activities I have used have been wonderful. " (Junior High - Self-Contained.)
• "The workshop provided me with practical strategies that can be adapted to any grade level." (Speech & Language)
• "I received information I can immediately put into practice, and easy to explain and share with other teachers." (Resource K-5)
• "Great ideas - I can't wait to try them " (Behavior Disordered - High School)
• "Good info - an enjoyable and productive workshop. " (School Psychologist)
• "As a result of using your techniques the students are taking responsibility for staying on task, and their reading scores have gone way up."(K-12)

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  Comments from Counselors:

• "I found the class and tapes to be very practical and useful. I was very pleased that the material was closely related to concepts in counseling. I found the examples offered in the book to be particularly helpful in incorporating the information into our school" (Middle School)

• "What a timely topic for a workshop! The students with whom I work can greatly benefit from the strategies and techniques from this workshop."(K-8)

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