How to Create a Perfect School
Maintain Students' Motivation and Love of Learning from Kindergarten through 12th Grade
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Parents and educators have the same desire: to hear students exclaim, "School is challenging, but I love it!" Unfortunately, our current education system does very little to produce these results. Why? Because we donot know how to preserve and grow students' intrinsic motivation. That is the focus of How to Create a Perfect School.
Lee Jenkins wrote this invaluable guide to share the proven processes he has developed which encouragestudents to work hard and enjoy learning. These processes include:
- organizing student input to maintain their kindergarten level of intrinsic motivation
- replacing school practices that destroy motivation with ones that accelerate motivation
- honoring every student for outperforming their own best work
- adding up every student's contribution for team totals
- creating students who can clearly explain the learning process to any interested adult.
Do these processes really work? Yes! This method has been tested with more than 7500 students, and the results are in. Teachers using this method see an increase in classroom learning by six times the nationalaverage.
Do you want this to be your school? Then look no further. How to Create a Perfect School is the book you need to lead your students into long-lasting, student-driven academic success.
Lyle Lee Jenkins
Lyle Lee Jenkins is a full-time author, consultant and speaker with his Scottsdale, Arizona firm, From LtoJ Consulting Group, Inc. His earlier career was in the public schools of California as a district superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, math coordinator and teacher. In addition he was a professor/administrator for Oregon State University for five years.
Lee's best-seller is Permission to Forget: And Nine Other Root Causes of America's Frustration with Education. Other continuous improvement titles are Improving Student Learning and From Systems Thinking to Systemic Action. He started his writing career with math manipulative books including It's A Tangram World, Let's Pattern Block It, Fraction Tiles, Coin Stamp Mathematics and The Balance Book.
Lee continues to be significantly influenced by the teaching of W. Edwards Deming. The impetus for his current work began in 1992 with a 4-day, in person, Dr. Deming seminar. He received a Ph.D. from The Claremont Graduate University, a master's degree from California State University/San Jose and a bachelors degree from Point Loma Nazarene University.
Lee's speaking engagements have taken him to most USA states, Canada, India, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. He offers keynotes, breakout sessions, and 1-3 day seminars. On his website, www.LtoJConsulting.com, a full keynote, plus segments of breakouts/seminars, are posted.
Lee, and his wife Sandy, have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have two sons, 7 grandchildren one great-grandchild.
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