I was reading some interesting facts the other day about illiteracy. One that stood out was that 2/3 of those who don't read at grade level by 4th grade will either be on welfare or in jail. After all, over 60% of inmates are illiterate. This was mind blowing to me. How do students even get so far behind? In a system in one of the most advanced countries in the world, we still have MILLIONS who are illiterate. I don't understand it.
Then I went on to read about stress, anxiety, and negative beliefs, and their negative impacts on academic performance. I have to admit, I was upset. I was upset because countless students are literally suffering in their school experience. Oh, sure, there is always a new method or curriculum du jour that promises the next academic miracle, yet none address these core issues. Budget cuts always hit the "non-academic" areas first: school psychologists, guidance counselors, SAFE co-ordinators and the like. Yet, these are perhaps the MOST academic, in that they play vital roles at foundational levels.
After reading things like the above, my passion, my mission, stirs even more inside of me. I want to shout from the rooftops that I KNOW how to address these things, I use tools and techniques that can make all of the difference! I can teach people how to read in just 2 1/2 hours with the awesome Universal Reading Method. I can help students transform at the core level with a synthesis of techniques I call Academic Alchemy. I want to help them ALL! I want to change lives, and change the world in the process.
For all of you who have supported my work, THANK YOU! For all of those with whom I have worked with, THANK YOU for letting me have the honor of doing so. For those of you who have a child who is struggling, or maybe you are a college student struggling yourself, contact me, let me help!
