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Garrick Teckenburg said:
Hi Dr. Zhao – I am the high school principal at Gladbrook-Reinbeck high school in Reinbeck, Iowa. I attended SAI today and was inspired by what you had to say. I look forward to sharing some of your ideas on my new blog that I just started and also with my staff.
Thanks for coming to Iowa and best of luck.
# 12 August 2009 at 11:53 pm

Jolene Comer said:
Hi Dr. Zhao. I’d like to thank you for taking the time to come to SAI to share your expertise. I learned a lot from your session, and came away feeling refreshed and inspired. I plan to share several of your slides with my staff. Thank you for posting it on your website.
# 18 August 2009 at 6:33 pm

Michele Thomas said:
Thank you so much for your talk at the Indiana School Boards Association conference today. I’m going to post about your talk at my school board blog and link to your presentation slides. Your ideas are exciting and backed up with data–can you get a few hours alone with Arne Duncan?
All the best to you in your work.
# 29 September 2009 at 1:59 am

Dr. Bill Myhr said:
As an Arizona P-12 school superintendent I am extremely anxious about the reforms being driven through the state legislature with little regard for support and intervention systems. We appear to be taking pieces of legislation from around the country (Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida) that came with support and interventions for students and teachers and passing as reactive unfunded mandates. 3rd grade retention for reading, loss of full day kindergarten funding, no universal preschool,early high school graduation (Grand Canyon diploma)just to name a few to qualify for RTTT second round. School restructuring is a journey not a single event.
# 29 March 2010 at 3:13 pm

John said:
Live from the floor in Madison
I truly enjoy the way you think outside the sphere. Anyone can think outside the box, but if where are going to improve in the way you suggest… it is then time for us all to think outside the sphere.
# 16 June 2010 at 9:28 pm

Ed Darrell said:
Great stuff. Have you visited with Checker Finn about this? Arne Duncan?
By the way, while it’s a fantastic sentiment, I doubt that Einstein really said “not everything that counts can be counted.” I’ve been searching for a citation for that for while, without success. George Pickering probably said it, and Einstein copied it on his chalk board by one account.
It’s true enough that Einstein should have said it, no?
# 22 June 2010 at 9:37 am

Anthony Dang said:
Had the great opportunity to hear you speak at the AIE Conference in Melbourne. Thank you for your insights…great to see I can keep up with you via your blog…
# 27 July 2010 at 3:41 am

Katrina said:
Hello Dr. Zhao, it is such a great joy to read your presentation slides. I’m now teaching a teacher workshop on East Asia and I will talk about the standardized testing system in China and the increasing trend in tests in the US. I’d like to use some of your slides (will acknowledge your name) if you would permit. Thank you very much!
# 14 September 2010 at 11:14 pm

Dennis Dunlap, Ph. D. said:
Thanks for the presentation last night at Montcalm Community College. Your thoughts about personalization of curriculum it right on and needs to be communicated throughout the world. Also, understanding the power of relationships is critical. Knowing and valuing our student strengths is essential. I believe Gardner stated is best, “It is not how smart you are, it is how are you smart.” We need to know our students strengths and assist each student in understanding his/her strength/potential.
So many of the youth and adults I have worked with, for more than twenty (20) years, were told how dumb he/she are and unfortunately they bought into/believed that myth. Strength based education is not a new concept, however, is still a very radical idea in our educational system. Thinking outside the box! I believe it is time to get rid of the box. Boxes limit our creativity, thanks for all you do, 3D.
Thought you might enjoy the thinking with BAIT.
# 28 September 2010 at 12:51 pm

Robert Sigrist said:
Dr. Zhang,
I enjoyed your presentation Tuesday at the MASSP conference. Nice to hear someone from education with such pragmatic thoughts and opinions. Keep educating
# 7 October 2010 at 5:45 pm

Beckie Bouchard said:
Dr. Zhao,
We often attend conferences with keynote speakers that give us the latest and greatest information or ways to implement a change within our systems. After attending this year’s EARCOS conference, you have challenged us to not only analyze our actions as leaders but have encouraged us to help create the conditions whereby local solutions can be generated for local problems.
Indeed students must be prepared for their future and not our past.
# 2 November 2010 at 10:03 am

Joe Harper said:
Dr. Zhao,
Thanks for offering food for thought about what American educators could and should be doing to prepare our youth. I look forward to reading your book and using your website to inspire me and occasionally drop in to reflect, renew, and reinforce as I go about this important work.
With gratitude.
# 23 January 2011 at 2:25 pm

Joe Harper said:
What are your thoughts on the film – Race to Nowhere?
# 23 January 2011 at 2:27 pm

Randy Cash said:
Dr. Zhao,
I saw your keynote at NCCE Portland…. All I have to say is thank you! You inspire me to keep doing what I do well, teach and have fun! I am so sick of being slammed by the “so called experts” like Bill Gates and Arne Duncan, so it is refreshing to hear someone with the expertise to set it straight! Thank you… I wonder why Oprah doesn’t have you on? You need a bigger stage!
# 5 March 2011 at 9:04 pm

Deb Bailey said:
Many thanks for your inspiring speech at the AMS conference in Chicago. Over 3000 Montessori teachers walked away from hearing your words feeling empowered and validated for the work we do to educate the whole child. I am deeply grateful for all you do.
# 27 March 2011 at 5:37 am

Alane Jennings said:
Greetings, and thank you for posting your slides from OSBA. I was inspired by your talk this weekend, and plan to share with other board members some of your key points. Twelve years ago, a small group of parents in my coastal community envisioned a public charter school that focused on integration of the arts, foreign language instruction, and Gardner’s ideas about Multiple Intelligence. This
K-8 school is now in it’s tenth year of operation, with students who are excited (mostly) to attend school, encouraged to know their strenths and seek their passion, and STILL manage to score high on standardized tests. Thank you for speaking your message with such eloquence and for presenting the longitudinal data and analysis to convince those who still doubt.
# 14 November 2011 at 11:54 am

Hugh Wilson said:
My thanks to you, for your words and insight yesterday (Illinois Ed & Tech Conference.)
We need to shout these concepts from rooftops and turn them into songs, that our children may ingrain them and save the education of our grandchildren.
# 17 November 2011 at 6:26 am

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