Candace was at the just-completed three day workshop we had in Los Angeles in Lake Elsinore in Mike Peto’s classroom with 25 people. She provides this report of how her classes went this morning:
Hello Ben –
I wish you could have seen me in action this morning! Not gonna lie… I was IN FORM! The kids were involved, motivated, having FUN, laughing, acting along…… and learning! And when I went to the back of the classroom for your new “Reading from the Back of the Room” reading strategy (Step 6 of your new Reading Options), THEY COULD DO IT ALL! It was BEAUTIFUL! And they all left the classroom begging to “do that again next time!”
Now my next period is beginning and I CAN’T WAIT!!! Really??? I can’t WAIT for my classes to start???
You changed my LIFE! Thank you for this immeasurable gift of RENEWAL!
I do want to stress here that it was my FIRST DAY back after your conference and MY FIRST TIME incorporating your methods in my classroom? Meaning… it doesn’t take lots of practice or intense planning. We see you model it, and we can DO IT in class!!!
BIG HUGS,
Candace Elder
Glendora, CA
[ed. note: that last paragraph about how easy it was for Candace to go in and rock the house after seeing it modeled is of major importance to me. I have grown weary of the constant message in this work that one has to learn how to circle properly before one can be successful at this. I have always believed that this work is simple and Candace’s message proves it so thank you Candace. My visit to Los Angeles was really pleasant and the group there in the Inland Empire, led by the wonderful Mike Peto in Lake Elsinore and Dave Ganahl in Corona, rocks the house!]