tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post5110339367393815724..comments2024-03-14T09:05:08.053-07:00Comments on Special Ed Philosopher: A Nasty Nexus: The Unsavory Mix Between Public Ed and Private Motivational SpeakersKevin Currie-Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401531417243089948noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-87296240004439392342022-03-02T00:33:21.410-08:002022-03-02T00:33:21.410-08:00Your blog is really an enlightenment for us reader...Your blog is really an enlightenment for us readers! Thank you very much! <a href="https://lawtutor.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">law tuition</a><br />JACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977743002140224540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-42653061911898360532014-09-09T15:54:18.507-07:002014-09-09T15:54:18.507-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748292450191470109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-89875349712074855722014-05-19T11:42:04.503-07:002014-05-19T11:42:04.503-07:00So happy to see this... I thought we were already ...So happy to see this... I thought we were already supposed to be capturing kid's hearts (it is called getting to know the population you are teaching). You do that by talking to the kids your teaching, getting to know where they are coming from, communicating with their homes (whether that be parent(s), grandparents, aunts, uncles, foster home whatever. Maybe I am in the minority but that is how I run my classroom. Meanwhile this program was adopted by my son's middle school and the inconsistency has created chaos. I have a hard time believing that simply using this program will work. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567514331348388949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-20899605468352178862014-04-30T21:19:18.358-07:002014-04-30T21:19:18.358-07:00The blog entry that you came across hit the nail o...The blog entry that you came across hit the nail on the head. My attendance at Capturing Kids Hearts was one of the worst experiences of my entire teaching career. It was a combination of a 60s encounter group and a revival meeting--with some Tammy Faye Bakker thrown in. These people are practicing psychology without a license. I was upset for weeks afterwards.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244723423396838849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-2721680959033664032014-02-16T03:19:57.295-08:002014-02-16T03:19:57.295-08:00Everyone is entitled to his opinion, so no disresp...Everyone is entitled to his opinion, so no disrespect to the author of this blog, but I would like to say that Capturing Kids Hearts helped me so much in my teaching. I went to a seminar the summer before beginning my first year of teaching. Prior to this, my college education had done nothing to give me practical classroom management skills and I had crashed and burned during my student teaching. Needless to say, I was looking for something and this was perfect. When I began my first year, I followed their model to the nth degree. It made such a difference and I thrived during my first year (unlike student teaching). I taught for five years (currently taking a "reprieve" since I have twin babies under the age of one). Over time, I adapted the Capturing Kids' Hearts model with my own teaching and management style to better suit me. However, it was my foundation! While I know it may not be for everyone, it helped me tremendously! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828765341826264067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-86049240581462538302013-08-15T05:02:33.474-07:002013-08-15T05:02:33.474-07:00Our district was just visited by Flippen. We spen...Our district was just visited by Flippen. We spent insane amounts of money on a PR firm ( Unicom-arc) last year to brainwash our community with their clear use of Delphi technique.... I am sad to see our new superintendent following in the same tracks. It seems that administrators want to pay someone else to be charismatic, but not pay a decent wage to teachers. We wouldn't have to have cheerleaders come in and get everyone waving flags if we had a LEADER. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073761448758911280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-4893752108233828082013-03-28T07:43:31.171-07:002013-03-28T07:43:31.171-07:00This is one of the most cynical and misinformed ar...This is one of the most cynical and misinformed articles I have ever read. Please do not listen to this person. He has no idea what he is talking about. My district decided to work with the Flippen Group and I am so thankful. It changed my teaching and coaching in ways that I did not believe were possible. If you can actually go to this training and say that you did not get anything out of it, you should not be working with children. Thank goodness there are more caring teachers in the world than there are people like Mr. Kevin Currie-Knight. Last, there never was a "Capturing Kids' Hearts" book which would explain why it is not in print. Teacher for lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527468795442521570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-21015354741849908712009-02-18T03:34:00.000-08:002009-02-18T03:34:00.000-08:00It is not that I don't think trustees can see thro...It is not that I don't think trustees can see through smoke and mirrors. It is:<BR/><BR/>(a) they are not accoutable for the money they spend in the way that CFO's are (they are not spending a finite supply of money, therefore do not put as much critical thought into what they spend it on).<BR/><BR/>(b) the education industry is so "fad happy" that they are an easy target for Flip Flippens' who sell a "feel good" product and are wonderful sales folks. <BR/><BR/>Was it that bad? They sunk millions into a program that they junked two years later. Spending millions of the tax payers money on a motivational speaker rather than books, computers, and curricula-related things is pretty bad (as a taxpayer). <BR/><BR/>Flip's "system" is no differenet than every other progressive ed "fad" over the past 20 years: once you get kids interested they will willingly learn. We paid millions of dollars to hear THAT.Kevin Currie-Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401531417243089948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786809981065530267.post-84728407673120533812009-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:002009-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:00You don't think School Board Trustees, and other a...You don't think School Board Trustees, and other administrators and governments officials can see through gimmickry, smoke and mirrors. <BR/><BR/>What was this Flip guy selling anyways? How bad could it possibly be? He might have been selling the sizzle, but I doubt very much that there was no steak at all. <BR/><BR/>http://reaching-oblivion.blogspot.com/Canadian Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462246161030851628noreply@blogger.com