F.A.Q. - About the Workshops

•  Are books for sale at your workshops?
  Yes, books are always for sale at workshops except for the odd occasion where they can’t sell them due to restrictions if the conference is being held in a public building…
  
  
•  Are books included in the workshop fee?
  No, on very, very rare occasion are books included in the price. A full set of handouts is provided at each workshop.
  
  
•  Do I need permission if I want to photocopy information you have handed out at the workshops?
  No. I really encourage audience members to go share the information with other parents, professionals, and administrators. Please feel free to Xerox my handouts for educational use as long as you keep my name associated with my materials!
  
  
•  You are talking for two full days, do you bore the pants off the audience?
  Surely there are boring moments as part of each day given that we each have a limited attention span, but the general feedback from the audience is that the workshop information is presented in an “entertaining” style. I longed to be a stand-up comic in my early days, I practice a bit of these skills at my workshops….I also present in an “unedited” way, meaning that since I work for myself I can say what I believe to be true. This means that I usually don’t agree with what is “politically correct”. I do try and encourage people to think for themselves as parents and professionals and then discuss their thoughts with others. We cannot accept that the focus of today’s education, which is on standardized test scores, is what all students need to help them develop skills for independence while also contributing to society as a whole.
  
  
•  Who are your workshops appropriate for?
  The cool thing about these workshops is that even seasoned professionals usually find that there is some information presented that they have not heard discussed before. Parents and professionals of all backgrounds are welcome to attend. Days 1 and 2 of the workshops days are designed for the school aged child, 8 years old and above.
  Day 3 is designed for all ages, preschool all the way through adulthood.
  Day 4 is for the older elementary school child through adulthood (4th grade and older).