Comments from educators
and parents who have heard Dr. Sax speak
“I am usually pessimistic about
learning anything useful at the workshops required by our school district. It was a stroke of luck that I attended Dr.
Sax’s session. What was so rewarding in
his presentation was that it helped me to understand why some things have
worked well for me in the classroom while others have not. I now see the behavior of my students in a
new way.”
Jonathan
Lind, Sudley Elementary School, Manassas, Virginia
“Dr. Sax is an outstanding speaker. His insights, all based on scientific
evidence, are informative and at times nothing short of astounding. He has stimulated our minds, challenged,
entertained, and inspired us. I do hope
we might work together again.”
Meg
Hansen, Principal, Lauriston Girls’ School,
Melbourne, Australia
“Inspiring. I came back to school and shared all the
information with the staff. A huge success.”
Suzanne
Muggy, Ella Stewart Academy for Girls, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo, Ohio
“I was profoundly impressed by
the information which Dr. Sax shared with us.
I also appreciated his style of presentation: a logical sequence of ideas supported by
compelling evidence.
An excellent
presentation.”
Don
Comeau, Clear Water Academy, Calgary, Alberta
“The
information which Dr. Sax shared with us is truly fascinating and tremendously
important.”
Elizabeth
Downes, Director, Association of Independent Schools
of Greater Washington
“Dr. Sax gave
three outstanding presentations: one for
the students, one for the faculty, and one for the parents. The result is a
‘buzz’ around campus – we’re all excited about implementing this new
information in our daily practice. Dr. Sax is an extremely gifted doctor, researcher, and presenter. His unique ability to draw in various
constituencies is remarkable. We would
love to have him back.”
Andrew Byrne, Dean of Faculty, Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Greenwich, Connecticut
“The
thing I find so gratifying in listening to Dr. Sax is that he provides evidence,
hard science, to support the points he’s making. That’s rare in my experience, when speakers
talk about gender.”
David
Lloyd, The Webb Schools, Claremont, California
“Wow! Fantastic. A great balance of research and facts - and
humor!”
Betsy
Perlman, Commonwealth Education Organization,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Extremely interesting . . .
challenged many of our basic assumptions and helped us to think about gender in
a new way.”
Joan Ogilvy Holden, Head of School, St. Stephen’s and St.
Agnes’ School, Alexandria, VA
“The teachers found Dr. Sax’s seminar
interesting and thought-provoking. Dr.
Sax’s evening presentation to the parents had an even more profound
impact. His content goes far beyond
gender differences to deep questions about the directions our society is
taking.”
Janet
Sailian, Director of Communications, Branksome Hall,
Toronto, Ontario
“Dr. Sax is the leading authority on gender
differences in North America.”
Ron Wallace, Principal, Clear Water
Academy, Calgary, Alberta
“I stayed up past midnight
talking with my colleagues about what I heard at Dr. Sax’s presentation
earlier that day. His talk was brilliant
and inspiring. I confess to feeling a
poverty of words in trying to convey how much I enjoyed hearing Dr. Sax and how
much I appreciate what he is doing for education.”
Gerry
Grossman, Head of School, Woodlands Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois
“Dr. Sax’s presentation was extremely well
received and resonated with our teachers’ experiences and observations.”
Jaralyn Hough, Head
of School, The Barnesville School, Barnesville, Maryland
“Dr. Sax gave a fabulous
presentation at the Niagara Principals’ conference. My colleagues are still all aglow with what
they heard and have purchased more than 200 of his books through a local
provider – I know, because I arranged the sale.
We would very much like to have him back.”
Gary
King, vice principal, Lakeview Public School, Grimsby, Ontario
“Invaluable.
Dr. Sax’s expertise has guided us well along this new journey.”
Cindy
Chandler, Assistant Superintendent, Baldwin County Public Schools, Alabama
“Dr. Sax gave an exceptional
presentation to more than 100 school administrators, along with other
educational leaders from nearby public and private schools. The information he presented, and his style
of presentation, made the entire three hours enlightening and informative.”
Robert Paserba, Superintendent, Diocese of Pittsburgh
(Pennsylvania)
“Of all the sessions I attended,
Dr. Sax’s was the only one which gave me concrete information I could use in
the classroom.”
Daren
Starnes, Director of Academic Studies, The Webb
Schools, Claremont, California
“The school is still abuzz with
good thoughts and feelings after hearing Dr. Sax’s talk. Be sure to stop by Jill and Betsy’s [first-
and second-grade] classrooms. As a
result of hearing Dr. Sax, they are now conducting their [all-boys] classes
without chairs. It is incredible to
watch the increased concentration. The
boys’ performance has improved at least 200%.
It was just one of the ideas Dr. Sax shared with us.”
Meg Steele, Head of the Lower
School, Hardey Preparatory, Chicago, Illinois
-- from her
e-mail to Nat Wilburn, Principal, Hardey Preparatory
“I can’t tell you how
interesting and informative your session was for me. What I learned will most definitely benefit
my children and for that I am very grateful.
I hope I will have the opportunity to listen to you again.”
Kathy K., mother of two children,
Calgary, Alberta, in an e-mail to Dr. Sax
“I thank God I came to your
seminar. I wish more parents had shown
up.”
Stephanie
K., mother of a young boy, Montgomery County, Maryland