Posts by Ruth Weirich:
Inspired by our clients: Kim Soper
July 2, 2008Kim contacted us in July and was interested in translating Appendix E in the Learning Structures: Modules 8–13 workbook into Polish. She lives in Nebraska and travels to Poland a couple of times a year to work with social workers there. What is Appendix E? It is the article by... View Article
Looking for Answers
June 20, 2008I recently read Kay’s blog where she’s writing about being asked by her governor to chair a committee on education. In her blog Kay concludes that part of the problem with education is poverty. I’m happy to see she is digging deeper into the issue of poverty and is using... View Article
aha! Process participates in the NAESP national convention
May 17, 2008aha! Process participated in the NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals) annual convention in Nashville. What a great place for elementary educators to come together and collaborate on solutions for kids! We had educators come by our booth and say some of the following things: “Framework has influenced my... View Article
Is apathy more dangerous than criticism?
May 13, 2008We prefer people who are passionate—even if we don’t always agree on everything. This is what we can agree on when it comes to poverty: We know that children from poverty can learn. We know we can make a difference in the lives of individuals from poverty. To learn, these... View Article
The key to unlock the code–Student achievement
March 14, 2008Here is a letter wonderful letter about student achievement that we received from Rosa Leonard, a middle-school reading specialist: “Reyna is a 13-year-old female from El Salvador. She came to this country in August, 2006. Reyna had never attended school in El Salvador and speaks only Spanish. She was placed... View Article
Educating Boys– Boys in Crisis book helps a teacher and a student connect
January 30, 2008Recently Dr. Paul Slocumb, author of Hear Our Cry: Boys in Crisis, presented a workshop on educating boys to a group in Wichita, Kansas. This is an e-mail Dr. Slocumb received from an attendee: Dear Dr. Slocumb: I was in your audience in Wichita, Kansas on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.... View Article
Inspired by our clients–Improving Outcomes with Adult Students
January 8, 2008Now this is great information. Kirsten, from Valrico, Florida, wrote last week to say what a difference the Ruby Payne seminar presented by Dr. Rita Pierson made in her life. What she said about the workshop was that it made a difference in her as a teacher and improving outcomes.... View Article
Reducing poverty–Making a difference one person at a time
November 30, 2007As an employee of aha! Process, one of the things I hear so often is, “Oh, you work for Ruby Payne.” Yes, I do, but what is more meaningful is that I work for an organization that is reducing poverty by creating change in the lives of individuals in poverty... View Article
Inspired by our clients: A catalog was created
October 23, 2007After hearing from many of you about your successes in your schools and communities and finding new inspiration as we read your stories, we realized that these nuggets of optimism deserved their rightful place alongside the array of products and services we are offering in our first-everaha! Process catalog. Also,... View Article