Posts by Ruth Weirich:

Inspired by our clients: Kim Soper

July 2, 2008 Published by

Kim 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, 2008 Published by

I 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, 2008 Published by

aha! 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, 2008 Published by

We 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, 2008 Published by

Here 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, 2008 Published by

Recently 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, 2008 Published by

Now 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, 2007 Published by

As 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, 2007 Published by

After 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