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Please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues who might find it useful. The Ungrateful Syndrome by David P. Langford, Langford International, Inc. I often hear teachers and administrators complaining that they have given students laptop computers, smart boards, new textbooks, science equipment, language parties, new tardy bells and gym equipment, and the students don't seem to appreciate any of it. In fact, students frequently abuse these materials — deflating basketballs, vandalizing walls, and scratching equipment. Have we simply bred a generation of apathetic scallywags? Or is there something else going on? Recently, Trevor, a 4th grade teacher in Australia, became unhappy with results he was seeing in his class. Hoping to change the results, he approached his principal, who told him about a new method of restructuring the classroom. Trevor thought it sounded interesting and spent a year researching the concept. He went to training on the theory and got his team teaching partner, Erwin, to understand and agree to give it a go. The two of them worked hard rearranging the room, getting new furniture, and teaching the students about their new, “dynamic” environment. Click here for a PDF of the entire article David will be Keynoting at: In2:InThinking Network Forum, April 2010 Click here for information on booking David for your event. Langford International, Inc. 12742 Canyon Creek Road, Molt, MT 59057 Phone: 406-628-2227 Fax: 406-628-2228 E-mail: office@langfordlearning.com Unsubscribe me from this contact list	Upcoming Events March 25-28, 2010 Adelaide, Australia 4-Day Quality Learning Seminar March 29-April 1, 2010 Newcastle, Australia 4-Day Quality Learning Seminar June 14-17, 2010 Raleigh, North Carolina 4-Day Quality Learning Seminar June 21-24, 2010 Holmen (La Crosse), Wisconsin 4-Day Quality Learning Seminar June 28-July 1, 2010 Bluffton, Indiana 4-Day Quality Learning Seminar Download Past Newsletter Articles Carrots, Sticks, or Prevention? February 2010 The Bus Blues February 2010 Getting Wrong Right November 2009 The Halstead Connection November 2009 Transformation Thinking September 2009 Quality: Program or Strategy? June 2009 Paying Students to Learn? April 2009 Goal Tending March 2009

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The Ungrateful Syndrome
by David P. Langford, Langford International, Inc.

I often hear teachers and administrators complaining that they have given students laptop computers, smart boards, new textbooks, science equipment, language parties, new tardy bells and gym equipment, and the students don't seem to appreciate any of it. In fact, students frequently abuse these materials — deflating basketballs, vandalizing walls, and scratching equipment. Have we simply bred a generation of apathetic scallywags? Or is there something else going on?

Recently, Trevor, a 4th grade teacher in Australia, became unhappy with results he was seeing in his class. Hoping to change the results, he approached his principal, who told him about a new method of restructuring the classroom. Trevor thought it sounded interesting and spent a year researching the concept. He went to training on the theory and got his team teaching partner, Erwin, to understand and agree to give it a go. The two of them worked hard rearranging the room, getting new furniture, and teaching the students about their new, “dynamic” environment.