Jeff Smith has been a teacher at Greenfields for over 20 years and is passionate about the school and the methods it uses to help children enjoy their education and be able to apply it in their lives. Jeff is also the writer and publisher of 3 five part science manuals in Biology, Chemistry and Physics which he wrote to correspond with the national curriculum and also using his knowledge of the Study Technology*. The difference with these manuals and others covering the same subjects is that they are light-hearted, easy to read and have a full glossary of terms (major omissions in the text books of many other schools). Each section of each course also has its own ‘check-sheet’. A check sheet is a fantastic tool which enables a student to study at their own pace. This alone solves a major problem in classrooms – the phenomena of some children in a class being faster than others resulting in the fast ones getting bored and losing interest and the slower ones being left behind – often leading to bad behaviour and absenteeism. Check-sheets list items to study, things to experiment with, ways to test out information, drills, exercises and many other things a child can do to make a subject real and interesting and Jeff has had excellent feedback over the years from the students using them. Anyone who knows Jeff can see his dedication and his enthusiasm with what he does and he is a much valued asset to the school. In his own words Jeff says:
“I am incredibly enthusiastic about what I do in life. Getting up in the morning and coming to Greenfields is not a drag – it’s something that I routinely look forward to. In this time and in this place we are literally contributing to the building of a new civilisation. That sounds like a very bold statement, but, factually, without an effective technology of study, there is little chance of any civilisation being able to endure for any significant length of time. We have the means to achieve it!”
*The technology applied by Greenfields developed by Educator L. Ron Hubbard™ to solve problems relating to studying and being able to learn and retain what one has learned.
"It takes brilliant imagination to be a teacher, it takes brilliant reasoning power to be happy in this world. If all children were taught to reason as they learned a few facts, they would have what nature intended for them to have, a better castle for their defence."
L. Ron Hubbard, Ron Magazine on Education
© 2012 Greenfields Educational Trust. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard.
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