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"…THE BEST LEADERSHIP COURSE FOR TEENAGERS I'VE SEEN." Board Member National Education Review Agency, Washington, DC "LEADERSHIP AND COLLEGE READINESS IS ALL THE BUZZ THESE DAYS. EVERY SCHOOL IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE OFFERING THIS PROGRAM." Ms. G. Weinstein High School Business Teacher "THE TIME TO BUILD THESE SKILLS IS NOW. NOT TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW! I TRULY BELIEVE QUALITY PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ARE THE ANSWER TO MUCH OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAN EDUCATION." Mr. R. Rafael Public Middle School Teacher (20 Years) "BRINGING BETTER BALANCE TO THE ACQUIRING OF CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE ACQUIRING OF CRITICAL SKILLS DURING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE ONLY ONE QUESTION. WHY IN THE WORLD DIDN'T SOMEONE THINK OF THIS 100 YEARS AGO!" Dr. J. Langston Public High School Superintendent (Retired) "TO ME 10-20-10 SAYS IT ALL. TEN-TIMES MORE IN VALUE, TWENTY YEARS EARLIER IN LIFE, FOR TEN-TIMES LESS IN PRICE. IT'S ALL PRETTY COMPELLING. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THIS VALUABLE TO KIDS." S. Abbate, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Graduate School of Education "WE JUST PAID $5,500 PER PERSON FOR A 5-DAY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT PALES BY COMPARISON." Dr. H. Martinez Executive Vice President & CLO Mid-Sized Software Developm't Firm "…THE RESULTS WILL ASTOUND YOU!" G. Essman Father of 9th Grade Student "A PROCESS THIS GOOD AT A PRICE THIS LOW PROBABLY WON'T COME ALONG AGAIN IN THE LIFETIME OF MOST TEENAGERS." Board Member National Education Review Agency Washington, DC "EVERY SCHOOL IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE OFFERING THIS PROGRAM!" R. Mangano Public Middle School Teacher "THE PERFECT ELECTIVE OR AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY, STRAIGHT FROM THE FORTUNE 500! I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY PARENT NOT WANTING THIS [FOR THEIR TEENS]." H. Wilkins Former PTA President "FRANK WROTE THE REVISED VERSION OF THE #1 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ARTHUR WROTE THE REVISED VERSION OF THE #1 LEADERSHIP BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY. IT'S ALL WE NEEDED TO HEAR." Vice President Fortune 500 Client Organization "HOW I WISH WE HAD THIS WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER! EVERY KID IN THE STATE SHOULD GET ACCESS TO IT!" J. Kroll Father of 8th Grade Student "… ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! STRAIGHT "A's" IN EVERY WAY!" M. Fischler Parent of Teenager in Pennsylvania "A WONDERFUL NEW OFFERING! ASHBY AND PELL HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!" A. Magri Radio Talk Show Host "BRAVO LCG! LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DEVELOP SOMETHING FOR MY PRE-SCHOOLER!" D. Panico Mother of Teenage Student & 4 Year-Old "A SOLID BUY …FIVE STARS!" Business Times "THE BEST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM I'VE EVER TAKEN… PERIOD!" Finalist National Junior Achievement Competition "…MORE VALUABLE TO ME THAN MY HARVARD MBA!" CEO Mid-Sized Software Development Company, Philadelphia, PA "THE SINGLE BEST PURCHASE I'VE EVER MADE [FOR MY CHILD]!" A. Romano Parent of Honor Society Student "THAT COURSE MADE MY CAREER." Ph.D.-Level Chemist Large Biotech Company "SIMPLY MASTERFUL. WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY…" Overseas Convention Planner "BEST BUSINESS BOOK I HAVE READ TO DATE." Amazon.com Reviewer "MY SON HAS GROWN BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS!" Dr. M. Singh Mother of 18 Year-Old Student "THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH…!" 16 Year-Old Student "…ONE OF OUR 30 BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR!" Soundview Executive Book Summaries "…EXCELLENT AND COMPREHENSIVE…" Amazon.com "SOLID… THE SECTION ON "WORST PRACTICES" IS PRICELESS!" Training Magazine "TOGETHER WITH JACK WELCH'S NEW BOOK… IT'S OUR BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL!" Summary.com "…THE KEY TO THIS IS THAT IT WORKS! THE LESSONS STAY WITH YOU FOREVER!" Recent Student Graduate "… A MODERN BUSINESS CLASSIC!" Dr. Bill Bailey Host, It's Your Money "…THIS BELONGS IN THE BUSINESS COLLECTIONS OF PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES EVERYWHERE…" Library Journal "… VOTED A TOP 40 BOOK OF THE YEAR … FROM 2,500 SUBMISSIONS." Business Book Review.com "…A SOLID REFERENCE FOR MANAGERS AND HR PROFESSIONALS…" Publishers Weekly "… A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION …" National Institute of Business Management "… RAVE REVIEWS FROM BUSINESS BOOK EXPERTS…" The Smithtown News "…PACKED FULL OF USEFUL TOOLS AND IDEAS…" Dr. Jack J. Phillips Chairman, The ROI Institute "… THE #1 LEADERSHIP VALUE IN THE COUNTRY TODAY!" Senior Vice President Large Community Youth Organization "… YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES, READ THIS BOOK OR LEARN THE HARD WAY…!" Mr. Grant Lehman VP, Fortune 500 Communications Company "…[A BOOK ABOUT] ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING BUSINESS ISSUES OF OUR TIME…" The Washington Times "…A DELICIOUS SMORGASBORD OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION. ANY MANAGER STRUGGLING WITH TALENT ISSUES WILL FIND THIS BOOK A MUST READ." Dr. Brad Smart Best-Selling Author "EVERY LEADER IN MY COMPANY NEEDS TO TAKE THIS…AND THEY WILL!" President & CEO Fortune 1000 Division "AN INVALUABLE DESK-BOOK FOR MANAGERS OF ALL TYPES. KEEP IT NEAR!" Mid-Level Manager Large American Retailer "NO ONE HAS EVER GRABBED HOLD OF AN AUDIENCE LIKE YOU DID! THEY'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT ONE FOR YEARS!" Convention Attendee "… A MUST READ!" Host National Talk Radio Show "BRILLIANT! A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK." Assistant Professor Columbia University "I NEVER DREAMED I COULD IMPROVE SO MUCH! 16 Year-Old Student "SPARKLING & MASTERFUL! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN A ROOM FULL OF CEO'S HANGING ON EVERY WORD?!" President Large National Business Association "I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE TALK YOU DELIVERED SO BRILLIANTLY LAST WEEK…" Conference Host Tokyo, Japan "…YOUR SAGE ADVICE WILL REMAIN WITH US FOR A LONG, LONG TIME." CEO Large Multi-National, Tokyo, Japan "THE MOST AMAZING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE (COURSE) I'VE EVER HAD! WHERE WERE YOU 30 YEARS AGO!?" Dr. E. Curran Graduate of Executive Program |
TESTIMONIALS The following is a look at a handful of recent comments and testimonials about leadership programs and books by Dr. Ashby and Dr. Pell. Comments about The Great Expectations Program for High-Potential Teenagers were collected from laboratory class members and their parents during the process testing. |
PRICE COMPARISON The typical 7th grade student pays about $0.90 per training hour for the Great Expectations process. For an 8th grader it's about $1.15. For a 9th grader it's about $1.40. The average price today of competing programs without a reinforcement provision is about $85.00 per training hour. ******* |
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT? Lyndon Johnson was the first American president to say he hoped to be remembered as the "education president." Since then every occupant of the White House has made pretty much the same pledge. In 1965, the United States was 1st among developed countries in secondary school reading and secondary school math. Today, it ranks 15th and 25th respectively. |
A QUICK REQUEST Please don't think of Great Expectations as a "course." It's not. Great Expectations is a multi-year development process designed to build a very important skill set in young people. It's about doing for young people what has traditionally been done only for middle-aged adults... and for public school kids what has previously been done only for private school kids. Great Expectations is not about grades and college credits. It's about helping kids from all walks of life prepare for lives as capable, responsible, independent adults. F.C. Ashby ******* |
"It's very important to me that everyone a part of my company understand that I'm not in the leadership training business. I'm in the business of training leaders. There's a big difference. Beyond that, I expect every associate, manager and facilitator a part of my company to understand that Ashby Learning Systems is not devoted to selling courses or courseware. It's devoted to providing a set of skills and benefits to American young people that I know dramatically improves their chances of succeeding brilliantly in college and the global workplace. These are skills and benefits that American secondary schools do not provide, and that I believe every American teenager needs to be developing from the start of Grade 6 to the end of Grade 12. Ashby Learning Systems is a for-profit enterprise, no question. And we intend to make a profit. But we are not competing with the hundreds of workshop, seminar and short-course providers who dominate the American marketplace today promising a great deal, but delivering very little in lasting results. My company is in the business of helping kids unlock their potential in very important ways. And we utilize the best people and systems we can find to guarantee that we do it exceptionally well in every instance." Franklin C. Ashby, Ph.D. Speech to U.S. Congressional Education Advisory Board 2009 |