RMC Research Findings

"Involvement in your project has positively impacted my outlook on the future of education, my teaching philosophy and practices, and most importantly, the futures of my students now and those to come."

"The kids are asking to get started on their work vs. being told to get to work!"

"Writing assignments are attacked with enthusiasm!"

"Behavior has never been better. Classroom teachers remark on the positive change of attitude."

"A freshman with a very negative view of himself as a student was unable to type at all and wrote by hand extremely slowly. By the end of the year, he could type much faster than he could write, and for the first time, according to his teacher, he "could turn out documents that look like everyone else's."

"One student had moved from district to district and had never before done homework or brought work home. While participating in the grant, he began bringing his laptop home regularly to show his parents his writing. Additionally, for the first time, he created samples of his work to include in his district portfolio."

"One LD student, good with computers but socially on the fringe, felt such confidence that he ran for Student Council president and got a number of votes."

"A student who wrote little before participating in the grant joined the journalism team and now writes for the school newspaper."

"A student wrote a 2-page paper about a family vacation, which was 2 pages more than he had ever written before."

"Our students were reluctant to train regular ed students at first. One even wanted to stay home. They are now asking when are we going back to their classroom. Self-confidence has really grown."

"One student keeps his daily planner information on his computer so he doesn't lose it like he would if it was on paper."

"The laptops are a big hit! I'm having trouble trying to get my students to write with their pencils and pens."

"One of my special ed kids got to do the DWA with speech recognition when he was never able to participate before."

"Students don't complain about rewriting, it's just an opportunity to practice their new tech skills."

"I am becoming a believer that technology will be the savior of my students. Thank You!"

"I know of two students that this has totally turned around. One is doing absolutely fantastic and I attribute it to the computer."

"The software has challenged me to look at new ways to adapt the curriculum to meet more individual needs."

"[The project] has given me the opportunity to learn right along with our students."

"It supports my belief that when elective classes are cut from schools due to lack of funding (art, tech, auto mechanics, music, home ec., etc.) it is discriminatory and overwhelmingly affects students who learn using those unique learning styles more prominently. Typically our LD kids!"