Background
Hartjen, Raymond Harold was born on February 10, 1931 in Brooklyn.
(Empowering the Child, focuses on four elements that under...)
Empowering the Child, focuses on four elements that underlie all learning. Empowering children to become proficient in these elements provides them with life long skills of learning proficiency. The elements discussed are, long term attending skills (staying focused on a task), self-initiating skills, thinking skills, and creativity. The author reaches beyond traditional education citations to the works of Leakey, May, Fromm, Waldrop, and others to support his arguments. This book is in use in many universities and has been purchased 100 at a time by school districts acress the country.
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Hartjen, Raymond Harold was born on February 10, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Bachelor of Science, St. Lawrence University, 1957; Master of Education, U. Pittsburgh, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1975.
School psychologist, Board Corporation Education Svc., Rochester, New York, 1960-1961; corporation president, Koncept-o-graph Corporation, Rochester, 1961-1969; product manager, Graflex Inc., Rochester, 1962-1964; learning resource specialist, Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, Florida, 1964-1965; research associate L.R.D.C., U. Pittsburgh, 1967-1972; headmaster, Montessori School Brooklyn, 1973-1975; associate dean learning resources, Charles County Community College, La Plata, Maryland., 1975-1977; executive director, Ednl. Alternatives, Inc., Port Tobacco, Maryland., since 1977.
(Empowering the Child, focuses on four elements that under...)
Trustee Shady Ln School, Pittsburgh, 1970-1973. Corporal United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Eastport Wooden Boat Restoration Program (board directors since 1993, founder).
Son of Raymond Harold and Ella Dora (Wilsey) H. Divorced; children: LisaFrost, Anne K.E.