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Creating the Future We Prefer
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About Me
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My name is Richard Benjamin. I am a learner, a husband, a father, a brother, and
a friend.
I have recently turned 70 and I am both sadder and happier than ever. Life still gives me
incredible opportunities for learning, for service, for family, and for friendship,
and I continue to both embrace and squander these opportunities. This
website is part of my larger website, a part devoted to Creating The Future We Prefer, primarily by balancing the economy,
the environment, and our quality of life.
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My longer resume is attached. The shorter one
appears directly below.
Richard Benjamin is a retired educator,
having served in many positions, most recently as school superintendent in Ann Arbor Michigan (14,000 students), Nashville Tennessee (70,000), and Cobb County
Georgia (100,000), He has been a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching with Ernest Boyer, a presenter at numerous
American Association for http://www.character.org/meetrichardbenjamin?s=benjaminAcademies, and has
taught at the University of Michigan (Introductory Psychology, Psychology and the Law & Educational Leadership),
Michigan State University (visiting Associate Professor of English), Vanderbilt University, Kennesaw State University and
North Georgia College and State University. (Educational Leadership)
He was recently Project Director of a four-year School Transformation
/ Character Through The Arts Project, and previously directed or/authored Character Through The Arts, and Character
Through Service Learning projects, and was co-principal investigator of the Education for a Sustainable Future Project.
All project evaluations demonstrated significant gains in student and teacher learning, and each project produced
a bank of worthy instructional units, generally using an Arts Integration
approach, and also generally including a character development
dimension.
In semi-retirement he also works with selected teachers, principals
and school systems across the country, and in Hong Kong and China.
He served as a Senior Consultant to The Leonard Bernstein Center for Education
Through The Arts and is currently a Senior Consultant to both ArtsNOW in Atlanta GA and The
Character Education Partnership in Washington D.C. Born in Rochester, NY, 1942, married
(1963) to Jane. Two children, Jennifer and Daniel, with two grandchildren, Hannah and Oscar.
Currently divides
time between Marietta, GA, Sarasota, FL, and travelling as much as possible,
while able.
About this blog
Here I'll describe why I started this blog and describe the topics I'm primarily interested in covering in it.
This could be a picture of me, my town, or a recent trip I took.
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