Galt school to offer class for ‘right-brained’ kids
Staff counselor Loren Geiger, left, and Denise Much, administrator at Valley Christian School in Galt, are trying to start SMART Kids, an alternative education for right-brained learners at the school. (Brian Feulner/News-Sentinel)
Posted: Friday, April 3, 2009 10:00 pm
Galt school to offer class for ‘right-brained’ kids
By Ross Farrow
News-Sentinel Staff Writer
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While volunteering 20 years ago at the San Joaquin County Office
of Education, Loren Geiger encountered children who were
intelligent but had serious difficulty learning from their school
books.
As the years went by, Geiger's concern about these children
became a passion, so much so that she persuaded a small private
school in Galt to offer a special class for people known as
"right-brained," some of whom have Attention Deficit Disorder. It
will be known as the SMART Kids Program.
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posted at 3:56 am on Tue, Apr 7, 2009.
Very interesting article. I'm happy to see teachers that truly work outside of the norm, and really go for it for their students. She's a great teacher. All teachers are actually great, it certainly takes a certain type of person to do what they do.
posted at 6:52 am on Sat, Apr 4, 2009.
Great job, Ms. Geiger! This is a school I wish we could have taken advantage of a few years ago. Best wishes to you and the children that will benefit greatly from this kind of school. My hat's off to you. :-)