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MESSAGE FOR WEEK BEGINNING 7th February 2005 CRIME REDUCTION/AVOIDANCE
The Hungerford Guidance Centre in London takes youngsters who are too violent to be taught in normal schools. Many years ago the principal, David Lane, started to teach some of my CoRT thinking methods to the youngsters. He has now done a 20 year follow up and has showm that the actual rate of crinimal convictions for those taught thinking is one tenth (repeat, one tenth) of that for those not taught thinking. This is rather powerful stuff. There are not many things that can reduce criminality by ninety percent!
It is sad that so little notice is taken of these things by education authorities or governments who are surrounded by traditional education advisers.
You may want to make a copy of the above and send it to your member of Parliament or Minister of Education.
Edward de Bono nmt |