---Wonderful programs like CHARACTER COUNTS, THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEENS, and LINK CREW, can only be of value to those students who are receptive to the concepts these programs impart. The dictum TAKE TIME TO THINK (The 4 T's) falls short of true transformation. It is not the TIME we spend thinking, but HOW we think that makes the change. Making the student RECEPTIVE is the essence of TILL THE SOIL®!

---DR. ASSAD has created an INNOVATIVE program that intertwines exercises in MIND-SET, LATERAL THINKING, CLARIFYING STUDENT VALUES and real stories (humorous and heartfelt) drawn from his own life that caused his own transformation that changed him from a young ghetto kid to a Doctor of Education. (See Bio.) His ability to relate to students is EXTRAORDINARY or, as some say, “UNCANNY.” “It’s as if he’s one of them” and in fact he is! DR. ASSAD has never forgotten his roots, nor has he forgotten what influenced HIS change. He knows the emotional, intellectual and cultural pitfalls! This, along with his extensive expertise in psychological and educational principals, has allowed him to create the “Superlative” educational seminar for your students.