Tim,
It's interesting how relative it all is. 
I thought the book was filled w/ success stories. Then when i checked out this DF, i was amazed at how many people commented on PhRing.
Cutting edge stuff takes approximately 20 years to make it to the general public. This means that PhRing has another 5 yrs. to go. I was really surprised to see how many more copies of the book are now in print. Really, it's a huge success by any standard.
This past weekend, i showed a 10 year old child w/ very low self esteem, who really can't read at near grade level AND who goes to a $14,000 yr. private school....how to mind map. It was wonderful & heartening to see a flicker of life come into those beautiful eyes. She said: Gee, i never knew there was so much to me!
I also showed her how i PhR. I explained to her that just b/c she can't read the way the school expects, does NOT mean she's not intelligent. So, Tim, just think about schools, private schools, who charge $14,000 a yr. for elementary school children that are totally unaware of accelerated learning techniques. If even private schools are not using accelerated learning techniques, how can we expect public schools to do so?
All i know is that i am spreading the word & so are others. I hope to start teaching accelerated learning workshops to elementary teachers soon.
Check out the progress of PhRing in another 5 yrs. & you'll be amazed. But, remember it's 20 yrs. for cutting edge stuff.
