As many of you know, I had a heart attack three years ago. I don't think I realized how serious it was at the time. But the surgeon said there was a 100% block in the left anterior descending artery, known as the "widowmaker!" He said he pulled the biggest blood clot he's ever pulled from an artery. I received a tremendou s

 

A short time after I left the hospital I received a book in the mail from one of our readers. It was written by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a famed heart and diet researcher. He is a New York Times best selling author of Eat to Live. In the book he indicated that if I followed this diet I'd be unlikely to have another heart attack. I decided to jump in. I've been following his recommendations ever since, even visited his office in New Jersey several times, a two-hour drive.

 

I've lost 30 pounds since following the approach. I no longer take any medication, and my total cholesterol is a minuscule 130! My blood pressure was last measured at 115 over 68. And I recently won the national championship for my age in table tennis.

 

I had the idea that it would be amazing if Dr. Fuhrman could come to the AERO conference to talk about his nutritional research and approach, and discuss how it applies to children and education. It was a shot in the dark, as Dr. Fuhrman is constantly speaking all around the world. I only met him once, briefly when I was going to see a doctor in his office. But when I told him about AERO he was fascinated, and said that he felt that his work was closely related to alternative education. He has accepted, and will be a keynote speaker at the AERO conference in June!

 

Many people around here and elsewhere are strong followers of Dr. Fuhrman's work. For example, my chiropractor has arranged for some of Dr. Fuhrman's recipes to be made for some of her clients.

 

Soon we will receive more details about his presentation and involvement with the conference. But we can definitely announce that Dr. Joel Fuhrman will be a keynoter! I can't wait to hear what he plans to do!

Register at the earlybird rate here!

 

Last week we mentioned that we'd have an earlybird rate for a short time but it will end on January 31st! So you still have a few days to register at $225 for the whole conference. And if you are a current AERO member you can use the member coupon to get a further 10% discount. You can actually hold the rate with a $50 deposit for individuals and a $100 deposit for groups before the deadline. So don't wait!

We will be taking proposals for workshops and mini-talks through march 15 or earlier, when we've approved the 25 workshops and 6 mini-talks. 

Register at the earlybird rate here (until Wednesday)

Ed: This is School Choice Week, so first is a video of basic definitions concerning school choice. Following that are some interesting videos contest winners.

 

Education Week reporter Arianna Prothero explains the different forms of public and private school choice: charter schools, vouchers, tax-credit scholarships and education savings accounts. 

Several new job openings were announced this week including such places as