Mark Schaufler has spent over 25 years working
with teenagers, helping them work through some of their most critical issues. In
various school settings, age groups, and countries, he has spoken on anger, suicide, drugs & alcohol,
respect, and
abstinence in over a thousand settings. His engaging manner of presenting difficult subjects captures
the student's interest and enables them to retain the message.
"You
really hit the mark for the group."
Sue, educator
"I
always learn so much and am impressed by your ability to hold the student's
attention. It lets me know we're addressing a real need."
Mary, educator
"The
students enjoyed your presentation and benefited from it greatly."
Sylvia, educator
"The
class was excellent and well accepted, you gained and maintained the student's
attention. Suicide is a delicate subject to discuss."
Kelly, community youth services case manager
"We
all believe that the classes you present are extremely beneficial to youth, as
well as adults, and that your work is greatly needed in our
schools and
community. I hope to work with you again in the future."
Kelly, community youth services case manager
"It
is difficult to find words to express the gratitude I have for your continued
willingness to come into the Health classrooms and share your outstanding
lesson on
Anger Management. Thank
you for your consistent, continued support for students."
Bev, educator
"The
students remember everything you talked about. Very
impressed with your ability to keep them captivated for 50 minutes. Thanks
for being here! I had
really good feedback form all my students."
Erin, educator
"People
need to hear this. This
message {anger} is necessary for people of all ages--not just students."
Jason, educator
Mark has
had some wonderful opportunities to speak to students concerning suicide in
recent months. During his last session in a middle school he had one
student come up to him and tell him;
"thanks for speaking to us last year, because of you, I'm still
alive"
A young man came up to Mark in tears during the break between classes.
In just a couple of minutes, he told Mark that he'd been planning on
committing suicide that weekend. Due to the suicide talk, he was
hooked up with the teacher and the school counselor to get immediate help.
Suicide is becoming a bigger issue all the time and Mark's proactive
approach helps give tools to the friends, teachers, and students themselves
in helping to deal with this huge problem.