ALLAN E. HARRISON'S BIOGRAPHY
Allan E. Harrison was born in Arizona in 1925 and grew
up in Wisconsin. Then he moved back to Arizona and attended a College
in Arizona. After a year and a half, Harrison moved to California and
eventually received a B.A. in Social Science from a College in California.
After this, he attended a Law School in California. Presently, he lacks
only a year to complete a law degree.
Following college life, Harrison served 10 years on active
duty in the USAF, being discharged as a Captain in the Reserves.
Immediately after this, in 1959, he became a public elementary school
teacher in a Unified School District of Southern California - earning a "Lifetime
Elementary Credential." While teaching and at night, he also completed
numerous college graduate studies in education subjects.
As he began to teach and observe authoritarian teaching
methods, which created great stress, work & problems for everyone, he
innovated what is called the "Harrison System" of self accountability. For15
years he used it and personally taught the "System" to hundreds
of teachers and parents. Then, after many unsuccessful struggles
with education's managers and union executives who wanted to prevent
extensive System use, Harrison shamefully allowed himself
(in 1974) to be "disability" pensioned - for (of all things) a "broken
arm." This successful employment termination, his administrators believed,
would prevent Harrison from easily teaching other teachers
his System - and, an extensive loss of employment for them.
After all, in each manager's mind, it was selfishly believed
that the public couldn't blame them for wanting to be needed and for
trying to protect their own "bread & butter" - human nature being what
it is. Selfish administrator logic also demanded the facing of facts:
Self-reliant, System pupils require few managers - only advisors to
prevent mistakes and a payment in "Valuable Points" for democratically decided
misbehavior.
During his employment as a public school teacher, Harrison's
school district tried to prevent implementation of the System
in other teachers' classrooms by every means they possibly could. For
example, the District's managers allowed Harrison to implement a "Pilot
Project." Sixty-five pupils were placed in his 6th grade classroom at the
start of the school year. These were the "unwanted" students of the other
teachers in the district. Only Harrison and his System were in control.
The System surprised everyone - much to the horror of
school administrators. Harrison's pupils, with an average IQ of about 90,
doubled their academic achievement and improved their attitudes, behavior
and IQ's so much that their former teachers frequently stated
that they would like to have their rejected pupils back again. This
drastic improvement was also duplicated with many other classrooms and even
a whole school district (Warner Union School District). Thus, Harrison's
district managers were greatly disappointed and even frightened. The reasons
were obvious. Instead of stressing and overworking the teacher (Harrison),
and accomplishing disappointing results with an overloaded classroom of
"rascals," as is customary in conventionally managed classrooms, such an
overload of System students created pleasure and joy for everyone at
tremendously reduced cost. So, The managers now knew some of
their jobs might be in jeopardy as class size grew and decreased costs.
So, Harrison had to go!
Upon disability retirement, Harrison wrote four
System instruction books which are available to anyone needing them
(Click on the website below). Such manuals continue to provide System success
on a permanent basis for the future of society. Moreover, Harrison has
also now personally taught many parents & teachers his System. The proof
is available to anyone caring to examine the many websites listed at:
www.behaviormodsuperkids.com
Also, Harrison established two different private elementary
schools. One school existed successfully for a school year in Santa Ana,
California. Another elementary school operated successfully at a later
date for a year in San Diego, California. Both schools were terminated (through
no fault of Harrison) because the school lost its lease on the building utilized.
This could never occur today, since Harrison is now much older and wiser.
If you don't believe it, please return to the above website and click on
the link to "Own a Private School."
This biography would not be complete without revealing some information about Harrison's family, such as:
Harrison's wife is Marjorie I. Harrison (married for 58 years to Harrison and a retired banker).
His daughter is Dian E. Harrison - an elementary schoolteacher in San Diego (now using the System and about to be retired).
His Oldest Son is Frank A. Harrison (former Principal of an Elementary School in Washington State) who is now deceased from Cancer: Frank's children are named Elizabeth & Brianne.
His next Oldest Son is Allan A.Harrison, owner of a small ranch in Northern California, with two children named Christine & Jeremiah.
His Youngest Son is James W. Harrison (V.P. of a large Corporation and now a millionaire). James experienced the Harrison System for a whole school year in 6th grade and for number of years at home as a teenager.
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