Lesson Plan2011

Philip Carr Neel:
Ron would come to work in just a white shirt and oftentimes without a tie, and roll up his sleeves.

Joel Amkraut:
He was doing innovative things at the time too. He was bringing guests to the class, very interesting, controversial guests: he brought in a communist, he brought in a Klansman, he brought in a member of the American Nazi Party to talk about white supremacy.

Alyssa Hess:
All the way through he was presenting different sides of every question. I remember when we were studied about Vietnam, he made us write 10 arguments for, 10 arguments against,

Steve Coniglio:
He didn't try to be above you, I'd say that Ron Jones had a capacity to teach WITH you.

Russel Mulock:
When he said he did simulations, I realized that's a lot of what he lived for, he liked creating the experience of being there.

Alyssa Hess:
You know, I feel like he was trying to look at the whole picture, always, and try to get us to look at the whole picture, always, with a lot of heart and a lot of passion.

Jo Ann Wood:
It was always exciting, one day you'd go in and the desks would be in a row, and then the next they'd come in and be all spread all over the room.