On March 3rd, 2008 James Erikson, Ph. D. released an evaluation of the Gunnison Middle School Soo Bahk Do program.
Doctor Erikson holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, and has been a professional teacher educator and educational consultant since 1999. He has worked on four federally funded grants involving curriculum design and innovation. He is qualified to evaluate school programs.
From Page 23
“The product evaluations also shows that students demonstrate regular progress in the technical curriculum, progressing level to level with few significant delays. In a curriculum characterized by well structured demonstration of skill- acquisition, it is rare to see such comprehensive success across all students.”
You can download and read the entire evaluation from Doctor Erikson.