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About Dr. Pete
Dr. Peter Beddow has spent all of his adult life teaching and mentoring children and studying their behavior and learning. Pete realized his passion and gift for helping children with behavior problems while leading a special education classroom at a residential school in California. During his tenure at Five Acres, Pete developed and collected the bulk of what he refers to as his "toolbox" and began the pursuit of a career focused on helping parents and teachers who find themselves struggling to work with challenging children, often with little hope for change.
Education
Pete received his B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing (Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama) from Middlebury College in Vermont. He received his M.A. in Special Education from California State University, Los Angeles. He received his Ph.D. in Special Education / Educational Psychology from Vanderbilt University.
Experience
Pete's professional expertise and experience with children extends into other arenas apart from direct teaching and intervention. Pete's research and professional work ranges from working on federal grant projects in collaboration with the Departments of Education of several U.S. states, to developing and implementing large-scale assessments for students with special needs, to conducting statistical analysis for the Vanderbilt Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology. Pete has published numerous journal articles and even an edited volume, the Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All Students, published by Springer Publishing in 2011. Pete's full CV can be viewed here.