"Lee has displayed a solid grasp of the tools that are out there to help push students at any level and in any discipline forward."
-- Peter T. Willson, Director, Huntington Learning Center
"I can say, without a doubt, that if not for my experiences in Mr. Chazen's classroom and in the special projects he led, I would not have succeeded in high school."
-- Elizabeth Manning, former government student
"Mr. Chazen establishes a general caring atmosphere for student learning and tries to help his students experience success."
-- Don Reynolds, Vice Principal, Galena High School
"We are indeed fortunate to have Lee as a member of the faculty team at Galena and I want to express gratitude, on behalf of the administration, for his professional commitment to his students!"
-- Darrel Wright, Vice Principal, Galena High School
"I think that Global Challenge is fantastic. It gave us a chance to learn while having fun...."
-- Student evaluation of Global Challenge
"I would like to recommend Lee Chazen to your organization. He is truly a team player, with a commitment for customer service both internal as well as external. He is extremely reliable and will always go above and beyond expectations. He will truly add value and leadership to your team."
-- Tony Gonzales, Director of Transportation, Webvan Group, inc.
"Lee Chazen has changed my view about the humanity of teachers and I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mr. Chazen is the best teacher I have ever had."
-- Joe Jacklin, World History student
"Thank you for being such an awesome teacher! I learned so much in this class. You taught well, with enthusiasm and humor. you taught me things I will need to know in everyday life! Thank you."
-- Amanda Alvey, world history student
"Thank you for your wonderful, informative, and useful presentation. I have used humor personally to overcome many stressful situations. Your innovative and successful use of humor in the classroom, reminded me that school is one of the most intense environments."
-- Peggy Zelno (letter written to colleague and myself after "humor in the classroom" presentation.)
"Mr. Chazen is very good at preparing us for our many successful tournaments. He spends hours after school helping create the environment whereby we can create cases that have proven themselves time and time again. He is consistently an advocate of all our efforts to make the debate experience a beneficial and rewarding one. He is the reason we are where we are. We are a national qualifying team[....] Galena High School should be proud of its team, and the coach [who] leads it."
--James Robison, Speech and Debate Team member
"Mr. Chazen - I just wanted you to know how much the team always appreciated you. I wanted to tell you that I appreciated your dedication, your expense, your time and your efforts for our benefit. Also, thank you for your camaraderie and friendship. It means a lot to me, and to the rest of the founding forensics team. Please stay in teaching - you are an asset to the community, and a credit to your profession. (Maybe someday I will join you in your field.) Thanks for the encouragement, knowledge, understanding and support. You are appreciated!"
--Any Jarvie, member of the Speech and Debate team
"...This active learning game greatly increased student understanding, interest, retention, and participation in their study of world history."
--- Mr. Ross Gregory, Principal of Galena High School (commenting on Global Challenge)
"Mr. Chazen has done a very fine job planning his lessons. It is evident that he spends many hours working on lessons that will appeal to the wide spectrum of abilities in his classroom."
--- Dr. Jaqueline Jones, Principal of Galena High School
"Lee is very cooperative. He is affable and gets along well with other teachers, administrators, and with students. He has always been very open and cooperative with me. I see him working extremely well within a department - as both a team player and a leader. he has an ability to bring out others' ideas and then get them to act on them - a very positive attribute in a teacher, I think."
-- Dr. Margaret E. McIntosh, Former Professor, University of Nevada, Reno