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DR. MICHAEL LITOW
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Armed with street smarts and a Ph.D.
Growing up on Chicago's west side in the '50s, Mike Litow was a problem child.
Classified as incorrigible and learning disabled, he flunked fourth grade. Eventually,
this "hoodlum" turned good. Today, armed with street smarts and a Ph.D., his work
with at-risk kids is effective and noteworthy.
Dr. Litow is a nationally recognized and nationally acclaimed educator and
counselor. His unique teaching style, part motivational part "street tough" style, has
earned him awards from the Chicago Jaycees, Chicago area law enforcement
agencies, Illinois House of Representatives' Office of Education, Professional
Women's Club and "Educator of the Year" from the Chicago Field Chapter of Phi Delta
Kappa.
Since 1968, Dr. Litow has worked for the Chicago Board of Education as a
teacher, coordinator and assistant principal. Early on in his 30-plus year career, he
gravitated toward troubled children. He quickly gained a reputation as a rebel for
employing whatever tactics necessary to hammer home the importance of education.
In fact, he often found himself battling the Chicago public school system in the process.
Dr. Litow founded The Education Center in Oak Park in 1979 to provide
counseling services for young people ages 4 to 20 who could not afford standard fees.
A second Center was opened in Naperville in 1987. Over the years, he has worked
with thousands of young people and families on issues such as learning disabilities,
physical and sexual abuse, violence, drugs and gangs, unemployment, truancy and
running away, homelessness and suicide.
What makes the Center SO unique is that Dr. Litow not only relies on his own
creative skills to motivate students, but he calls on on astounding variety of resources
in the fields of sports, politics, business and entertainment. By talking with these
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