Preparing Students for Success in the New Economy Times have changed. Not just normal evolutionary change, but a dramatic reshaping of our lives. The World…
No Time to Lose: We Must Broaden Our Children’s Exposure to the Real World
No Time to Lose: We Must Broaden Our Children’s Exposure to the Real World We have entered “the greatest transformation human civilization has ever known”…
A Generation of Students Caught Between Two Worlds
A Generation of Students Caught Between Two Worlds The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries created a cultural shift from rural farms to…
The Dollars and Sense of a College Degree
The Dollars and Sense of a College Degree I never thought I’d be in the restaurant business: it’s risky, I don’t like to cook, and…
Preparing Our Children to Pioneer a New Frontier
Preparing Our Children to Pioneer a New Frontier For most of my years as a parent, I subscribed to the college-for-all mantra like the rest…
Lifelong Learning Has Created Opportunities for Student Exploration Between High School and College
Lifelong Learning Has Created Opportunities for Student Exploration Between High School and College Listening to the stories of students who feel unworthy because they can’t…
Pathway Choices: Alternatives to College
Pathway Choices: Alternatives to College Take a dramatically changing economy, add high demand for specialized skills to a low supply of workers with those skills…
The Power of Social Skills for Future Success
The Power of Social Skills for Future Success When my three daughters were young, they had a tradition of individual, one-on-one dinners with their grandparents…
New Pathways to a Successful Adulthood
New Pathways to a Successful Adulthood The Holy Grail for children in our society is college acceptance. From a very young age, we prepare them…