We all want to belong. It is a fundamental human need. Children desire first to fit in with their families and communities, then with their friends as they move into adolescence. Families, […]
Changing the Culture of Sameness: A Track for Everyone
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 and what do you get? The creation of new pathways, designed to […]
Pathway Choices: College
High school students and their parents are so obsessed with the goal of college acceptance that few stop to think about the current realities of college or whether it is the right […]
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 each week. As my eldest daughter moved from 3rd to 4th grade, she had more […]
An Honest Look at A Sad Reality
As discussed in my most recent post, New Pathways to a Successful Adulthood, the mental and physical strain on students, especially during the long, drawn out race to college admission, is epidemic. […]
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 for the educational marathon that will define their lives. All too soon, they […]
