Over the past 18 years of my teaching career, I have noticed a number of changes in children. Many of those changes have been extraordinarily positive. Kids are accomplishing more today at a higher rate than what was previously deemed possible. The digital world has changed education, but it has also changed kids. While they […]
CAN EDUCATION TRIGGER A CATALYST MOVEMENT
A Vicious Cycle Sometimes I feel like we are surrounded by a surplus of people pounding on their chests and complaining about all the things that are wrong in the world. They seem to be stuck in a vicious cycle. They find a problem – it can range from a small problem at their job, […]
HOW EDUCATION CAN HELP THE COMMUNICATION CRISIS
Baseline: Youth Communication Has Drastically Changed You can blame it on technology if you want. You can blame it on parenting if you want. You can blame it on schools if you want. I guess it really doesn’t matter who we blame it on. The fact is, the quality of Communication among our […]
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE SHIFT TO CONFIDENCE
Let me set the scene: You are sitting in a large gathering with about a hundred other people. Some of the people in the crowd you know very well, but most of them are strangers. Now imagine an energetic speaker gets up in front and starts a chant and he wants you to chant along. […]
SOMETHING’S MISSING IN EDUCATION
As an educator, speaker, and presenter, I meet a lot of people who are passionate about society. I talk with folks who yearn for change, are eager for improvement and progress, and are riddled with struggles and obstacles. I am often asked questions like: “How do you get your kids to do the things they […]
Love – Manifesto
I was recently asked to write a manifesto based on my experience at EVOSO in Boulder, Colorado with Erin Weed. Basically, we DIG into what makes us all tick. What drives us and guides our every decision. She is able to narrow it down to one word. My word was LOVE. Enjoy… Any teacher that […]