Sep 22
Once again day three of the summit brought amazing stories, ideas and statistics from around the globe. The crowd size is smaller, but the speakers are no less interesting or engaging. Key Takeaway – Big Ideas, Big Challenges and a Need for Collaboration and New Strategies The issues of child and maternal health were once …
Sep 21
So day two of the Social Good Summit, was another jam packed day of speakers and social media. Key Takeaway- Empowerment of women is more important than ever Geena Davis, actor and advocate, shared a startling statistic that the United States is responsible for 80% of all media, so we are in fact exporting many …
Sep 19
Standardized tests, for years, have been a hot topic for advocates interested in reforming the United States education system. In fact, recently some of the concerns that education advocates have about standardized tests have manifested themselves across the nation. Recently, the College Board released the average SAT scores for students across the nation, and the …
Sep 12
As most parents and educators know, children are much more receptive to taking part in educational activities when they are associated with the word “fun.” Normally, learning new vocabulary words or working on geography and art can all be considered boring in a child’s mind. However, www.freerice.com, a non-profit website operated by the United Nations …
Sep 12
I woke up giddy yesterday. My clock read 12:25, and my heart started to pound in anticipation. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. After nine months of waiting, I’d finally woken up to an onslaught of NFL games. I turned on NFL on Fox theme music as I changed to pump me up, …
Sep 08
I noted in my last post that educating some people can create a ripple effect that promotes growth in an economy. Thus, spending in education should be seen as investment in the future. If we can increase the amount of human capital in America, we can significantly increase our ability to compete in an increasingly …
Sep 07
It is relatively simple to describe the life of an individual who falls into the “waiting” generation category. Members of this new generation are recent college graduates, hard-working former students looking for jobs in their respective fields, and coming to the stark realization that they will not land a job coming out of school. Some …
Sep 02
Those of you who have spent any time with me over the past few months have probably noted my burgeoning obsession with reruns of the tv series The West Wing. In his Emmy-winning show, which documents the administration of fictional liberal president Josiah Bartlett, Aaron Sorkin writes intelligent dialogue, develops characters the audience cares about, …
Sep 01
Over the past several weeks, I have gotten addicted to chess. I can’t get enough. I got my chess set that had been stashed away for years in my closet so I could play my Dad, played people online, and even stayed up until the early hours of the morning watching videos and commentary of …
Aug 29
Reading is one of the most important skills that children learn because it helps with all aspects of their lives. Unfortunately, recent studies are showing that there is an increasing reading gap between boys and girls. As each year passes, studies show that more and more boys are developing a deep dislike for reading. This …
