Sep 23
What a week! This summit provided a great opportunity for networking with social change leaders, social media gurus and others interested in social issues. The connections made through social media and the opportunity to connect activities happening around New York at the United Nations and the Clinton Global Initiative provided a holistic view of global …
Sep 20
I walked into the 92Y building just a few minutes before the program was scheduled to start. I was attending the Social Good Summit presented by Mashable, the UN Foundation, 92nd Street Y and sponsored by Ericsson, which is a four day event starting September 19th during UN week. I scanned the room looking for …
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 16
I once met with a refugee who was days away from graduating from college. He was proud of this accomplishment, not only because he was the first member of his family to achieve such a feat, but also because he was proof that his family had made it in America. He was the first member …
Sep 15
There are parts of the world, where children don’t worry about how to tell their parents they received a bad grade or convince them to let them go out on a Friday night. That carefree life is a far reality from the grim existence that many live in throughout the world. There is a generation …
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 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 …
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 …
Aug 23
A recent study conducted by the University of California in Los Angeles revealed some interesting results for children between the ages of nine and eleven. The study polled young children between the given age group, and asked them to rank values that are important to them. Out of all the values that the tweens could …
Aug 19
In my last post, I gave an overview of the plight of U.S. child farmworkers and the lack of protection they receive. Hundreds of thousands of children are working on U.S. farms, picking the fruits and vegetables that land in our regularly shopped grocery stores. Despite popular belief, the agricultural industry has been found to …
