Posts Tagged ‘teenagers’
Why the Future Depends on YOU Not Comparing Yourself To Anything
One of the most important lessons we are not teaching young people and we MUST: COMPARE YOURSELF TO NO ONE. EVER. We are not meant to have the same life experiences as the next person. We are not meant to hold ourselves up to societally driven standards. In comparing ourselves to others, we are willingly…
Read More10 Steps: LEAP That Transition Gap From Student to Adult
Here are 10 things all students MUST do in order to be prepared to make the leap from school to life in the real world. The world is more connected than ever. The entire landscape of employment and college acceptance is such that young people are competing for jobs and college acceptance in an ecosystem…
Read MoreThe Implications of Workplace Racism, Sexism and Pay Inequity: Our Kids Lose
The Gender Pay Gap. MoveOn.org posted this image with the hashtag #EqualPayDay. Lots of people are talking about it. It’s a deeper wound that it seems. Read on. I developed my curriculum 10 years ago to teach high school students how to navigate the world of work, build careers and follow their passion. I included…
Read MoreDoes Your Teen Need Additional Support?
Exclusive teen coaching by a former teacher, accomplished social innovator & leader in rethinking education Teens (and their parents) face multiple challenges during their school career: College application process Executive functioning skills Academics Study habits Self-awareness and confidence in skills & gifts Telling their story on applications Life skills College & career planning Career & job…
Read MoreParents: 5 Things Your Teen Desperately Needs From You But Can’t Ask For
Your teenage years were confusing, oscillating and full of mystery. Mystery abut who you were, what the world wanted from you and how to be cool. Your teenager’s experience is much the same, but these are not your teenage years, they are theirs. Things have changed. What I have seen clearly in my work as a…
Read MoreIt’s GO time! We Need to Give Kids Permission to Do These 10 Things
We put so many limitations and boundaries on our children. They hear us say “no” a lot. It’s time to empower them with some yeses. Here are 10 things we need to give kids permission to do: 1. Speak their truth and use their voice. We need their ideas, their solutions to problems and their…
Read More“This totally sucks, I know.”: Six Steps to Speaking The Language of Students
“This totally sucks, I know.” That was it. That was the most important thing I said today. To a 13 year old. After 45 minutes of explaining to a 13 year old why we were working on an application for a new school today, those three words turned the tide in a powerful weekend storm…
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