Yet is such a small word, but it holds so much power. A simple “Yet” added to the end of a sentence can release a student from uncertainly, indecision, and perfectionism. What are you going to major in? “I don’t know.” The answer feels defeating. The question itself somehow implies students should know what the […]
Young adults who begin life with college debt are faced with a decade of student loan repayments. One in which their personal freedoms are at risk because of financial choices they made in high school. For many, their 20’s becomes a lost decade. What should be a time of growth and pursuit becomes limited and […]
Having a sense of belonging is a desire we all share. Countless movie scripts and books have been written around this central theme. We often find our belonging in groups, whether it is at the office, a church, on sports teams, in clubs, as part of a community organization, in a relationship, with friends, in […]
Understanding your student’s Learning Style and Motivation Trigger can help keep them engaged with less effort on your part. Once our boys grow taller than us, it’s natural for them to want to take the leading role. Yet, as a teen, they are likely not taking the reins to plan and implement their education, so […]
Adulting is the gradual process teens go through as they take on the responsibilities that come with stepping into their role as adults. Like learning to read or ride a bike, the age students full take on this role can vary. Emotional maturity is not the only factor. Practice and growing in confidence within a […]
Who is Paying for College? Few conversations have such a big impact on students’ financial future as the one that starts with, “Who is paying for college?” Most students have not given this question much thought and the result is a generation of graduates buried in student loan debt that they will struggle to repay […]
We are raising the most educated generation of students, but not the most skilled. In fact, the gap between education and career-readiness seems to be widening. Almost 3/4ths of employers surveyed agree that graduates are not ready for hire. The good news is that students can be pro-active and gain the skills today’s marketplace demands. […]
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Gladwell asserts that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to achieve mastery in a field. Researchers, time and again, reached the same conclusion: it takes a lot of practice to be good at complex tasks. According to […]
Your high school student plans on attending college. Most will start with their “general education” credits, the core courses that are not major-specific, such as English, science, humanities, history and algebra. There are up to 20 general education courses students will take to meet the requirements of most 4-year degrees. Option #1: Attend classes, taking […]
When you encourage your kids to choose their own adventure, crazy things happen. My now-graduated daughter offered to share her CLEP experience and where college without debt has taken her. by Katie Frame (22 and a traveling!) “I have an adventure prepared for us to go on and we’re going to do it together … […]
A holiday tradition our family has enjoyed for years is waking up on Christmas morning and with all in pj’s, opening the small thoughtful gifts we tucked into each others’ stockings. Sometimes these gifts are more special than spectacular, sometimes they are practical (doesn’t everyone need a pair of toe socks!), and other times they […]
“One of the most notable demographic trends of the last two decades has been the delayed entry of young people into adulthood. . . Today’s 25-year-olds, compared with their parents’ generation at the same age, are twice as likely to still be students, only half as likely to be married and 50 percent more likely […]
