7 crippling parenting behaviors that keep children from growing into leaders
While I spend my professional time now as a career success coach, writer, and leadership trainer, I was a marriage and family therapist in my past, and worked…
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The most influential person in education technology
I have had the a good fortune of speaking with good number of the leaders in education technology today, says Forbes.
Ed-tech and activism are reinventing education on 30 under 30
This is the era of the edu-preneur, when being a K-12 or higher ed professional can mean anything from cofounding a start-up with excess of $50 million in…
Comcast, Khan Academy aim multimillion-dollar partnership at low-income families
As much as Khan Academy has promised “a free world-class education for everyone everywhere,” the reality is that many of the 10 million people reached monthly by its…
Merit pay for teachers is only fair
Business has long been accustomed to rewarding good performance with salary increases, but the birth of merit pay for teachers ... Read more
Do SAT tutors add up?: One parent’s journey
I’m going to start with a disclaimer: I’m one of those crazy parents who paid more than $150 per hour–or rather per fifty minute session– to help my…
Why hasn’t the tech industry disrupted the textbook industry yet?
My view is that the innovation required for textbooks is far beyond what most companies are doing, Forbes reports.
How to fix education: Flip it upside down?
Nearly everyone agrees the online education is going to be huge, but ask what exactly that means in practice and how that will impact students, and the bickering…
Grit, optimism and other buzzwords in the way of education
Angela Duckworth was recently awarded a $625,000 “no strings attached” MacArthur genius grant for her research on “Grit,” Forbes reports.
Using games and apps to teach writing
We may be too literal when we think about what it means to be a good writer, Forbes reports.