The number one thing we hear from entrepreneurs and artists and creatives when we ask them about their education is about how irrelevant it was to their story. Sure, some folks had wonderful educational experiences, but for many their experiences left them feeling ill prepared for life and their careers. So, we wanted to create a space for folks to share their experiences and ideas for how we can improve our educational system.

Angele Gerten

I’m passionate about financial education. During the presentations, workshops, and classes I teach, I ask how many people in the room had a personal finance class, investment class, or a class on money management during their time in high school or college. Read more>>

Austin and Victoria Senger

The education system at least when we were in high school almost mentioned nothing about entrepreneurship. It solely pushed this idea that everyone knows what career path they want to take, should go to college to get a degree, and then land some corporate 9-5 job and call it a happy life. Read more>>

Bre Russell

Oh boy… there’s honestly so much I would change. It all really comes down to respecting and encouraging creativity. The public education system focuses highly on pursuing careers in Medicine, Finance, Engineering, Business, etc. Read more>>

Tiffany Thenor

Teaching in public schools for years, WonderHere founders Tiffany and Jessica experienced the slow, systemic changes created by an unhealthy educational culture: Read more>>

Santa Bürkland

Our education systems are built for traditional students, and these systems do not serve the society we live in right now. At first, I would acknowledge all types of students, including parenting students, transgender students, neurodivergent students, and low-income students. Read more>>

Drew Casteel

being a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu culinary school back in 2006, I have learned so much since then hands on in the field. I truly think culinary school is currently overrated and a waste of time / money. Read more>>

Eboni Thamavong

Critical thinking is hands down the most important skill that the education system can emphasize. In a world of Chat GPT and the insane amount of content, it is super important to be able to discern, synthesize and critique information that you are exposed to. Read more>>

Stephanie Platter

Education too often looks like the college lecture model, the “sage on stage.” I’ve learned as an educator that so much opportunity is wasted when untapped creativity is forced to sit all day. Read more>>

Steven Wong

I went to a pilot school, my class was a guinea pig for many initiatives and we were the 4th graduating class in high school. My graduating class was 45 students. In my opinion, my school lacked funding. Read more>>