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.

Sanika Datar

Imagine a utopian world where Earth is thriving and full of vibrance and families are happy, kind towards each other, and are coming together as Earth citizens. Now reality, here is the world we are in, plagued with the current problems of the 21st century. These are problems that we have created for present and future generations. Read more>>

Christopher & Stephanie LaFleur

employees and many of our repeat customers as family. The employees we have retained longest and who fit best in our entrepreneurial model are those who are able to leverage their education to learn new functions, technology, and concepts in order to help us serve our customers best and always find improvements. Read more>>

Ana Reyes

If I was to change anything about our current education system would be for Young Humans to receive information around Financial Literacy, Emotional Intelligence and how to Build a Mindset for success. We are expected to pay taxes, yet no one gives us a crash course of the basics on how to deal with this Institution that affects everyone whether employed or owning a business. Read more>>

Oxana Lovich

I believe that the reason why many individuals find themselves struggling emotionally, financially and physically is because as children and young adults we are not introduced to skills on how to develop personal potential. The earlier we learn to love ourselves, to connect with our intuition, and to be in control of our own mind, the better future we will create. Read more>>

Jen Brooks

This is a great question and right up my alley. I am currently studying Black girlhood so my thoughts surround what I know about that particular field, but all students of color are deserving of safe spaces that meet their needs. Education, as we know it to be, doesn’t work for all of our students. Urban education as we know it isn’t the best either. I would change education into a space of healing where students of color are nurtured, invested in, and allowed to thrive safely. Read more>>

Kyle DeSean Johnson

I’m a big advocate for trades. I’m from the era when in junior high I took woodshop, typewriter, cooking, and graphic design classes. In high school, I took a course in graphic design, using a computer program called Typestyler 2.0 to digitally create art and the lab’s screen printer to make t-shirts with the logos of hip-hop groups like Freestyle Fellowship, the Hieroglyphics, and the UMCs. Read more>>

Nicole Sanders

I would change how hard the educational system pressures kids into going to college after they graduate. I think the educational system should go into depth more about all the alternatives school that are out there besides college that will make you just as happy if not more! Read more>>

Cerise Hall

What I would change about the current educational system is to incorporate Trade skills careers. Older tradesman are retiring and there are small channel of trade careers to replace the expertise that is needed. Vocational schools are needed across America and a lot of these careers are high paying skillsets. Read more>>