Our children are our future. Education is at the heart at developing their skills and abilities and yet year after year we hear about the degrading state of our educational system. Our nation has spent trillions of dollars on failed programs that research and experts had promised would work. Achievement gaps persist, performance declines are accelerating and so it is of paramount importance that we explore novel ideas and solutions. You might not agree with many or any of the ideas below, and we certainly are not endorsing policies – our hope is just to create a space where bright, dedicated folks from the community can share their ideas – so that we can all come together and better understand each others experiences, concerns and how we might move forward together to build a brighter future.

Adedap0 Balogun

Personally, I would change how the education system teaches young people to have a worker mindset and limits what they can do with their lives. Going through the education system does not prepare you for real life or equip you with skills nessasary to tackle life properly. In facts the education systems tell you that if you to to school and graduate college them life will work ou for you but that is not the case especially today where the job market is terrible. In stead of grooming one dimentional minded children we should teach children to be confident in themselsves, develop skills they can use to support themselves and also important things they need to know about being an adult like credit and money management.  Read more>>

Lorena Castaneda-alvarez

First I’d like to say I’ve always worked retail since I was 16 yrs old, I’ve worked with some tough managers back in my day that gave me the push to become a leader in the industry when it comes to merchandise presentation, customer service and managerial skills. Those are my foundations in creating this business from the ground up. Personally I think without being around people for about 18 yrs in the service industry would be difficult for some becoming a solo esthetician right out of school. Read more>>

Olivia Madison Dalton

I feel so blessed to be able to share my story and education background to help schools and educators possibly make a bigger positive impact on their students- in this ever changing world one thing remains the same- young individuals thrive off of positive praise and a safe environment. I was homeschooled for my life growing up and very fortunate to actually be a small majority of homeschool children that used physical text books and no online curriculums. My mom was my teacher for school along with being the Sunday school teacher for our youth group at church growing up. Read more>>

Sarah Rowland

Get to kids before they start to think they have to be like everyone else to be accepted. Encourage kids to be themselves and to let their natural creativity shine. Tell them they are the only ones on the planet like them. If they feel trust and that they are loved (which I know many poor souls don’t feel this, which is such a travesty) they can do anything. Read more>>

Shawn Foxx

I feel like the education system is good for discipline & technical skills but it doesn’t teach students to be creative entrepreneurs or to learn how to pivot when major shifts happen in our economy. Over the pandemic I watch graduates with their masters lose their job due to the shut down. I watch those same graduates struggle with entrepreneurship because they were never taught to develop a business for themselves or be creative outside of the company they work for. Read more>>

Teddy Giard

This article is intended to discuss my position on how modern-day business education should be conducted at a collegiate level: It’s time to prioritize learning by reverse engineering. Our current educational systems, built on presenting minor concepts with little context, often fail to prepare students for the real world. We need a more practical approach that focuses on application-based learning. This shift will allow students to understand the big picture by working on real-world problems and projects, enlightening them about the current shortcomings in the education system. Read more>>

Zamariya Clemons

If I had the influence to alter anything about the educational system, I would make consumer science part of the curriculum rather than an optional elective. When I was fifteen, some of my friends and I got our first jobs at the YMCA. I recall sitting down with HR at that time, feeling ready to fill out my tax paperwork because my mom had shown me how to fill it out, but also seeing how freaked out my peers were, and HR saying they were sorry they couldn’t help. At that time, I realized that we needed to be prepared for scenarios that arise in the actual world on a daily basis. Read more>>