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.

Ian Buchanan

The United States continues to fall down the academic ladder in comparison to other world powers. One of the reasons is because of the population. Whenever there’s a homogenous population (race, socio economics) scores tend to be higher. Since we’re such a melting pot with different races, languages, finances it makes teaching in a diverse area a bit more challenging. Read more>>

TaiReikca L.A.

We can prepare students for a more fulfilling life and career, by changing the educational system. It should be a system that gives them the tools and knowledge to both know what a fulfilling life and career means for them as individuals, and how to create that life and career in the world they enter after school. Read more>>

Sarah Seitz

I started The Enrichery after several years teaching middle school and high school English. In the classroom, I saw so many bright kids who just didn’t have the study skills that it takes to find academic success. Read more>>

Nick Laiuppa

In general, I do believe that students do need to learn most of what the current educational system teaches them. However, I think the path to providing them with a more full experience of enriching their lives are careers comes from what a fair amount of private schools do. Read more>>

Aija Izaks

Education begins In the family. Parents should watch their children from the early age and guide them in the path of their talents. It’s very important not to stifle children, even if the career they choose is something seemingly insignificant. Read more>>

Sonia Ballantyne

Entrepreneurs are meant to be entrepreneurs. Our current educational system fails to provide an environment that encourages students to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. A useful addition to our educational system would be to offer a curriculum that teaches students hard life skills and creates opportunity for them to gain real business experience. Read more>>

Aisha Taylor

I would start by changing the way that we test students by not having bias standardized testing. I would also ensure that we are meeting the needs of all students by preparing them for life not just college. All students will not attend college, however they should be prepared to be a productive citizen in society. I would do that back introducing more modern career technology education courses that appeal to today’s careers such as a social media influencer, gaming, etc… Read more>>

Manny Blue

For a system that has been around for as long as it has, nothing has change that would be beneficial to us when it come to financial knowledge. The first thing that I would change would be implementing financial classes starting in middle school. I truly believe that if we had learn about Money, Taxes, Credit, Investing, Saving just to name a few, that people would actually would have been abled to make wiser choices with their finances. There are other subjects that could be implemented rather than have a one size fits all educational system. Read more>>

Shiren Rattigan

There are so many aspects of the current educational system that is not working for students, families, and teachers. I think we all feel it in some way but often do not know what to do about it. in their future. If we could change anything about the educational system it would be to make schools and class sizes smaller. Read more>>

Jessica Wolf

One of the biggest issues I have encountered way before I started in real estate is the fact that kids growing up have no idea where to seek answers on how to buy a house, what steps you need to fulfill in order to obtain a loan, credit scores, taxes, etc. I really believe the school system needs to implement better options and avenues for students to understand how crucial these items are in life. Read more>>

Courtney Lee

As a young professional, I look at many friends and family having children and seeing the fundamental and educational differences that I had as a child. It amazes me that from the very beginning of a child’s life that they are put in front of a screen – whether or not it is for education – it most likely is to give the parents a break. Read more>>