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We spend a lot of time telling students what a good college essay should do.Be authentic. Show growth. Use your voice. Tell a story. Reflect. (Solid advice.)The problem is that none of it tells a stud
Read on MediumTry this with your high school senior.Ask them which college essay they’d rather read:A student writes about winning a state championship.Or a student writes about why nobody else in their family is a
Read on MediumFirst an introduction: Meet Marnie — Co-author of Lead it Like Lasso, former math teacher, and exited CEO/Co-founder of Lifecycle Insights — Marnie’s superpower is that she can find a leadership lesso
Read on MediumWe stopped when we saw a new Gallup study of Iowa students in grades 5–12.Ninety percent could name clear goals for their future.Great.Except only 58% said they felt prepared for life after high schoo
Read on MediumFor a long time, we had a pretty tidy way of deciding whether a high school student was ready for what came next.Did they graduate? Did they have the credits? Were the grades good enough?Easy to count
Read on Medium“What is inspected is what is expected.”Spend a few minutes inside almost any school district’s college and career readiness platform, and you can see exactly what we expect.Credits earned. Assessment
Read on MediumDoes This Sound Like Your Kid?They do what is asked. They earn the credits, complete the assignments, join a few activities and stay on track to graduate.Then someone asks, “What makes you stand out?”
Read on MediumMost parents think the college essay is just another admissions hoop. Fair enough. It pops up in the application, has a deadline, a word count, and sits right alongside transcripts and recommendation
Read on MediumWhy career pathways should help students understand who they are becoming, not just where they might work.A student chooses a pathway because it looks solid.Health sciences. Cybersecurity. Business. E
Read on MediumThe old educational playbook is feeling a bit like a dial-up modem in a 5G world. For decades, we told students that the secret to success was a simple formula: Acquire Knowledge + Master Skills = Ace
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