Dire Consequences: What Will the World be Like in 10 Years if We Don't Face the Future Together as Partners?
Budget cuts, home foreclosures on the rise, and declining school enrollments in a weak economy send out a clear message American schools are in trouble. A clear and present crisis confronts American education. High dropout rates and teacher layoffs in some states create a negative ripple effect that travels far beyond the public school system.
"Just wait. The pendulum will swing and everything will return to normal."
The statement above is an old adage that no longer applies in 2008. What...
Education In America After No Child Left Behind: Where Do We Go From Here?
Public schools play a vital role in shaping this nation's future. As I write this article, we are about to elect a new President. It is probable that a change in administration will result in a new policy effecting education. The direction and quality of this policy will have a lasting effect on our public schools and on our nation as a whole. So where do we go from here?
At this moment, sitting in a classroom somewhere in America is a future Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, and...
Forming Successful School-Business Partnerships: Finding the Best Partner For Your School
The value of forming a structured and productive school-business partnership cannot be over-stated. Selecting your first business partner is the most important step in the beginning of this process. Other partnerships can spin-off of the first if this selection is made carefully. The right match pays big dividends and the partnership will continue to grow and become stronger.
Normally, personnel from the school select a partner from the business community. This certainly does not preclude a...
Its Time For Education - Business Partnerships
Paul is a successful businessman who feels that he has a solution for the problems that face education.
"If education was run more like a business," he says "we'd be far better off." Many of Paul's colleagues in business agree with him.
Estelle is a school principal and is tired of hearing business people make negative comments about education.
"They should mind their own business and stop criticizing the schools," she says shaking her head. Most of her teachers share the same...
Motivation: Cultivating the Love of Learning
We use the word "commencement" to refer to graduation from high school or college. Most graduation speeches express a theme similar to the following:
"Today we are turning a page of the book of life and entering a new chapter."
Commencement is defined in the dictionary as the beginning of something new but it is also a continuation. Rather than leading to a new chapter every graduate must realize that the learning experience, formal and informal, will continue throughout life. Lifetime...
The Role Of American Business In Education
If we accept the premise that education is a lifetime process then well structured, sustainable business-education partnerships become essential. The average American student attends school for 12 to 14 years. Most of these young people will enter a career in business or industry that will last 30 to 40 years. However, there is almost no communication between the education and business communities during the years of learning and training. The result is that most of the students exiting...
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