Jace Bower, Author at Unbound®

“Figure Your Life Out, Kid”

August 4, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

What did I want to be when I grew up? More appropriate question: what didn’t I want to be when I grew up? My dreams for the future would sometimes…Continue reading“Figure Your Life Out, Kid”

Does Our Culture Care Too Much About Answers?

July 28, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

Are we doing it wrong? It: the learning model we’ve built our education system on. The current learning model that much of our education system uses is an answers-based model.…Continue readingDoes Our Culture Care Too Much About Answers?

What Your Student Really Needs In Order To Get A Job

July 21, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

For a while now, the American Dream has led young people down a predictable path. We do well in school so we can get into a good college. We get…Continue readingWhat Your Student Really Needs In Order To Get A Job

Community-Building Requires Skill, Here’s Your Practice Turf

July 14, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

One of my favorite quotes comes from American novelist Kurt Vonnegut: “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to…Continue readingCommunity-Building Requires Skill, Here’s Your Practice Turf

Why Free College Won’t Fix Higher Education’s Deeper Problem

July 7, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

The idea of free college is controversial. A certain political movement on the Left has thrown their support in for free college. Others view plans for free college for everyone…Continue readingWhy Free College Won’t Fix Higher Education’s Deeper Problem

Pursue Excellence, Instead of Perfection

June 30, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower

Sometimes life requires us to make little distinctions that have big impacts. We all want to do things well. But there’s an important distinction we should make between pursuing perfection…Continue readingPursue Excellence, Instead of Perfection