3 Questions to Maximize Your Student’s Gap Year August 11, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith Last weekend, while running errands, I saw a lot of families doing back-to-school shopping. It’s about that time of year. While many high school graduates are also preparing to go…Continue reading3 Questions to Maximize Your Student’s Gap Year
Community-Building Requires Skill, Here’s Your Practice Turf July 14, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith 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
How Project-Based Education Frees Students To Fail June 23, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith Project-based education is so effective because students learn by doing. But what happens when things don’t go as planned? How do students deal with failure in the context of project-based…Continue readingHow Project-Based Education Frees Students To Fail
3 Relational Skills Students Can Practice Through Project-Based Learning June 16, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith Last week I wrote about the importance of relational skills. Excellence in building relationships and community rarely happens by accident. It takes practice. Near the end of that article I…Continue reading3 Relational Skills Students Can Practice Through Project-Based Learning
Your Student Desperately Needs This Life Skill Before They Launch June 9, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith How many hours of practice does it take to master a skill? How many hours does it take to build great relationships? The popular answer is “10,000”, spread by Malcolm…Continue readingYour Student Desperately Needs This Life Skill Before They Launch
Would You Pay $75,000 For A Minivan? June 2, 2021November 15, 2022Ellie Smith Would you pay $75,000 for a minivan? Unless you know something I don’t, paying that much for a minivan is ridiculous. You pay $75,000 for a Maserati, but not for…Continue readingWould You Pay $75,000 For A Minivan?
