Does Your Student Have Permission to Fail? August 18, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower We were at an Italian restaurant after my high school graduation ceremony. Friends and family were gathered around the table. My dad got up. Time for a speech. And while…Continue readingDoes Your Student Have Permission to Fail?
3 Questions to Maximize Your Student’s Gap Year August 11, 2021February 4, 2025Jace Bower 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
“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?
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
