High School Drop Out Rates cost the US Billions

High School drop out rates affect our economy in vast and numerous ways.  Eating at the core of our job market and economic growth as a whole we are faced with the question of what to do with our education system.  Our nations High School drop out rates are only growing and the expense of [...]

Some find jobs overseas…teaching English

Some Find Jobs Overseas … Teaching English By Catherine Durkin, Kristen Aguirre and Louis McGill From ChicagoStorytelling.com Late in the afternoon, John Bacon’s students begin to get aggravated with their English teacher. But their teacher is quick to remind them that if they have a bad attitude it’s not going to be a fun class. “Most [...]

Educating the Entrepreneur starts in Iowa.

Educe…the word is Latin and implies the drawing out of or the bringing out of something… ‘potential.’  The word Educate derives from this Latin word Educe.  Interesting how we have known this for years yet need reminded.  Educating never truly meant to teach us the WAY or tell us the answer.  It just meant to lead us [...]

Teaching the Tough Lesson of Delayed Gratification.

Raising kids to be money smart kids will take some direction.  Total Wealth Management’s Jacob Cooper gives us parents some tips on how to do that.

Money Savvy Pig can teach us Adults a few Tricks

Susan Beacham, founder of Money Savvy Generation,  writes books, curriculum and tools for children.  It  helps Parents and Grandparents teach them how to understand money.  She mentions money management as a critical life skill.  Wow, what a concept!  Remember,  our children may not always do what we say but they see what we do!

These Kids Mean Business: A PBS Documentary about Kids and Entrepreneurship

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page looks at the role of entrepreneurship education as a way to help change the lives of at-risk youth. Check out this preview for the 60-minute PBS special:  These Kids Mean Business. I love his statement “The old thinking figured kids were too young to learn about entrepreneurship. The new thinking [...]

Motivating the Unmotivated Child

Getting into the back-to-school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. In the morning, parents are faced with groggy kids who won’t get out of bed and get ready for school no matter how much you nag, bribe and scold. Homework time can be even worse, with nightly fights and accusations echoing off [...]

Is Your Child Ready for 3-Year-Old Preschool?

Is Your Child Ready for 3-Year-Old Preschool? A Decision Only You Can Make By: Denise Obrecht It seems to be the common question asked to me lately, “Where will Max be going to preschool this fall?”  There is an assumption with that question – that he will be going to preschool and a site has [...]

How are Millionaires Made? by Joann Seymour Kuster

Joann Seymour Kuster Author, Financial Educator Much of a young person’s paycheck withers away, because most haven’t learned to pay themselves first. Saving and investing is not a habit yet. But it can become one. Learn to pay yourself as much as you can –invest and grow a nest egg for later. You don’t know [...]

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