Students spend hours studying reading, math, science, and social studies. When they get to high school, they study geometry, physics, trigonometry. While I believe there's value in all subjects and disciplines, I do question our use of time in classrooms when it comes to curriculum and the preparation of productive members of society.

In other words, are we wasting time?

Is there another way to prepare young people to be successful?

I base these questions on the idea...

Mentoring a student teacher (often known as a teacher candidate) can be a truly rewarding experience. Helping someone enter the teaching profession and preparing them for that role is an incredibly important role.

If you are considering hosting a teaching intern, there are many considerations.  As a university supervisor, who has worked with many mentor teachers, I’d like to offer the following advice:

            Know Your Purpose

Consider the reasons why you want to...

“We want all education systems to teach children to become creative changemakers for themselves and for a better world.” –  Emer Beamer

A rapidly changing world has lots of big problems to solve. Kids love coming up with their own ideas for big problems. How can that creativity and passion be channeled...