Discussion of high expectations has been rampant in education and parenting parameters for several years now, but where is the line between setting high expectations and crushing the dreams of children? As a high school teacher and basketball coach, I hear students regularly mention future aspirations that their parents are not supporting. Many students are…
Every career and job has value and the degree level or pay scale does not make one better than the other. Read more on the importance of encouraging students to pursue career interest. Recently, the actor, Geoffrey Owens was publicly shamed for working a part-time job at Trader Joe’s, sparking a national outcry. People passionately…
Acclaimed chef Julia Child once advised: “Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” To many, this may sound like an unattainable, idealistic dream, but given the existing research on career exploration, it actually turns out to be quite a practical professional recommendation. It is a simple but powerful truth that…
The key to helping students graduate on time and workers retaining their employees lies in the pivotal relationship between interest and persistence. If you work in education, you’re probably already all-too-familiar with this troubling trend: many students don’t make it to graduation. In fact, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, “the 6-year graduation rate…
The Beginnings of the SuperStrong Assessment: Interviewed by Karen Gonzalez, Product Marketing Manager at CPP, in June 2017. Challenging the status quo is what we’re all about at CPP Innovation Labs. Craig Johnson, Director of Data Science, talks to us about how the SuperStrong assessment was developed. Karen: How did you begin the journey of developing…
Higher Education faces steep challenges in meeting the needs of students and supporting persistence and completion. Today’s students are often faced with hundreds of choices of majors or programs to pursue, which can often be overwhelming. Guidance is necessary to help students explore the academic and career paths they wish to pursue, and understand what…
If you work in education, chances are, you’re concerned about graduation rates. After all, this is one of the most important metrics by which to measure the merits of your institution. One of your primary goals is likely to get students successfully through your programs so they can leave, diploma in hand, ready to conquer…