The “wait to fail” approach in reading education was tragic, but it’s now the norm in college counseling. Learn about the history and what to do about it.
Are Your Students “Waiting to Fail”?
Should Career Counseling Be Mandatory?
Making career and vocational advising a vital, integrated part of the college curriculum could benefit your students from early on.
Why aren’t we giving all students a chance to explore their possibilities?
We see startling statistics every day such as less than 50% of college students will complete college with their degree. That means that the other half will drop out. Probably with large loan debts. But even backtracking a bit…do you
Inspiring the Why Generation: How to Motivate Students
How to motivate students? A constant complaint from teachers, parents, and adults, in general, is that today’s young people are unmotivated. How do we go about motivating these young people? As a teacher, I usually refer to my 7th through
Interest Driven Learning at the K-12 Level
Interest driven learning is not a new revelation in the educational field. For years now, teachers have been using student interest when deciding on novels and texts to read in the classroom or when constructing lesson plans, but what does
Interest and Persistence: The Key to Helping Students Graduate
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
The Simple Reason Students Don’t Go to Career Counseling
If you’re a career counselor, student services representative, or academic advisor, chances are, you’ve complained about the fact that students don’t go to career counseling. After all, your entire purpose is to assist students throughout their journey, guiding them through
Major Changers Trend Shows Need for a Game Changer
Major Changers are students who declare a major during their freshman year, complete their coursework, and then decide to change to a different major. Students make this change for a number of reasons, however, they fundamentally make the shift when