

What's the point?
"The students in my school don't go to college, what's the point of college readiness?" I can't tell you how many times administrators...


How can practitioners help prepare students for their aspirations?
All individuals have the right to earn a living in a fulfilling career and it is the role of parents, educators, and education...


Planting the seed
All individuals have the right to earn a living in a fulfilling career and it is the role of parents, educators, and education...


How can parents help encourage their children's aspirations?
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" When we have this conversation with our children, we begin to help them frame their dreams for...


Audience and Assumptions
Who will benefit from these posts? When I conceived this blog, I thought a lot about the audience I wanted to reach: Was I going to...


A single step
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Lao Tsu When I was 21 years old I graduated from Reed College with a degree in...


How can we help?
What can we do to help our children develop high aspirations for the future? Rereading my first post on this blog (Aspirations, 2/19/14)...















