Podcast tag: Education
First Star Provides Foster Youth With the Foundation For Academic Achievement
#316 Great.com Talks With… First Star Less than 3% of foster youth earn a Bachelor’s degree. The situation these children find themselves in leads down a dangerous road. Over half of foster youth end up homeless, incarcerated, or on welfare. In today’s episode, we spoke with Peter Samuelson, CEO of First Star. First Star is […]
Inspired Teaching – Engagement And Creativity In Education
#280 Great.com Talks With… Inspired Teaching There is a deep lack of inspiration in the way we teach our children these days. Children would view education as a chore – a problem that they have to finish before they can play. This problematic viewpoint is carried through young adulthood, where some individuals simply drop out […]
Kickstart Kids: Forming Positive Habits & Discipline, One Kick At A Time
#272 Great.com Talks With… Kickstart Kids Karate is known worldwide as a martial art. Characterized by strong, sure-footed movements and strikes, its practitioners are tough as steel and their discipline, ironclad. It is a discipline that teaches self-control & humility, and could be an excellent teaching tool for children to build positive habits all throughout […]
