Purpose
Why Colleges Should Not Drift from Their Original Mission
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn In forty years of teaching and leading university students, I’ve seen the college campus evolve in a tangible way. I love some of what’s happened… but mourn other changes. Many schools that were once incubators of inquiry and critical thinking — willing to debate any and all ideas —…
Continue ReadingHow Two Teachers Made a Life-Changing Impact
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Each week, leading up to “Giving Tuesday,” I decided to post a story illustrating the “art of generosity.” Instead of asking you to give to our non-profit, we chose to offer a handful of stories of generous people, then challenge you to find your own young person nearby and…
Continue ReadingThe Benefits of Preparing Your Students to Think Like Leaders
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Almost everywhere I travel, I meet everyday students who are doing extraordinary things. They are teens who’ve caught a vision to do something beyond making good grades or staying out of trouble, and their communities benefit as a result. I love the students at Kennesaw Mountain High School who…
Continue ReadingThree Ideas to Enable Students to Build Bridges in the Internet Age
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Today’s blog is from Andrew McPeak. Andrew is a next gen researcher, speaker and the Vice President of Content for Growing Leaders. He is also the co-author of Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population. In your conversations with friends or in discussions online, you’ve…
Continue ReadingThree Leaders Who Made a Difference for Generation Z
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Jacob and Alexa are both sophomores in college. They’re like millions of other 19-year-olds in the U.S. They’re savvy to what’s happening in culture. They are smart and make good grades, and they plan to, one day, own their own company. Unlike millennials, however, Jacob and Alexa don’t feel…
Continue ReadingThree Ways to Help Students Choose the Right Major
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn If you asked the average high school student from Generation Z about their plans after graduation, they’d likely say: I plan to go to college, then start my own company. However, if you could fast forward to see what actually happens, it’ll likely be: I changed my major a…
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Radical Independence
1shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn This week, Americans celebrate our anniversary as a nation. But did you know that when the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical. Although some politicians advocated independence from England—the average American,…
Continue ReadingSix Ways to Help Students Make Good Summer Decisions
11shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn With summer upon us, many parents are processing how their kids can best use their time. It’s a difficult balance to strike. Too often, a typical school year consists of mom rushing her kids through a drive-through, grabbing some chicken nuggets and hustling over to a practice or rehearsal.…
Continue ReadingLeadership Lessons from Three Heroes at a School Shooting
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Can you believe it? Another school shooting took place last week. Although youth violence has gone down over the last three decades, we still hear of too many tragic episodes like the one that took place just 20 minutes from my former home, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado (just south…
Continue ReadingEquipping the Future Leaders of Our Country
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn In the wake of last year’s mid-term elections, I reflected on how people’s voting habits form. How do we develop our worldview? Or, how do we choose our values? How do we decide what issues are a higher priority than others, when we’re forced to decide? It is interesting…
Continue Reading