education

An Innovative Way to Improve Behavior

Early education in high-risk urban areas is a complex and seemingly overwhelming challenge. Often dubbed the “school to prison pipeline,” ...

Back to School

As cash registers speedily ring up #2 pencils and file folders, the back to school craze is officially in high ...

Learning and Unlearning

When you study the best-of-the-best, they share a common trait across industries, age, geography, gender, and skill set. Top performers ...

How Bad Do You Want It?

My friend Les Gold, star of the hit TV series Hardcore Pawn, gave a dynamic speech this week that left ...

The Dark Side is Yummy

When Darth Vader tried to persuade young Skywalker to join the dark side, it wasn't a very compelling proposition. Who ...

Child’s Play

I recently spent some time laughing hysterically while playing board games with my kids. There's nothing better than watching a ...

How Teachers Can Save Our Kids

Instead of rising to meet the challenges of the day, our outdated and bureaucratic school systems are busy "teaching to ...

What If?

What if we encouraged those around us to take risks and try new ideas? What if you set out to ...

Art is the New Math

I was recently helping my 13-year-old son Noah with his math homework. Long division. By hand. Ewwww. Looking at his ...

The Poison of Labeling

Jenny, a 1st grader, shows up to art class and doesn’t do so well with her first project. She feels ...