by studentrg | Aug 25, 2018 | STEM
Mom or Dad, were you puzzled when you learned that your child was interested in a STEM career? Did you even know what that meant? Maybe you thought STEM meant a career in agriculture or botany. Although we are sure that you are now pretty much up to speed about what...
by studentrg | Aug 20, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, STEM
“Happy Children Do Chores,” an opinion piece that KF Dell’Antonia published in The New York Times on August 18th, states a firm opinion that all children should start doing household chores when they have reached the age of only 3 or 4. “Accept no excuses,” she...
by studentrg | Jul 16, 2018 | Online Courses, online education, STEM
Are you a high school student who is interested in becoming an engineer? Or do you know a student who is interested in majoring in engineering in college? If so, there are lots of online opportunities to learn what engineering classes are like. Visit the links below...
by studentrg | Jul 2, 2018 | STEM
What Are the Best Strategies for Getting K-6 Students Excited about Technology? . . . findings from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning There is a common belief that children take to technology like the proverbial ducks take to water. Give them a...
by studentrg | May 31, 2018 | Jobs of the Future, STEM
With all the attention being given to STEM careers, you might think that an equal percentage of students in all categories were preparing with equal enthusiasm for technical careers. Not so. Research has found surprising disparities in STEM preparation among different...
by studentrg | May 29, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security, Jobs of the Future, STEM
We recently overheard this conversation at a college admissions fair . . . A high school student said to another, “When I told my dad I was planning to work in cybersecurity, he said, `Forget it, those careers won’t be around for more than the next few years.’” Her...
