by studentrg | Apr 11, 2019 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Student Research Foundation Research
Why do high school students take the time to volunteer and help people? Many of them, if not most, have a sincere desire to do good in the world. However, as most teachers, parents and counselor know, many are also motivated by the need to do things that make them...
by studentrg | Apr 8, 2019 | Career & Technical Education, Jobs of the Future, Student Research Foundation Research
Ah, robotics! Few areas of CTE training and education are so full of romance. When you say the word “robot,” students start to think about anthropomorphic robots that walk around in sci-fi movies. They think about battle robots that fight each other on cool television...
by studentrg | Mar 25, 2019 | Career Pathways, STEM, Student Research Foundation Research
Students Who Plan to Study Computer Science in College Still Need Lots of Career Advice The Student Research Foundation asked 267,363 American high school students about their career plans. Of those students, 33,535 expressed interest in computer careers. That sounds...
by studentrg | Mar 4, 2019 | Career Pathways, Student Research Foundation Research
Late bloomers command a lot of attention from teachers, guidance counselors and parents. Perhaps that’s to be expected. Late bloomers seem to need the most help to decide their preferred subjects and majors, to bring their grades up, to pick colleges to apply to . . ....
by studentrg | Feb 21, 2019 | Partners, Student Research Foundation Research
Mr. Escobar Used Small Padlocks to Unlock His Students’ Curiosity Mr. Escobar is a social science teacher at Tranquillity High School located in California. He is clearly a creative thinker when it comes to teaching social sciences to his 120+ students. He created a...
by studentrg | Feb 18, 2019 | College Admissions, Paying for College, Student Research Foundation Research
…But Be Sure to Read the Fine Print Do you know a student who just plain cannot afford to pay any money at all for college? Well, there is no shame in that. And the good news is, tuition-free colleges really can be found. The issue is that even though they...
