This podcast featuring Jump Education is called “Early College as an Alternative to the Traditional High School Path with Tom Pike” (Click on the link to listen to the podcast). Betsy is the host of the High School Hamster Wheel podcast. Betsy’s podcast is amazing for parents and teens who are trying to navigate different alternatives to high school. She …
From a Fathers Perspective I am a father of three boys and like their personalities, they have several differences. They connect to people differently, have different learning styles, play different sports, and have different routes for solving problems and reaching their goals. My oldest, Gabe, is the quiet one. He connects with people one-on-one but is shy in large groups. …
Desde la perspectiva de un padre Soy padre de tres niños y cómo sus personalidades, tienen varias diferencias. Se conectan con las personas de manera diferente, tienen diferentes estilos de aprendizaje, practican diferentes deportes y tienen diferentes rutas para resolver problemas y alcanzar sus metas. Mi hijo mayor, Gabe, es el callado. Se conecta con las personas uno a uno, …
Breaking Out of the Mold If there’s one thing that all parents share, it’s that we want our children to lead happy, successful lives. We don’t want to make choices on their behalf that could harm their chances of reaching important goals. One of the decisions that feels crucial to their future success is determining their high school path. Our …
Rompiendo fuera del molde Si hay algo que todos los padres comparten es que queremos que nuestros hijos tengan una vida feliz y exitosa.No queremos tomar decisiones por ellos que puedan perjudicar sus posibilidades de alcanzar objetivos importantes. Una de las decisiones que se sienten cruciales para el éxito futuro de ellos es determinar su camino de la prepa. Nuestra …
I come from a long tradition of public high school. My father was a high school teacher. I attended our local rural high school as a teenager. And I married a man who became a high school teacher. When we had kids, I happily enrolled them in public school as kindergarteners and didn’t feel envious of those who attended the …
Vengo de una larga tradición de escuela preparatoria pública. Mi padre era profesor de prepa. Asistí a nuestra prepa rural local cuando era adolescente. Y me casé con un hombre que se convirtió en profesor de prepa. Cuando tuvimos hijos, felizmente los inscribí en la escuela pública como niños de kindergarten y no sentí envidia de los que asistían a …
