by Jeff Ritter | Jul 23, 2020 | Gap Years, New Education Models, Skill Building
I don’t want to be the first one to say that Boost by Kaplan looks like indoctrination to the corporate-speak, drone world of yesterday’s mega corporations – you know, the ones ruining the world? – but maybe I will be. If I was 17, 18, or 33,...
by Jeff Ritter | Jul 22, 2020 | Gap Years, New Education Models
In the old days (last year), teaching was a noble thing. Still respected by a large swath of society, and expected by university students, a lecture to crowd of bleary eyed 19 yr olds with laptop computers in front of them was a valid way to make a living and still a...
by Jeff Ritter | Jul 8, 2020 | Gap Years
It got to me this morning – strong coffee, sunshine, and a cool breeze finally relaxed my mind enough to get all the ideas that have been swimming around the slosh of jelly in my head down in one place. So, here goes nothing. The Features and Services of Worldly...
by Jeff Ritter | Jul 5, 2020 | Gap Years
When scouring the web for student resources, I was reminded that the NY Times has a huge section for students – meant to be used by teachers – to create assignments. Free online news material is everywhere. Not all of it is good. News and information that...
by Jeff Ritter | Jun 27, 2020 | Gap Years, New Education Models
Not much is known about what school systems are planning for the fall of 2020. One thing is for sure – school in the fall won’t be like anything we’ve seen before. A few ideas are milling about, chatting with each other, each surprised at the lack of...
by Jeff Saporito | Jun 23, 2020 | Gap Years, New Education Models
Education isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t what you’ve been told. “Regular” in-school education is, well, old-school. It’s time for an virtual online gap year alternative. Education doesn’t just come from classrooms,...
