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🎓 The High School Handoff: Setting Students Up for Success 🎓 As students transition from high school to their next phase, whether it’s college or the workforce, a solid foundation is key. Schools are increasingly focusing on more than just academics—they’re ensuring students leave with real-world skills and career readiness. At eDynamic Learning, we provide the tools and courses that help bridge the gap, equipping students with the knowledge they need for the future. Let’s empower the next generation together! 💼🌟 Link to the article: https://lnkd.in/ge8NtKji

🌟"What's the SCoPE?"🌟 ⚡️We have officially hit 'SCoPE' season at RLHS! Student Counselor Parent Engagement meetings are the key building blocks of our Academic and Career Planning program at the high school level.⚡️ 🏆For the first four months of the school year, we meet with each student at every grade level starting with the 12th graders. Parents are highly encouraged to attend these meetings with their student.🏆 🧩Data collected from individual ACP meetings in 8th grade ignites the process. From there, the development of an individualized 4-YEAR plan in high school through yearly SCoPE meetings defines the pathway, and prepares our young adults for their post-secondary plans. High schoolers are provided the tools to KNOW (9th), EXPLORE (10th), PLAN (11th), and GO (12th).🧩 ♟️Over the course of 4 years of SCoPE meetings, elective course recommendations, youth apprenticeship opportunities, FAFSA + scholarship information, and job shadow options are just a few of the things we share with families to assure each student is provided with the #RLAdvantage prior to graduation.♟️ 👍See you at your SCoPE meeting!👍 #SchoolCounselor #AcademicCareerPlanning #Relationships #Pathways #Goals

Have you heard about the National Governor Association's "Let's Get Ready" initiative? We recently hosted an exclusive conversation for our clients and colleagues with Tamara (Tammi) Hiler, Governor Polis' special advisor for K-12 and early childhood, and Seth Gerson, Program Director at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Key takeaways from the initiative that were shared: ▪️ Comprehensive Scope: Covers early childhood to workforce development, emphasizing student readiness at every stage. ▪️Work-Based Learning: Highlights apprenticeships, dual enrollment, and hands-on experiences to prepare students for life after high school. ▪️New Success Metrics: Seeks innovative ways to measure readiness, focusing on 21st-century skills beyond diplomas and test scores. ▪️Kindergarten Readiness: Explores ways to define readiness consistently across states to align early learning with K-12 goals. ▪️Scaling Proven Strategies: Evaluates what’s working—like high-impact tutoring—and aims to scale successful programs. It was a privilege to offer this opportunity for our community to engage in this important conversation about the future of education. #EducationPolicy #StudentSuccess #WorkforceDevelopment

With 'decision day' looming, you'll hear a lot of talk about who's going to which college. But the collegiate path isn't a foregone conclusion for teens. While some young people thrive in higher education, others blossom in apprenticeships, technical training, or vocational pathways. There are so many options to suit the variety of interests, lifestyles, and talents we humans have. Youth Job Center provides free training, coaching, and wrap-around support to eligible youth aged 14-25 who want to explore the multitude of professional paths available to them. (We can also help young people who know exactly what they want to do and just need a little guidance and support to get their foot in the door!) See what we have to offer at youthjobcenter.org, and spread the word to any youth, parents, guidance counselors, or other professionals who might want to know what kind of options are out there.

Americans and young people want more practical learning from their K–12 schools. Federal, state, and local policymakers; K–12 stakeholders; and community leaders are listening—and responding by creating practical learning programs and others like them in record numbers. #careereducation

Reflections from my little brother 🤗 My little brother finishes his A-Levels today yay 🙌🏾 I for one so happy because he can finally relax and let go of the stress that’s been eating at him for the past year. Before he went to school this morning I was discussing what I was like on the last day of my exams. I cried the whole morning I think my friends mum thought I wasn’t going to be able to do it! Those tears were a release of all the worries and fears that had been building in me my whole journey through school. I can’t help but think how unhealthy that is and what could have been done to prevent that breakdown. ❌ Stop pressuring students into beleiving that exams are the be all or end all. That their academic achievements define them, and maybe just maybe they will stop attaching their self worth to them. ✅ Teach emotional intelligence in the school curriculum and students would be able to better emotionally regulate during stressful periods rather than turning into shells of themselves. 💀 ✅ Embed entrepreneurial and practical skills into the curriculum. University isn’t for everyone. Some people will thrive in apprenticeships or starting their own businesses. 🏆 If you’re in the education sector and you need any support with the last two points feel free to DM me. Comment down below your thoughts on how the school system prepares students for the future ⤵️💬 Enjoy this clip of my brother racing to finish his exams 🤣🥹

Our youngest children are our future and we must invest to ensure we encourage them to investigate, believe in their individual ability to progress. That is our job in early years. We need to encourage our learners to believe in themselves and celebrate their individual achievements. In the material world we love our children sometimes are not encouraged to develop each individual child. individual stage of development but at the stage adults believe they should aspire to. We as a society push them when they are not ready. Let us enjoy our children being children who love being outdoors or indoors. Love getting muddy and enjoying life or being part of the nursery family they are enjoying and learning from. Do not push our children to what we believe is their goal. Let us enjoy observing and evaluating their achievements at their pace of lesrning. So rewarding, trust me. This is what encourages young people to attend school. Adults believing in their ability. Academically or hands on. Just enjoy their childhood and celebrate the Modern Apprenticeship and encourage them to grow- grow at their speed.

1.) The problems of schools and how it has misconceptions A BETTER WAY TO PREPARE FOR JOBS  Instead of going to school for jobs, we can use apprenticeships and specialized schools. Attending only elementary school and middle school should be required. For example, there should be no public high-school education required to be a doctor. You learn everything you need to be a doctor in med school. Being required to go to high-school is putting useless information into students minds that goes to waste. WHAT I AM SURE ABOUT Elementary school and middle school are important because they teach the basics we use in life. These grades also teach kids social skills and how to work with others, and work in a team environment. I feel requiring a high-school education holds some kids back who did not graduate and keeps them from getting good jobs as an adult. I think there are some kids who are highs-school aged and are capable of doing jobs that people say they can’t do and get until they graduate from high-school. Requiring students to study science for example, does not help many students because they don’t use this information and build off of it. Saying that we need higher education as a requirement makes it difficult for some students because they do not do well in school but could be good at a job without graduating.  Some great scientists in the past, never finished high-school and they were still very successful. An example Albert Einstein, never finished high-school and was highly successful and is well known for what he did in science.  We as a society, should learn from past mistakes made by other people. For example, it could be very dangerous not to have reinforced doors leading to airplane cockpits. We don’t want a repeat of 9/11 so we learned to reinforce the doors leading to cockpits. Another example is the JFK assassination. We learned that you should not put presidents in convertible cars in public without protection because someone could shoot the president. We learned from the sinking of the Titanic, that there must be enough life boats and life vests for everyone on board.  I don’t think schools should focus on teaching about all these famous people from the past because it was in the past and we all have a story to tell.  How is learning about a famous persons life ( how they lived, who their parents were, what they did and what their education was) going to help me in my own life?

Education isn't one-size-fits-all! 📚 Explore diverse paths to success through non-college postsecondary options including certificates, apprenticeships, and licenses in our blog below. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/em4bcgu7

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