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I’ve done maybe 3- 4 posts on apprenticeships in the United States. The topic is once again top of mind having met a friend, who teaches the auto mechanics curriculum at a local high school, for lunch. He started teaching as a second career simply for the love of it after a regarding professional career …
According to research shared in USC Today, digital devices were a greater source of conflict among teens and parents in the U.S. than in Japan: One in three U.S. families reported having an argument every day. And according to the same research, More teens in the U.S. also felt that mobile device use has hurt …
According to 2023 research data from Volgistics, a volunteer management software, kids that volunteer are 25% less likely to experience anxiety and 50% less likely to engage in destructive behaviors like smoking or misusing alcohol. There’s no question, volunteerism translates into mastering important adult life skills. To name a few; Social and Professional Communication Skills …
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Do you have, or know of anyone who has, a teen or young adult with special emotional, physical or mental needs or learning differences? The list of adult life skill, not taught in academic curriculum, that teens and young adults need to master is, without question, long. Circumstances at any given moment will dictate which …
I’m not saying there aren’t some specific adult life skills that may be specific to a gender identity or sexual orientation …. But ALL teens and young adults will navigate adult life with greater confidence and less stress by mastering many much-needed everyday adult life skills that are for the most part gender neutral. There …
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The result, “mission therapy” for Veterans and cleaner oceans and waterways for all of us. The idea for FORCE BLUE grew out of a trip co-founders Jim Ritterhoff and Rudy Reyes took in 2015 to go reef diving. Since returning home from several tours in Afghanistan Reyes, a former Recon Marine, had been struggling with …
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While the United States still lags in this trend compared to Europe and other areas, the trend is salvaging materials from demolished buildings and reusing and repurposing is definitely growing, elsewhere. In general the term deconstructing refers to taking apart old blighted buildings and salvaging or recycling useable materials. Near the city of Grenoble in …
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In fact, according to Jon Marcus of NPR, the demand for apprenticeships is outstripping supply of available slots. By their very definition apprentices are paid for the work they do, while they learn. Generally, this is paid on the job training combined with time in a classroom. Their growth coincides with growing disbelief , and …
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True, selfies and everyone photographing everything on their smartphones is so pervasive you are not likely to be able to avoid it. And yes there are growing pockets of folks coming up with personal strategies to decrease their digital addiction. And, there are those seeking greater engagement in the real world, connecting with nature and …
Wealthy countries, excluding the United States, contribute on average $14,000 per year for toddler care. In the U.S. this drops to a startlingly low of $500. In Denmark a 2- year old attends childcare during the day giving parents peace of mind, freeing them up for endeavors such as work or education. And the toddlers …
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