This month we have a number of videos focused on skills that are too often overlooked in traditional schooling.
Teaching Kids Entrepreneurial Skills
This video shows how the BUILD Program is helping to achieve a 99% Graduation Rate for students who participate in their program, and a 95% college enrollment rate!
Experts Tout Benefits of Teaching Cursive Writing in Schools
Among the benefits cited … stats show that students who learn cursive retain lecture content better and do better on SATs.
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10 Reasons Why Schools Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy To Our Kids
April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month, and while this video and post were written back in 2011, the topic and content is as relevant today as it was then. This video is a companion piece to the article, 10 Reasons Why Schools Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy To Our Kids.
Teach Life Skills and Change our World
Jill Siegal Chalsty delivered this TED Talk at TEDxCharleston
