This week, I came across an interesting article about a chain of corporate-sponsored entertainment centers called KidZania that lets kids try on a variety of careers in a fun, game-like setting. The theory is that by exposing young people to different types of jobs they might choose in the future, they'll be more likely to make well-informed decisions today.

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Here at work we like to plan.  We have project plans, pilot plans, planning meetings, planning documents etc.  We often use the process of back-mapping to create these grand plans.  This means we set an end goal and work backwards to think of all the steps we need to accomplish to reach our goal.  This makes sense and I was wondering where else we could apply this back-mapping strategy.  And because I usually go to bed thinking about work and wake up thinking about work, I got to thinking about the overarching goal of College Summit of getting more kids to and through…

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For as long as I have been at College Summit, we have sought to evaluate the effectiveness of our products.  This makes sense.  We want to help more students go to college and we hope that the products and services we offer help accomplish this goal.  When evaluating, we have traditionally relied on educational…

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“A majority of students believes their school emphasizes college readiness, while many teachers, and especially parents, believe that schools could be doing a better job of informing students about the steps to take to be prepared to get into college and to finance their education.”
- The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Preparing Students for College and Careers

Sounds like a clear, simple and straightforward request…

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In 1892, in his “Talks to Teachers,” William James summarized the relationship…

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