I was ten years old. Fifth grade. I remember going out on the field for recess . It was an incredibly windy day that afternoon; the kind of wind where you could almost lean forward into the gusts and you didn’t fall down. Buster Keaton style. I got this crazy idea that I would attempt to stop the wind. I grabbed two sticks from the ground and climbed to the top of a large hill...
I love this video blog (vlog) post about having a seemingly impossible idea, and then working to make it happen. The best part of having a Moonshot idea is not in the fulfillment of the idea, although that would be amazing!), but in the process of working toward something challenging. Innovating against the tide of conformity and complacency. The company Solve for X has embedded this philosophy into their company: We’re a moonshot...
I recently read The Zax by Dr. Seuss with my 5-year old daughter. I’ve probably read this story, as well as many other Seuss classics, dozens of times with my older boys. For some reason, when revisited The Zax, I was struck by the metaphor for change and innovation. If you are not familiar with this story, read it now before continuing on. Don’t have a handy copy? No worries! You can watch the video...
Dear Students: What do you know about the world you are going to enter when you finish school? What challenges and problems will we face? What jobs will be out there? What skills and learning will graduates need? We don’t actually know all the answers to those questions, but one thing we do know: businesses and industry are already experiencing shortages in STEM workers – the workers who know how to tackle the tough problems...
44 percent of 2013 U.S. high school graduates are ready for college-level math 36 percent of 2013 U.S. high school students are ready for college-level science 26 percent of 2009 U.S. students took Algebra I before high school. (Up from 20 percent in 2005.) Only 12 percent of black students and 17 percent of Hispanic students took Algebra I before high school in 2009. But, 48 percent of Asian students took Algebra I before high...
