Education

Educators – Like Gwen Felder – Change and Save Lives

Link to this article on HuffPost Link to my interview with Ms. Felder There are numerous reasons that students don’t do well in school.  Sometimes ...
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Giving Chances Can Lead to Unknown Benefits (Revised: 5/27/15)

Each of my college students – upon request – has an opportunity to receive individual feedback about their class performance beyond grade assignment at the ...
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Mr. Young’s Keynote for the 2019 Arlington County Detention Facility’s General Educational Development (GED) Celebration

Good Afternoon and congratulations to everyone who earned their General Educational Development (GED) certificate! This is a significant achievement, which each of you should be ...
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Options to Reduce Higher Education Textbook Costs

Link to this article on HuffPost Paying for higher education is a major life expense and investment; however, the unknown costs to pay for textbooks ...
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Reflecting on an Unimaginable Educational Journey

Our lived-experiences teach valuable lessons and our authentic stories help others to do the same!For years, I didn't share my long journey to academic successes ...
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Unnecessarily Difficult to Give-Back and Provide Low Cost Educational Options (Revised: 4/14/15)

A little less than 1 in 5.3 (19%) students nationally don’t graduate high school, per the U.S. Department of Education’s most recent data (2012).  This ...
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