$226,920.00 to Raise a Child (excluding college)
How much to raise a child today you ask? $226,920 to raise a child (excluding college) in 2010 and $233,610 in 2015.
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What’s KICKin’
with Education by Fran Kick
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
In a world that seems to be carrot-and-sticking students, teachers, and employees more and more, Dan Pink makes a strong, science-based case that intrinsic motivation is being squelched with extrinsic rewards.
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I.O.U.S.A. For Decades To Come?
I.O.U.S.A. is a documentary film that every social studies class needs to cover. Afterall no child will be left behind in dealing with this mess, so perhaps we should seriously consider expanding the teaching of financial literacy and related civic activities for middle and high school students around the country.
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Not on the test = Not on the schedule
Art, debate, drama, music and sports are what kept Tom Chapin involved in school. Yet, today these subjects are “not on the test.” So in many schools, according to The Center on Education Policy they’re not even on the schedule.
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Back-to-school Wars in America
As teachers go back to school, doing what some would consider “hero’s work” at times in many of our nations schools, a thoughtful article ties together the School Wars in America (over how best to “fix our schools”). Good Magazine offers its education
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How are you smart vs. how smart you are?
Howard Gardner has said for years, “it’s not how smart you are, it’s how are you smart.” Yet measuring your intelligences with the two most widely used standardized tests for intelligence only considers linguistic and logical/mathematical intelligences.
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Teaching leadership via a MMORPG?
What do massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) have to do with teaching leadership you ask?
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Learning on the Ladder of Life
This article by Fran Kick shares the importance of increasing our awareness to maintaining a “ladder” oriented growth mind-set vs. a “rung” oriented fixed mind-set.
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Developing the self-motivation to KICK IT IN …when you’re tired of the carrot-and-stick approach!
This article by Fran Kick explores the intrinsic drive of self-motivation vs. the extrinsic manipulation of the carrot-and-stick approach.
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FRAN KICK works with corporate and education organizations, groups, and associations that want to develop better leaders and smarter followers for faster long-term results. As an author, educational consultant, and professional speaker, he always shares relevant research, real-world insights, and actionable ideas YOU can implement to motivate yourself. So you can Kick It In and Take the Lead at work, in school, at home, and in life!