Senior Citizens’ 2020 — Some Good News in a Bad Year
Caregivers, science, and technology bring a ray of sunshine for the elderly in a bad year. 2020 has been one of the most challenging years for humanity since the start…
Virtual Schools Exist — They Work — And All Schools Can Learn from Them
Virtual Schools have been in existence for at least a decade. There are virtual K-12 schools in about 35 states, with a total enrollment of 375,000 students. These students are taking…
Seniors Seek Home-Based Care Amidst COVID Crisis – Innovative Companies Jump into Exploding Market
Close to half of the US COVID-19 fatalities are tied to nursing homes, long-term care centers, and their workers.[1] Frightened by the possibility of contracting a potentially fatal disease, seniors…
Reclaiming STEM Leadership Through Education:– a Strategic Plan
A future shortfall in Americans trained in science and engineering bodes ill not only for our economic well-being, but for our national security as well. - Arthur Herman, "America's High-Tech…
Staying a Step Ahead of the Robots
"Robots Will Take your Job!" the scare headlines tell us. For many, they already have, but robots are only the latest in a long line of job stealers. Early "thieves"…
Is The Worker Under Siege By Technology Automation?
For 200,000 years, humans have invented tools to make work easier, and at times, enable work that we could never do before. Twelve thousand years ago, a technology called Agriculture…
Are the Zombies Killing your Company?
Zombie workers cost U.S. businesses $550 billion a year, according to Gallup. Over three-quarters of U.S. employees don't like their jobs. This is a huge economic problem regarding lost productivity but…
Student Needs are Fragmented – Schools are Monolithic
When you bring together any group of children, you immediately notice the wide range of interests, talents, and capabilities. We then pack them off to our school systems for instruction…
Support the Forgotten Workers, Before it’s Too Late!
A Patient’s Dilemma Suppose you’ve suffered an injury and need surgery. The surgery goes well. You spend a few days in the hospital and are then transferred to a rehab…
Education for 21st Century Jobs
Part Two: The Gig Economy
Background: For decades, the United States has been unable to reclaim its once proudly held lead in the education of its citizens. Many major initiatives, such as No Child Left…
Does COVID-19 Open The Door To Democracy 3.0?
This summer, I took part in the New England ritual of an over-the-fence conversation with my neighbor. She and I talked about the kids, how the gardens were doing, and…
Broadband Internet is Critical to Learning – Getting it to Everyone is the Difficult Task
One of the first lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic was the value of the broadband[1] internet to our education system. While there was a massive amount of retooling (new applications…