Education – Prometheus Endeavor

In Loco Parentis: Adjusting the Starting Line for America’s Students

By Bill Kelvie May 11, 2021Education1 Comment

At the lowest end of the socio-economic scale we fail to prepare kids for meaningful employment. The problem is at least partially rooted in an unstable family structure that lacks the presence and support of a second parent. Can schools realistically overcome the high degree of difficulties of the low end of the scale?

Virtual Schools Exist — They Work — And All Schools Can Learn from Them

By Ben Porter January 31, 2021Education1 Comment

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…

<strong>Reclaiming STEM Leadership Through Education:</strong>– a Strategic Plan

Reclaiming STEM Leadership Through Education:– a Strategic Plan

By Bill Kelvie December 5, 2020Education10 Comments

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

By Paul Clermont November 23, 2020Education, Uncategorized6 Comments

"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"…

Student Needs are Fragmented – Schools are Monolithic

By Ben Porter October 26, 2020Education, Uncategorized2 Comments

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…

<strong>Education for 21<sup>st</sup> Century Jobs</strong><br><em>Part Two: The Gig Economy</em>

Education for 21^st Century Jobs
Part Two: The Gig Economy

By Bill Kelvie September 23, 2020Education5 Comments

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…

So Many Experiments, So What Are We Learning?

By Ben Porter August 27, 2020EducationNo Comments

Colleges and Universities today are embarking on a vast array of seemingly random trials to try to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. If someone were in the cat-bird seat, they…

<strong>Education for 21<sup>st</sup> Century Jobs</strong><br><em>Aiming for a Moving Target</em>

Education for 21^st Century Jobs
Aiming for a Moving Target

By Bill Kelvie August 23, 2020Education, Uncategorized8 Comments

The United States pioneered universal free primary education to provide literacy to its newly enfranchised citizens. We flourished. It then led the world in the industrial era on the strength…

Old Fashioned Typewriter With Paper Showing E-Learning

Back up the Technology Dump Truck, Martha. We’re going to save the Colleges!

By Ben Porter August 6, 2020EducationNo Comments

The arrival of COVID-19, to coincide with Spring Break at US Colleges and Universities forced the issue on moving to on-line classes. The reaction on campus has been to double…