A couple days ago I did a post about possible reasons to change our system (here). Now I want to offer some of the successes that suggest maybe we are already doing this thing right. Some of the information below may surprise you. As we get ready for Thursday’s Craft Beer Debate with some very accomplished panelists it’s time to have a better look at what San Diego has been doing. If you are here for the first time and want to know what the Craft Beer Debates are, click here. For the rest, let’s get started. Read more…
The registration for the second craft beer debate is almost complete and before I present the case for the current system actually working better than I suspect many realize, I wanted to give a quick window into one component of student success: the school principal. Read more…
In 2011, only 41.8% of San Diego Unified School students would have met the “A through G” requirements for admission to a UC or CSU school. Is this evidence that we need to rethink local education focus? In preparation for the second Craft Beer Debate, I want to present both sides of the discussion. Here is the start of that effort. (Click here to register for the June 6th Debate at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Liberty Station.)
With the next Craft Beer Debate right around the corner on June 6th at Stone World Bistro & Gardens in Liberty Station, I started reaching out to my friends in education to ask about the types of issues most relevant to this debate. As it turns out, I am fortunate to know several smart people. One of them shared the following slide presentation with me. I found it most interesting that 56% of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education jobs DO NOT require 4-year degrees. But have a look and arrive at your own conclusions… Read more…