If you are concerned about how to prepare your teenager for the harsh realities of life after high school, you are not alone. There’s test prep. Keeping up the grades. Extracurricular activities. And somewhere, a social life. Yet studies…
If you are concerned about how to prepare your teenager for the harsh realities of life after high school, you are not alone. There’s test prep. Keeping up the grades. Extracurricular activities. And somewhere, a social life. Yet studies…
These are candid videos of teens caught doing amazing things during Engineering Camp. Listen to these students describing what they have been doing. Lots of experimentation. Lots of learning. These guys built the world’s coolest “Hello World” program:…
One night not too long ago your dear, sweet child went to sleep in their safe little bed. But during the night the Teenager Fairy flew in the window and sprinkled pixie dust around the room. In the morning your radiant…
I like things to be ideal. In fact, my most dreaded fear in the universe is a set missing one item. Ok, I admit it. I’m a little OCD. But some things in life suffer from too…
I don’t like being told what to do… But have you ever tried something just because you were told to try it? Yeah, my mom told me just to try my asparagus. It looked about as appetizing as…
Nothing compares to the first time you take the wheel of a car and feel the power and responsibility. I was about 8. My dad and I were driving in his blue Ford F-150 pickup truck. He pulled over…
It’s December, and next year is coming fast. Have you ever had the opportunity to sit down with a successful executive to pick their brain about how they got where they are? If you feel like you need help knowing…
It is Thanksgiving day in the US, and most of us are having turkey for dinner. As you reflect on the past year, is it a year filled with hope and excitement or one with frustration and disappointment? Through today’s…
I have been working hard to learn more about myself over the past couple years. I have discovered that the more I work to change myself, the more the world around me responds to the changes. Those little changes, compounded…
Do you have a teen that’s developing their leadership skills? How important are those skills later in life? Find out on today’s podcast where we discuss innovation and leadership skills with Jonathan Silk. Listen in: http://InventingPodcast.com Jonathan is a…
October is almost over and 2015 is edging to a close. Do you or your kids have regrets from 2015? Don’t have regrets in 2016–listen to this week’s podcast: http://InventingPodcast.com Goals not planned and written down are twice as likely…
Are you worried your teenagers are missing out on the good life? Do you find yourself wondering when they’re going to stop complaining and start living? You aren’t alone, but what can be done? No matter how hard you try…
As you can see I have inserted a photo of girls engaged in technology at the top of this email. Why have I done this? It’s because I want to tell you about a fantastic lady who didn’t get opportunities…
[abstract][presentation resources] Abstract: [dropcap]T[/dropcap]able Top Inventing’s Chief Maker and Resident Mad Scientist, Steve Kurti is delivering an impassioned plea at the 2015 BC Conference on Learning Technologies in Bakersfield, CA, about the importance of maker education as a catalyst for…
I am very easily entertained, but every once in a while I come across something fantastic that I just have to share. In physics we like to talk about waves and a fascinating way to use sine and cosine waves known…