by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The typical student in the United States is awake for about 16 hours a day. School, including getting there and back, and the occasional after school activity, accounts for nearly half of those hours. The balance is meant for family, meals, volunteer commitments, part-time jobs, community sports leagues, church … Read more »
By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Dr. Nido Qubein, President of High Point University, shared his zest for life and his philosophy during Thursday’s conference lunch. Part tent revival, part comedian, part practical philosopher, part story teller, Dr. Qubein affirmed the importance of education and the transformational experiences that schools and educators provide students. Preaching to the … Read more »
By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest I spent a few minutes in Barbara Cunningham’s (Summit Preparatory School) Wednesday presentation “Intellectually Gifted Underachievers: The Oxymoron Unraveled.” She’s done nice work in establishing some correlations and common experiences of kids who fit this profile and developing strategies to move them toward fulfilling their potentials. In a word, these kids … Read more »
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0 comment By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Rule the Future made the case for faster changes in American educational structures- arguing that we’re missing the future by basing our school educational models on our past. It’s tough to shift our thinking, basing our educational approaches and philosophies- not … Read more »
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| AdmissionsQuest,Education,educational consultants,educational consulting,IECA,IECA Charlotte Conference,IECA Conference | 0 comment By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Everyone on campus or in your office conveys messages and sells the school or your services. We all think we practice pretty good customer service. Do we? Beth Black, Cherokee Creek Boys School, made the case for service in her presentation, “Everything I learned About Marketing, I Learned from a Mouse.” … Read more »
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