The Huffington Post – Sam Kirk
“Is America’s current educational delivery system producing the desired results for business and industry today? Despite instant access to infinite information thanks to modern advances in technology, many of today’s students are bored of the traditional classroom setting. Why sit through a lecture or take a test when all of the answers are at your fingertips? Unchallenged and uninspired, many young students find themselves abandoning the classroom and instead drifting towards a life of drugs, crime or even lethargy. This is especially true for at-risk youths who, in addition to school, often must also contend with a difficult home life or a lack of resources and support. These young people don’t have nearly as many opportunities to learn new skills or try new things as youths in more middle class environments. Yet, this doesn’t mean that they lack the willingness to learn. Just the opposite — many at-risk students are eager for opportunities to fulfill their potential and a chance to escape the cycle of poverty that typically afflicts some of this country’s poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods. What they need is a viable alternative.”(more)