A new Wall Street Journal article, “A New Lost Generation: Why Gen Z Is Unprepared for the Workplace” ties right into my earlier post raising concerns about growing social isolation among teens and young adults. In the article journalist Tessa West focuses on one key part of the challenge facing young people in the workplace. […]
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I’ve done maybe 3- 4 posts on apprenticeships in the United States. The topic is once again top of mind having met a friend, who teaches the auto mechanics curriculum at a local high school, for lunch. He started teaching as a second career simply for the love of it after a regarding professional career
According to 2023 research data from Volgistics, a volunteer management software, kids that volunteer are 25% less likely to experience anxiety and 50% less likely to engage in destructive behaviors like smoking or misusing alcohol. There’s no question, volunteerism translates into mastering important adult life skills. To name a few; Social and Professional Communication Skills
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I’m not saying there aren’t some specific adult life skills that may be specific to a gender identity or sexual orientation …. But ALL teens and young adults will navigate adult life with greater confidence and less stress by mastering many much-needed everyday adult life skills that are for the most part gender neutral. There
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