Author Archives: jakehorne8216
Future Careers
This is a speculative list of possible future careers. Some of these exist today or are on the horizon. Others are anticipated and will come into existence as modern effects unfold: that of – advanced technologies, environment changes, evolution of global economies, unsustainable access to … Continue reading
Disruptions, Adaptation, Creativity, Resilience Good Will and Luck – the Next 50 Years
The next several generations will have to manage a much more complex matrix of social, political, economic and environmental disruptions exceeding anything the human species has ever had to manage in its history (short of, … Continue reading
Careers of the Future – Disruption and Future Opportunity
The next several generations will have to manage a much more complex matrix of disruptions exceeding (with the possible exception of the Ice Age) anything the human species has ever had to manage in its history. Dramatic population growth, competition … Continue reading
The Life of an LD Student
Much of my academic career has been as an educator teaching and mentoring bright learning “disabled” students whose capabilities of managing in a tightly prescribed world of standardized tests and lecture formatted, static classroom teaching environments, are always challenged. My … Continue reading
Student independence/How to find it: The Transition to Being an Adult
I wanted to re-post this blog essay originally posted 2 years ago. It is still relevant today. This transition by our children to the self-agency and the independence of the “adult” needs to be developed even more broadly in light … Continue reading
The Gap Year …..part 2 How to think about it! Be Practical, okay.
The Gap Year, ( or if taken between high school and college known as the Deferred Year) should be a strategy for growth, not avoidance of going to college. If the decision to take a Gap Year is a way … Continue reading
The Great Thing about a Gap Year….
After being in schools for 14+ years (this includes kindergarden/ It could be longer if the pre-school schooling starts before 4 years old) it makes incredible sense to stop being in school and actually take a breather, to make sense … Continue reading
The Student Compass Website
The Student Compass Website – The Expanded Student Compass Website link can be found in the Blogroll in the right hand column. The Website is a fairly comprehensive elaboration of the Student Compass philosophy, mission, programs and intentions. Because the work … Continue reading
Students Need Thoughtful Care and Mentored Support
I am always amazed with the general assumption that “school” will fix the problems and answer the questions for modern society. The lag between academic currency and the issues of the day are enormous. The majority of students are … Continue reading
The Student Compass - Transition Mentors: High School to College to Career & Life 