Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
Careers Your Kids Can Strive for Directly Out of High School by Craig Middleton
March 19th, 2022
Careers Your Kids Can Strive for Directly Out of High School by Craig Middleton
If you have children, you undoubtedly want them to succeed in life and use their talents to change the world. Perhaps you have dreams for your kids, such as wanting them to be doctors or lawyers. However, these professions require many years of college and create a hefty bill.
How Educators Can Support Students’ Mental Health by Amanda Winstead
March 17th, 2022
How Educators Can Support Students’ Mental Health by Amanda Winstead
Though it has rarely gotten the same attention or appreciation as physical health, mental health plays a profound role in our lives. Poor mental health can lead to several substantial health concerns and can bleed into every aspect of life. However, good mental health can enable people to take on bigger and more complex tasks and shine while doing so. Here is how you can support it.
Read entire post...Summaries of Six Books by Chip and Dan Heath with Help from Karla Starr
March 16th, 2022Yesterday (3/15/2022) I posted my summary of Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers by Chip Heath and Karla Starr. Looking back in my book summary archives, which contains over 200 summaries of nonfiction books, I find that this is the fifth book Chip Heath has coauthored that I have summarized. The […]
Read entire post...Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers by Chip Heath & Karla Starr
March 15th, 2022
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers by Chip Heath & Karla Starr gives specific advice on how to frame numbers in a manner that your audience and make sense of and remember them long after hearing a presentation or reading an article. If you find that you have to use numbers to persuade people, read this book and share it with your kids and coworkers.
