Ann Linson joins us to discuss what it means to prepare prepare students for the real world within the context of a standardized testing driven culture. As Superintendent of the East Noble School Corporation in Indiana, she emphasizes the need to teach students the soft skills needed to develop learner agency as a part of college readiness. Ann emphasizes the value for students in learning from failure in the process. Listen in as she also describes the use of project-based learning and career exploration to encourage student self-discovery.