Answer E: Edupreneurs Bridging Workforce & Education

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This episode gives My Why- my story, how it has made me an edupreneur and what I hope to learn through this podcast.

I never fit into the classic student role, and I never related to the traditional career ladder concept.  Grades never held much meaning to me, and I was more interested in learning about the people at school than the content.  

Growing up, I spent my weekends learning to work with my hands as my family always had projects around the house- I learned to dig ditches for irrigation, helped build decks and crawled under the house to help feed electrical lines through, while learning to identify what termite towers looked like so we could know them down before they reached their goal.

I am a first generation college graduate, but my journey was more like climbing a tree than a ladder, investigating different branches.  

Four years ago, I thought I had the answers to where my career was headed.  I was the site principal at a small high school I had helped design to fit the needs of students in my community, and I thought my future was mapped out for me.  When a historic wildfire burned down our school, community and homes, I had to start thinking differently.   While we were designing the high school our team had the opportunity to visit innovative programs throughout the state and  moving to the County Office gave me the opportunity to experience even more programs designed to fit unique student needs.

The more I learn, the more questions I have.  I don’t have the answers– all of you do!  My passion for non-traditional students like me, combined with our societal shifts, drive me towards finding innovative solutions to bridge our educational systems with the shortages in the workforce, in ways that fit our new generation of learners and workers.  

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What is the best way to prepare students for the workforce?

Do you think it is
A) Straight to a four year university directly after high school?
B) Trade school or apprenticeship model?
C) Completing a CTE Career Technical Education Pathway or stackable certificates?D) Hybrid learning?

Our students are all unique individuals, so it’s Answer E- All of the Above!

EDUpreneurs are finding solutions in education to meet the current demands of our students, teachers, educators and workforce. I certainly don’t know the all answers, but I do know passionate people who are looking to find solutions.  Join the conversation as I interview innovative edupreneurs, learners and people from industry, and host interactive discussion sessions that you can join to give your perspective on solutions.  Each of us holds a piece to the puzzle… let’s start putting them together.