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While we talk about education, teaching, and schools all the time, we rarely define great education. This week we discuss learning, the kind of college education we want for our teens, and why forming a clear picture of each is essential to deciding where to look at colleges, and ultimately which one to choose. We also explore East Carolina University’s Early College Second Life Program as a way for students to gain experience in college while still in high school. Students provide fascinating insights into starting college life on a virtual campus.

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The college search often feels overwhelming to teens and parents alike. In today’s show we learn new tools for handling negativity and doubt through a fun, fascinating, and practical discussion with Jane Massengill, from The Gremlin Taming Institute. And, we get into the nuts and bolts of choosing majors and minors as one of the ways to search for, and select, the best colleges.

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This week we take on the big issues: the purpose of college, how to check in with our expectations and talk with our teens about majors, college and career, and getting clear about how our relationship to money is transmitted to our teens. Financial expert Helen Kim, gives us great advice in the first of an ongoing conversation about money and financing college.

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With less than a year until your teen’s college admission applications are due, it’s time to get started! This week we check in with the calendar and discuss what needs to be happening now so the search is enjoyed not endured. We focus our attention on how to have the foundational conversations from which the process will flow. And, we hear from Lacey Davies, a junior in high school in northern New Jersey. She shares her experiences in the search, her hopes, plans, and pearls of wisdom for parents.

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In today’s show we take a counterintuitive view: we discuss becoming college ready as a process that happens in small ways, everyday. In that context we hear Diana Laufenberg speak to the engaging in authentic experiences, like the college search-the importance of learning to experience and solve problems and to make mistakes. The conversations during the show concrete ways in which teens can take the reins of the college search and how we can support and guide them during their last years in high school.

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This week’s show asks listeners to be reflective, really honest with themselves, and to think outside the box! I share some of my unvarnished ideas about education and how to help your teen prepare for the next phase of life. If the thought of sending off your teen to college causes you some anxiety, then my guest Kit Furey is the one to help you with some belief change. It’s a show full of new ideas and resources!

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In this show we tackle big issues in parenting and the nitty gritty details of your teen’s first steps of the college search. We discuss how to help teens recognize their strengths, develop resilience, and increase their happiness. And, we look at the nuts and bolts of life as a junior in January-what your teen needs to be thinking about, researching, and doing-fitting the pieces into a framework for understanding all the steps on this journey.

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It’s the best time of year for your family to begin the journey to find the colleges that are the right fit for your teen. With 12 months until most applications are due, there’s plenty of time to think through all the pieces of the process, create goals, clarify roles, develop a plan, and find the support your family needs. My guest, Ken Christian, psychologist and author, will share insights about parenting your teen during this exciting yet often challenging time.

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This week we address two very different questions: What is role of education and how do we support our teens during the holidays-when they feel stressed out though they may not even recognize it. Ken Robinson directs his intelligence and wit at the intersection of schooling and creativity. His ideas demand that we ask ourselves how we can ensure that our teens find the education that will serve them best. And, I provide tips on making the holiday season more relaxing for your teens and you.

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Seniors are putting finishing touches on their applications and completing interviews, while juniors are realizing that early 2011 is the time to get serious. This week we begin our conversation by talking about decisions and planning. Jackie Olsen, from The Literacy Company, shares great information about reading faster and better. I share some of my experiences with what most people call “speed reading.” We close by discussing, The Art of Possibility, a book that offers insights into ways to think about ourselves and possibilities/the future.

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