Warren and Bertie Counties are rural, sparsely populated and economically distressed. Between the two counties approximately 80% of their public school students are eligible for free or reduced school lunches. Even as optimistic as my partner Joe Kronner and I…
Teaching is one of the most challenging professions in the world. Since the advent of interactive technologies, the challenge of holding a student’s attention has become exponentially more difficult. Students live in a world of instant everything. Multi-tasking is the…
Rural, economically challenged and sparsely populated counties are becoming centers of innovation for STEM education. A catalyst for change It was 5:55 pm on a recent Friday in one of the most economically distressed counties in North Carolina. The program…
Imagine being asked to do a very intense job that required you to teach students knowledge and skills while you have never been allowed to see how this intense knowledge and skills that you are being asked to teach is relevant…
