Training our kids for jobs that no longer exist?

Are we training our kids for jobs that no longer exist? Setting them up to live in debt with student loans that they won't be able to pay back? Is that expensive degree a guaranteed path to success? Mike Rowe from the popular tv show "Dirty Jobs" sure does think so.

Raising Children in the Digital World

i got to see Gordon Neufeld speak in Cranbrook last year when i volunteered at the Leading Our Kids with Heart 3-day event put on by Life Roots Consulting. he is absolutely inspiring and my parenting expert of choice. it you haven't ready his book, Hold onto Your Kids, it is an amazing read. interesting to see his perspective on the digital age!

i really want to remember... "eyes, smile, nod" - when i saw him speak, he said that it is the key before asking anything from your munchkins.

he quotes Sherry Turkle and her book Alone Together. Here she is a little more about her thoughts on how technology is shaping our relationships.

No more math worksheets?

i have memories of loving math. i recently looked back at junior & high school transcripts, and my marks didn't really show that. i remember totally thriving in college level math though. seriously loved it, like getting 100% on my finals loving it. i really want Kai to love it as well. we play math games, read stories with math involved (like Math Potatoes) and do 5 math worksheet questions a day. This video is making me rethink though ... really... is it necessary?