5 Quotes to Hang on Your Wall to Make You a Happy Leader

Have you ever felt like life is bringing you down and you need a pick-me-up? If you answered yes, then I am right there with you! If you answered no, then I am extremely jealous of you but grateful that you have not had this feeling. 🙂 It doesn’t matter if you are a student, […]

5 Songs For Your Leadership Playlist When You Need Motivation

Song can be very powerful. When listening to lyrics, I found five specific songs that I would love to highlight with you today. While you are reading through the lyrics, take a moment to understand what the artist is saying. It’s pretty cool to see how leadership can be taught through music. So if you […]

Noticing Types of Encouragement for Success in Your Environment

“When I get older I want to be an astronaut.” When we were younger, our main source of support rested on our parents telling us that if we really wanted to be an astronaut we could achieve that goal.  As we got older, not only did our goal for our future career change and become […]

10 Inspiring Leadership Quotes from Winning Super Bowl Coaches

Even if you don’t care about throwin’ the old pig skin around, a coach is always a great example of leadership. I gathered some great quotes from NFL coaches who have one the Super Bowl so that you can give your week a kick start! Hope these make a great sporty addition to your quotes […]

6 Ways to Increase Your Creativity

6 Ways to Increase Your Creativity

Creativity is important no matter what you do. Student leaders especially need to be creative to make it work, as Tim Gunn says, whether dealing with people, crazy projects, or school administration. These 6 steps to better creativity come straight from a developmental psychology textbook*. Try to be surprised every day. In other words, be […]

Student Leader Spotlight: Dan Wright (Midland College)

Dan Wright

School and Year: Midland College, Sophomore Major: Education with emphasis on government Leadership position: President of Midland College’s Student Government Association , Gives tours of Midland College, very involved with Student activities for planning orientation, President of (TJCSGA) Texas Junior College Student Government Association We had the pleasure of having a phone call with this […]

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech

Author Note: Over the past four days, this post has received 110K+ hits and over 300+ comments. If you are interested in the education reform conversation, please follow us via RSS, Email, or Twitter. Last month, Erica Goldson graduated as valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School. Instead of using her graduation speech to celebrate the triumph […]

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