Is the relationship with the teacher the most important thing?

Relationship vs. Measurement

“What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher”.
William Glasser

I have to say that I love this quote and for me, it is the answer to everything when it come to education. A good relationship can heal a lot. Don’t you remember working for the teachers you liked and not for the ones you didn’t? It’s human nature.

However, for most schools this appears to be the last thing on the agenda. Don’t get me wrong, I am not blaming the schools or the teachers, the problem is the system, a system that put measurement above relationships.

I believe that relationships are the key to any long-lasting change. If we want to influence and impact the next generation then we must ensure that we build our relationships with them over anything else.

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Wisdom from a young entrepreneur

Vanessa Van Patten gives advice

Here is an exert from a  recent blog post by one of mu favourite bloggers. I love the way she is so honest and open in all the she writes.

Thanks Vanessa for inspiring others.

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Gloom and doom for youth on the job front

Is it all gloom and doom for the class of 2009?

Some economists believe that the number of under-25s out of work will rise to above 1 million when the class of 2009 graduates next month. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said recently that nearly 50% of employers it surveyed were not planning to recruit school leavers or graduates this summer.

The tide is definitely turning for our young people and it is yet to be seen how this will affect them. If they react like Generation X in the 80’s, then we may be in for increased drug use, crime levels and rebellious behaviour. The 80’s youth is said to have given youth a bad name by some, that other generations had to fix. This behaviour ended up with them being known as the lost generation and it looks like our Gen Y and Z could be coming to an end as the hero generation. David Blanchflower is warning that a million young people could now become lost in the system.

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