Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose

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February 1, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. - Sydney J. Harris - Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose "One thing nearly all teens agree on is that most of what high school teaches them is irrelevant to their lives outside of school or their future careers. One study found that the most common feelings among high school students are fatigue and boredom. Another study concluded that 65 percent of the jobs that today's high school graduates will have in their lifetime do not even exist yet. But we are still teaching them in the same way that we trained industrial workers a century ago." How do we reconnect students with their passion and purpose? This article offers seven useful starting points. { read more } Be The Change Know any young people who seem checked out of their own learning journey? Reach out to help spark their engagement. If inspired try applying some of the approaches in the article to your own life as well! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Children Who Shine From Within Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Ten Things Creative People Know The Science of Forgiveness 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself 10 Timeframes For Measuring Life Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 166,882 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More