If you're new here, please read the first part of this post before this one -- it's called Recent Conversations and was posted on 2/24/24, and focuses on how today's college students and student-athletes are different from previous generations. I shared that post on my Facebook and LinkedIn pages (thanks to those who shared!) and engaged in some great discussions with many different types of people (thanks for commenting!). College professors, parents, teachers, social workers, college coaches, high school coaches, and former athletes reached out to me in various ways to discuss these recent conversations I've been having, and they offered some great feedback and observations. So first, let's discuss those: Decrease in critical thinking in K-12 classrooms A former college classmate mentioned this one -- and, I have to agree that our national education system over the past 20 years has focused more on test-taking than it has on critical thinking skills. I've
Welcome to the place where Social Work and Sports come to play! In this space we will discuss a variety of topics relevant to both categories, and have a hell of a lot of fun while doing it.