Sunshine Parenting

In this episode, Sara and I are chatting with Pam Roy, who offers research-based and important information for parents about education and career planning. We talk about how the world we're working in has changed and evolved since we were in college and how to position our kids for a successful future. This episode was recorded in response to the recent news about the college admissions scandal. Here are a few relevant posts to check out on Pam's blog: Preparing Students for Success in the New Economy No Time to Lose: We Must Broaden Our Children's Exposure to the Real World A Generation of Students Caught Between Two Worlds Modern Parenting: The Downside of a One-sided Balance Sheet The Dollars and Sense of a College Degree Big Ideas A college degree does not necessarily make a successful adult. Human beings are not standardized, and our world needs all the different types of human beings. Many jobs require a very specific skill set, but not a degree. Millennials are getting to make choices about their work