JOIN US IN CLOSING THE ADULT SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES GAP
In my late thirties, I made an uneducated conjecture [guess] in selecting a career change and re-entered the university to complete my education. In my past were multiple hits and misses to gain economic advantages with a quick certificate or continuing education course. The realization hit me while on a work furlough that I needed to select a career path and develop the full range of skills and education to advance on that path. Information Technology was my career choice; however there were multiple directions I could have taken in the medical, teaching and financial fields. Through uneducated conjecturing I made a decision and stayed with it.
What is "Uneducated Conjecturing"? The act of making a decision based on a hunch and without sufficient proof of a favorable outcome, but having a strong belief whatever the direction it would be positive.
As an adult learner, I developed tools that gave me the courage to take action even when there was not any hard evidence that my choice was the best action to take. The payoff was remarkable!
Through uneducated conjecturing I not only found the perfect career for me but I also developed behaviors to overcome perceived obstacles in both my personal and professional lives.
There is an opportunities gap in our nation that needs to be bridged. Our team is devoted to mentoring adult learners seeking to improve their employability or make a career change. You will find valuable resources for any middle-aged and older adults seeking to complete undergraduate studies or enter into a skills program to advance in a new career field.
The consortium is teaming with like-minded adults to address wage inequality through continuously learning, mentoring and positioning adult learners for the opportunities that are left on the table due to a lag in skills or education in our communities. Join us!
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington
***Mentoring Group Update***
The Genius Tribe participated in the Sister Talk Conference on 10/14 at The Georgia Convention Center. Judge Penny Brown-Reynolds facilitated an inspiring session. Judge Penny emphatically stated, "No one has the right to tell you not to dream!" and then every session in the event provided stories and people and resources to show you how.
Our next monthly meeting will be held in January 2016. Email me if you would like to join.
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Next Generation of Innovators
This
past week was spent preparing my manuscript for a review. After editing
and printing and reading repeatedly, I finally had a version that satisfied me.
My grandson was on Fall Break which provided an opportunity for him to hang out
at my house.
My grandson is a voracious reader and will often read passages from
his books to me. His love of words will sometimes amaze me. When he was
in the third grade, he shared a passage about a young boy from one of
his favorite authors. It read, "He had the warmth of a fire, a cold chicken leg and a dog
to share it with." I was struck by the beautifully constructed
sentence and was stunned that he found it so at such an early
age.
For this reason, each morning at breakfast I shared with him a few
details about my manuscript submission. I needed some help. I asked him if
he would lend his masterful reading skills to vet a few pages. The chapter
I gave him was about my first encounter with a Texas Instruments calculator in
the early '90s. After my final edits, my grandson sat on the hammock and read
the pages. He shared his impression of the story, we both found math to be
a challenge. Then he inquired, "Why didn't you go to 'You Tube' to
obtain instructions for the calculator." This thirteen year-old boy finds
instructions for his video games, robotics, repairing his PC and you name it on
this video sharing website. I smiled and reminded him that this was the period
before Google, TV remote controls and the smart devices that are so prevalent
today. "Oh yeah", he says. For an instant he had forgotten.
He lives with the expectation that technology is as vital to his
being as is water and air.
I reflected on how much progress the world has made with technology. I
was somewhat of a pioneer and collaborated with some pretty smart people on
wireless innovations that we can't live without today. I was at a local
community college recently and simply awed by the conversations I had
with the next generation of innovators in STEM.
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| IBM 300PL - 1990's PC |
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