From Chapter 13 “Efficiency” in Ingredients of Outliers. How Sweet it Is The concept of “efficiency” certainly isn’t new. There’s another giant company where efficiency is a primary goal, a company that’s been around quite a bit longer than Amazon. In fact, the seeds that grew to become Mars, Incorporated were planted in the late nineteenth century in the kitchen of a home in Hancock, Minnesota. It was there that Alva Mars began teaching her young son, Franklin, how to hand-dip candy. Franklin, who became better known as Frank, proved to be a good student and, in 1902, when he was … [Read more...]
Preparing for College: Dec and Jan
With December now in swing, you are probably knee deep in finals, holiday shopping, and festivities. We don't want to kill your peppermint mocha buzz, or take your focus off important and more immediate finals deadlines, but we do want to put on your radar what is just ahead so you don't miss your chance to earn scholarship money for the upcoming semesters! After all, winter break is the opportune time to prepare for scholarships- yippee!! Don't beat yourself up if you haven’t given a single thought to your scholarship search, but do start your hustle NOW! During the next three months, you … [Read more...]
Teachers Start the School Year Off Right with New Back to School Templates
AUGUST 13, 2015 As the new school year begins, teachers are searching for different tools to have a successful year. TemplateHaven.com has released several new templates that help with everything from student interaction to communicating with parents prior to parent/teacher conferences. These templates are sure to make a huge difference in the 2015-2016 school year. The first few days of class can be difficult to navigate especially when it comes to having students interact with each other. The Student Search Game Templates are a great activity for students to get up and talk to each other. … [Read more...]
An Answer to the Age-Old Question: “What Should I Do With My Life?”
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 04, 2015 People think they can work 40-hour weeks, reverse global warming, and then live the high life in retirement. Well, people are wrong. And Shmoop is happy to tell them so. Shmoop, a digital publisher known for its award-winning Test Prep and certified Online Courses, has just released a new Career Advice Center, which includes two free Holland Code-aligned career tests along with in-depth descriptions of what hundreds of careers are actually like. First, students can take the Shmoop or Consequence test, which will demonstrate how aiming for a salary of … [Read more...]
Excellence = Effort + Preparation
From Chapter 4: "Preparation: When the Wind Blows" in Ingredients of Outliers Effort + Preparation = Excellence Having illustrated what dangerous and tragic results can occur as a result of inadequate preparation and, inversely, the amazing results of the response to danger by a thoroughly trained and prepared flight crew, let me switch gears. I began this chapter with some words of wisdom by a man named Joel Weldon. You may not know who he is, so let me introduce you to him. A former construction worker, he turned down a four-year college scholarship because he thought he wasn’t … [Read more...]
Hero of the Hudson
From Chapter 4: "Preparation: When the Wind Blows" in Ingredients of Outliers Hero of the Hudson Almost certainly, you’re familiar with the story of an actual aircraft emergency which happened on January 15, 2009 and made headlines around the world. An early afternoon flight under the command of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and it had just left New York’s LaGuardia Airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina when it experienced an emergency which put the lives of the crew and its 150 passengers in immediate and serious danger. Climbing 3,000 feet with copilot … [Read more...]