30 min
Passionate Opinions About The Education System The Parents' Solution
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- Education
This week, on The Parents' Solution, I had the opportunity to have a candid conversation with Mark Aylward. Mark is a single parent of three young adult children. He has been the owner of technical staffing firms for over 30 years, and has built and sold two multi-million dollar businesses.
Mark has strong opinions about the education system due to his interaction with it as he raised his children (sole custody) and put them through school. All of Mark's children are creatives and have taken bold steps to become entrepreneurs, pursuing their passion. Aylward advises parents that "the success of your children in school has a lot to do with how involved you are as a parent." When teachers know that you are interested, they become interested.
We talked about how schools are indoctrinating students with topics that should be dinner-table discussions. Aylward made it clear that he is not a fan of the run-of-the-mill post-secondary narrative that says one can only be successful by getting a degree. The same narrative fails when defining "job security." I particularly enjoyed our conversation in this area - we blew those myths right out of the water.
Mark also presented some key pointers about how to attract the job you want through your resume. He said that resumes and interviews are where you get to tell your story. It's important to know how to tell it to get the results that you are looking for.
Want to learn more? Check out Mark Aylward on LinkedIn or go to his website at Career Development Coaching (7pillarsglobal.com).
This week, on The Parents' Solution, I had the opportunity to have a candid conversation with Mark Aylward. Mark is a single parent of three young adult children. He has been the owner of technical staffing firms for over 30 years, and has built and sold two multi-million dollar businesses.
Mark has strong opinions about the education system due to his interaction with it as he raised his children (sole custody) and put them through school. All of Mark's children are creatives and have taken bold steps to become entrepreneurs, pursuing their passion. Aylward advises parents that "the success of your children in school has a lot to do with how involved you are as a parent." When teachers know that you are interested, they become interested.
We talked about how schools are indoctrinating students with topics that should be dinner-table discussions. Aylward made it clear that he is not a fan of the run-of-the-mill post-secondary narrative that says one can only be successful by getting a degree. The same narrative fails when defining "job security." I particularly enjoyed our conversation in this area - we blew those myths right out of the water.
Mark also presented some key pointers about how to attract the job you want through your resume. He said that resumes and interviews are where you get to tell your story. It's important to know how to tell it to get the results that you are looking for.
Want to learn more? Check out Mark Aylward on LinkedIn or go to his website at Career Development Coaching (7pillarsglobal.com).
30 min