Lisa Nehring from True North Academy explains the fourth industrial revolution and how to prepare homeschool students for a time of great disruption and change. Life skills such as entrepreneurship, communication, finance, problem-solving will always help our children pivot quickly - no matter what the job market is doing!
-Lisa's experience in high school and how schooling felt like an unnecessary deterrent to the life she really wanted [1:50]
-The importance of career exploration and business research during the high school years (and maybe even middle school) [3:00]
-Details about the fourth industrial revolution [5:00]
-A list of skills every child needs [8:00]
-Examples of homeschool student entrepreneurs [9:30]
-How the fourth industrial revolution is changing the college landscape [11:30]
-Why parents need to strategize for today's generation of college kids - to launch them well for that piece of paper while recognizing higher education is undergoing a time of upheaval [13:30]
Resource #1 - Upcoming MPE homeschool conference & curriculum fair: https://midwesthomeschoolers.org/events/homeschool-conference/
Resource #2 - True North Academy: https://truenorthhomeschool.academy/
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