Educational successes and failures, high school dropouts, the pressure of HSC exams, and finding your passion in life... these are BIG and pressing issues for our graduating kids! Learn how to have conversations with your children about educational outcomes and choices, and what being successful in school (and in life) looks like to them.
Today we're talking with Ian Steel, who despite being a high school dropout, has gone on to run a string of successful businesses, and is the founder of the South Australian charity Kickstart for Kids.
 
Topics in this episode:

Why school can be so hard
ADHD, dyslexia
How the school experience differs for girls vs boys
Research report:  Understanding the non-completion of apprentices (ncver.edu.au)
The importance of education
School, trade/apprenticeship, or paid employment?
Kickstart for Kids - supporting at-risk children
Breaking the cycle of unemployment and poverty
Relationship between hunger and classroom behaviours
Do exams matter?
The teenage brain - a Happy Families article
How to Help when School Sucks - a Happy Families article

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