School’s out, but DECA advisors are already planning for next season. Prepare now for the challenge regarding ICDC absences. To colleagues, these feel egregious, as competitors spend only 15 minutes before judges while the rest is seen as “fun.” The frustration is real, but DECA conference engagement is about so much more than just competition. Here are the evergreen skills students are actually building.
Read MoreThey were always here – the kid who doodles logos in her notebook, the one who wants to know how the pitch lands and how the money works – and in two years, DECA has given them their people, their place, and a ticket to compete against 22,000 peers at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta.
Read MoreTeaching our youth that they will experience both wins and losses – and how to take the next step following either outcome – is one of the most important lessons we can impart to them. And mentoring students to work effectively in team configurations is one of the most evergreen, and difficult, lessons we can share in steering the outcomes of competition toward wins.
Read MoreWhat emerged from the Cold War -- an automated, industrialized, top-down approach to teaching and learning -- is opposite the inventive, progressive environments we embrace in all other facts of life from business to entertainment. You can't create new ideas if you're constantly herded back to the beaten path.
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