Dr Flavius Akerele III's The E Team Education blog

  #whatihopeforin2022 The past is exactly what it is, the past. While we can learn a lot from it, we can never really go back, and nor should we. However, I do remember a time before social media when we did not have ability to comment on every single thing instantly, I remember when courtesy was paramount when sharing written words with people. What I hope for in 2022, is that we learn to better use this powerful tool called social media, that we recognize that the person types the fastest is not always right, and that we stop using term like “with all due respect” so disrespectfully. I also hope that we have learned tomorrow is never promised, so spend the energy on being polite rather than rude. I hope 2022 is a successful year for you all, and I hope it the year of RESPECT. Dr Flavius AB Akerele III The ETeam

  "There are at least 40,000 federal, state and local restrictions across the country, known as “collateral consequences,” that prevent formerly incarcerated people from working in certain jobs and also from accessing various services and opportunities, according to reporting by  The Marshall Project , which focuses on criminal justice issues and employs currently and formerly incarcerated reporters. Some of the laws even ban former prisoners from securing public assistance benefits or living in public housing". "Most of these laws—72 percent—limit people with past convictions from working in certain jobs. The most commonly restricted fields include health care, public service and education, according to a 2021  report  by the Council of State Governments Justice Center. The laws range widely, however, and bar people with a conviction history in  some states  from becoming cosmetologists, manicurists and barbers. These restrictions can prevent for...

  Imagine the institution is a car, and I prefer the car analogy rather than “ship” because most people will never get on a ship but will have driven in some kind of four wheeled vehicles. These pillars are not necessarily in order, but they most definitely need to be in balance in order to steer correctly. ·         Financial stability ·         Enrollment ·         Accreditation ·         Retention (of students and staff) From time to time the tires must be changed; sometimes it is one because of a flat, sometimes it is all four tires because they have expired. You also must check the pressure and tread of each tire on a regular basis. Can everyone in the school answer these questions with some degree of certainty, or at least know how to readily find the answers (students included): 1.       Does the ...

  " A report by the National Student Legal Defense Network highlights how the Department of Education seeks to collect debt from student borrowers while appearing to not put the same energy into collecting debt from hundreds of institutions" https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/07/06/report-institutions-owe-12-billion-education-department?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=a998f0a486-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-a998f0a486-198173850&mc_cid=a998f0a486&mc_eid=337f2d56fa#   Institutions owe far more than students ever could…. #education #highereducation #studentdebt #equity

  Every few years, we see new “buzz words” being promoted in the workplace, and even more so in the education industry.   In no particular order or reason, here are a few: ·         Disruptive ·         360 reviews ·         Best practices ·         Consensus ·         Common core ·         Cooperative learning ·         Standards ·         Efficacy Etc. Right now, the current trendy buzzword or buzz phrase is “ diversity, equity, and inclusion ”. I see many companies hiring for those positions, I see these words being incorporated in mission plans, action plans, and so many other areas. Diversity, equity, and inclusion: seems like a great idea, right? But how many companies are a...

  There are a lot of people and entities giving advice to people of a certain age looking for a new job; and one thing the pandemic has shown us is that a lot of people still need to and are trying to work.   Browsing though various articles such as:   ·        “ Tips for Finding a Job After 50” ·        “ 7 Tips for Getting a New Job in Your 50s” ·        “ Job Searching Over 50: 8 Secrets for Success”   I realize that a common theme throughout all, is that there is a sense that being over 50 is a negative somehow, and you need to diminish yourself and your experience in order to get someone to hire you.   Since when has experience become an impediment to finding work? Since when did we have to start apologizing and placating potential employers because we had the audacity grow older?   Employers need to start looking at things a different way ...

  Let us assume you did everything correctly as far as interview protocol, let us assume you were a very strong candidate for the position; in other words, you did nothing wrong. Something we must recognize in these phenomena of employers “ghosting” qualified candidates after an interview, is that a lot of the hiring managers are not professional recruiters, and sometimes professional recruiters are bad at their job. If you think about it, there really is no consequence to them for doing that, especially when so many people might be vying for that one position. We are a in a different age where the golden and platinum rules of courtesy are not always applied, and the advice candidates must understand is that this will happens sometimes so just move on . Sometimes it is not that easy to move on. This is an interesting article I am sharing on “ghosting”: https://www.vault.com/blogs/interviewing/3-things-to-do-when-you-re-ghosted-post-job-interview , and the last sentence is im...

  We should always be conscious of our words, even in the best of times, because words can have a powerful affect on people, even if they were not consciously said with spite or malice. We are not living in the best of times, not even close. People have been out of work for over a year, they are struggling to pay bills, as well as dealing with the mental health of their families and themselves. With all the various text forms of communication available, and the growing trend of texting not speaking means that the words you type are very easily misconstrued. Plus, we also have the phenomenon of the “keyboard warrior” where people feel safe cyber bullying people from behind a keyboard. You do not need to put yourselves in someone else’s shoes to be polite, you do not have to dig deep to ask yourselves some simple questions before you hit send (or digitally open your mouth in some way): ·         Is it true? ·      ...

  This is not a personal story, just an observation, and I have observed this happening more frequently as more people are competing for the same job. Are you aware that most people can take rejection, even when it is a job that they really want? Professionals understand that rejection is part of the story, but not the final story. What makes professionals truly mad, especially in today’s world where there are so many forms of communication, is when there is no communication after an interview. Respect a professional’s time, you respected them enough to interview them, and that often means you could end up working with them in the future. There is no need to create a negative image of yourself by “ghosting” after a professional interview. It just makes you look bad. Practice what we teach. Dr Flavius Akerele III The ETeam