Our Youth Need PROPS Skills for the 21st Century

by Dr. Heather Tracy, Ed.D.

We hear it every day: School just didn't work for ___. Our child is bright, curious, and wants to understand his/her self better. There just isn't room for that in today's schools. 

Why has our educational system evolved so much more slowly than every other field in the Information Age?

• Our kids have more access to content and information than every before. 
• They don't need us adults to tell them how the world works; they can Google it. 
• They are aware of the world's risks and how they can avoid danger. 
• They know the stories of people who thwarted the traditional "education is the way to success" models and became successful entrepreneurs. 
• They know they can be "whoever they want to be" and they will fight to be protected to be that individualized person. 

And yet... they struggle. 
Resilience is a key word today because depsite a plethora of opportunities, our kids are struggling to see how they can make it in this world. They need hope. They need 21st Century skills - the skills that many schools are not facilitating. 

Based on research incorporating 21st Century Skills, systems thinking, and an analysis of cultural trends affecting the Information Age, PROPS is Supportive Immersion's answer to the skill set that today's youth need.

Proactive Purposefulness helps students find meaning and motivation in their lives. 
Resilience - both emotional resilience and practical resourcefulness - helps students persevere when outside their comfort zones so they can grow experientially and continue learning. 
Open Collaboration helps students be open to new perspectives and collaborate with global diversity.
Problem-Solving Creativity requires divergent thinking and systems thinking to find solutions to today's pressing problems. 
Self-Governance merges typical executive functioning skills with empowered youth who know how to know themselves and make things happen.

Contact us today if you want to learn more about how PROPS can be incorporated into the development of your parenting, educational, or therapeutic processes.