To Change Education, Start Young

I attended and participated in the Symposium for Social Change in New York City. The roundtable discussion on education was a great exchange of ideas--all with the common goal of improving education to meet the demand for better educated children equipped with the 21st century skills they will need.

The main point I wanted to make was that education reform needs to start at the beginning--at the youngest age possible. The focus needs to include changing the environment from the earliest point onward. This means delivering the latest technology and educational offerings to children starting at the preschool level. Young children are eager learners filled with curiosity about the world around them. Building a foundation of skills at the earliest stages sets them on a path for ongoing successes throughout their education.

My experience with my company has served as an ongoing case study over the past two decades. I have seen an enormous number of children who had the opportunity to learn through the Imagine Tomorrow program (www.imaginetomorrow.com) at a very young age, move on to accomplish great things as older students and young adults. It is this proof that the program not only positively impacts them at the early stages, but that it leads to later successes--that continues to inspire our dedication to reaching more and more young children.