Preparing Preschoolers for an Automated Economy
What will the job market look like in 20 years? Our answers to this question will shape our children’s educations, and much earlier than many parents would like to think. In a recent article on The Upshot, The New York Times explored the conundrum of preparing preschoolers for an automated future economy that we can’t […]
Cashing in on (Distant Future) College Majors
Today’s Money-Making Majors The Cashlorette recently published an interesting (Depressing? Terrifying?) piece listing the top five most (monetarily) valuable college majors of 2017. The dismal pay associated with the top five least valuable degrees makes an appearance as well. It’s not hard to guess what the bullets on each of those lists have in common. […]
New Research Shows Support For Early Childhood STEM/STEAM Education
The Journal just published this article touting the importance of moving STEM learning earlier in a child’s educational journey. We couldn’t agree more! At FTKny.com and FasTracKids we’ve been infusing STEM into children’s lives since before STEM was a well-known concept. Research is now starting to prove what Fastrackids has been touting for the past […]
The White House Calls, We Answer.
STEM/STEAM Is In The ‘House!’ The White House Calls, We Answer. Our programs address the latest STEM initiative set forth by the federal government. Each bullet point laid out in the article is met by the features of one if not more of our programs. Our G&T 101 class is a prime example of sparking […]
‘The Magic School’ TV Show Bus Is Returning to Teach Kids about STEM!
This article originally appeared on edweek.org Everyone’s favorite red-headed science teacher—and her pet lizard—will soon be back. Netflix’s appeal to nostalgia continues with its upcoming reboot of the beloved ’90s Saturday morning cartoon “The Magic School Bus,” starring eccentric science teacher Ms. Frizzle and her eager students as they embark on out-of-this world field trips. G&T101 […]
FasTracKids’ Offers Early Age STEM Classes
In a recent Chicago Tribune article, GoldieBlox’s CEO Debbie Sterling says to “Introduce girls to STEM at an early age through toys and media[…]” She says this because 66 percent of fourth-grade girls say they like science and math, but only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female. Women are capable of performing the same work that […]