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Episode 22: Are Students Prepared for the Workforce? Insights from a School Principal

How are current high school students being prepared for the US workforce at a time when employers are desperate for qualified workers? What are the students’ pathways and options? Are schools getting the input from local industry about what those companies need most in foundational skills as well as developed skillsets? Do schools want involvement from local employers? This episode takes an in-depth look at current high school education and workforce preparation with someone on the front li…

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Episode 10: The Power of Thankfulness

Dr. Isabel Scarinci, Vice Chair for Global and Rural Health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAB, psychologist, and polio survivor, discusses The Power of Thankfulness. How powerful is a genuine sense of thankfulness in our daily lives with co-workers, friends, and family? How does expressing thankfulness change our relationships with others? How can we make authentic thankfulness habitual? What is the science behind gratitude? And how does daily meditation on thankfulness im…

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