From the mouth of a babe.

This Ted Talk is amazing: http://youtu.be/h11u3vtcpaY
Thirteen-year old Logan LaPlante talks about "hackschooling." He uses community resources to augment his home schooling.
Three ideas I hear from this Ted Talk:
1. Social Emotional Development is the foundation of occupational satisfaction. (La Plant talks a lot about how to be happy).
2. We  need to  broaden the meaning of education to include community based learning environments. (career guidance from industry professionals should not just be for CTE students).
3. Some students have resources to engage in these community resources (like, the resources exist in their communities... think about our urban areas). Teachers in blighted and urban areas already try to provide their students exposure to community resources as much as possible. Hear the Ted Talk for ideas we can use in our educational system.