On the Power of Prediction

When everything goes right, I can make it from my home to my office in about 15 minutes. Over the years I have learned the best way to make this happen, and if I do what I know works, I can be certain to find a spot in my favorite parking lot near my campus building. I know, for example, that I have to leave at a certain time to be behind the bulk of the traffic heading west on highway 20, and I have to hit a sweet spot between numerous school buses (with numerous stops each), and perhaps most importantly, I have to time things right so I am not driving up Monroe street right as all the university students are making their way to their first class. Continue reading →

As I developed and tested the 4-H Thriving Model I braced myself for pushback and healthy criticism to challenge my thinking and scholarship, and to question my right to propose such a bold new direction for the 4-H program specifically, and the youth development field in general. Continue reading →

Welcome to the 4-H Thriving Model blog!

Thanks for finding your way here. I hope that as the months unfold this blog will be a place for all of us to share our ideas, resources, reflections, and inspirations as we put the 4-H Thriving Model into practice.

As we get going, I want to share a little about what the blog is, and what it is not. Continue reading →