Rob HellerThe single most powerful idea in youth development isn't a technique — it's a belief: life is skill-based. Here's what that means, why it shifts everything for students, and what schools look like when this idea takes hold.
Rob HellerRob Heller, founder of The Boost Program, makes the case for teaching emotional intelligence in high school — and why most of what we call mental health problems are really untrained skills under pressure.
Rob HellerThe hiring crisis isn't about a shortage of applicants. It's about a shortage of applicants with the skills to thrive in professional environments. Here's what the data actually shows — and what schools can do about it.
Rob HellerEye contact. Follow-up questions. Sitting with silence. The basic mechanics of human conversation are deteriorating in adolescents — and the data points to a cause most schools aren't naming.