In a time when online schooling and lockdown is the norm, you might be asking yourself some questions. “How do I gain experience?” “How do…
Category: OWN Blog
Taking OWNership: Are you Proactive or Reactive?
Reactions are like second nature now. No one questions them. The weather influences my mindset. My dinner plans influence my excitement…
Is 16 the New 18?
“To the students who are watching this interview at home, who aspire to build a business for themselves one day, what is your most crucial…
Here’s Why Studying to Get Good Grades Isn’t Enough
Listen to this: According to a 2017 Gallup report, “The ‘school engagement cliff’ poses a challenge for school leaders, with the starkest…
Here’s the Not-So-Secret Way to Gain an Edge in Your Career
It’s tough being in school. Whether you’re in high school or college, you’re surrounded by peers, classmates, and upperclassmen who are…
My Experience with OWN Academy x Explorium Summer 2020 Program
The 21st century is an era of unprecedented change — of new forms of online communication, of artificial intelligence replacing human…
Here’s Why Your University Degree May Not Have as Much Value as You Think
Have you gone to university? Chances are, if you’re reading this article, then you probably have or are thinking of doing so. It seems…
How We Can Bridge the Gap Between Education and the Real World
In an earlier essay titled, The Problem with Education Today we talk about how today’s education system seems to be lacking when it comes…
The Problem with Education Today
It’s 2020, and the world is experiencing a pandemic the likes of which have never been experienced before. People are actually encouraged…
The Education System: How Far Have We Really Come?
Okay, we know what you’re thinking. The answer seems pretty obvious. School has come a long way since its humble beginnings during the…
