LIFE IS THE TEST: ARE YOUR KIDS READY?

Why Decision Education? The Urgent Need Young people today need to learn how to make better decisions. High school dropout numbers, substance abuse, and violence are some of the visible signs of poor decision making. In addition, mainstream students are frequently failing to reach their full academic and personal potential because they lack good decision-making skills. Plus, they're facing an increasingly complex, risky, and uncertain future in which these skills will be more important than ever. Yet decision skills training is missing in the majority of today's school curricula. Read more Our Mission: To improve the lives of young people by empowering them with effective decision skills. What You’ll Find at DEF: Training for Teachers and Youth Counselors in how to create and deliver decision skills instruction to students. Join us for one of our Educator Workshops . Curriculum that teaches decision-making skills as a standalone course and within mainstream subject areas such as English, history, and advisory. Educator Resources to help you reinforce the principles of decision quality. Partnership Opportunities for schools or youth-focused organizations who want to help young people acquire, appreciate, and apply the fundamentals of good decision making.  

Traditional curricula and standardized tests are not enough.

Everyday teens face challenging decisions that can have a significant impact on their lives. In a world of choices, developing the skills and experience to think through decisions is essential. And yet, our schools struggle to find the time and materials to teach students the critical thinking and decision skills they need for success. The Decision Education Foundation (DEF) is working to change that.

Why decision education? Click image to watch a short video.

 

What are we doing about it?

It’s Your Choice is a web-based program designed to introduce the fundamental elements of decision making directly to students on their own terms and on their own schedule. It also provides support for educators with online training and in-class activities. And, as a web-based program, it is designed for low cost, ease of adoption and universal availability.

Click image to view a sample lesson.

 

More About It’s Your Choice:

• Currently in pilot sites across the country and targeted for release in Fall 2012
  
• Specialized courses in areas such as academic planning, personal health, personal finance and more are planned for future release
  
• For more information, click here.

The DEF Difference:

• Our mission is to improve youth’s lives by equipping them with effective decision skills
• Decision Education helps improve confidence and cognitive ability
  
• For the history of DEF, click here.

Click image to watch students talk about decision education.