Carrollton, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/10/2009 -- Passion makes a difference! Students need to be passionate about their own education. Kids shouldn’t be passionate just because adults want them to be - but instead – they must be passionate because school is important to THEM. When elementary aged kids have thought about college and career goals - and when they have a dream that fuels their own efforts - learning becomes for THEM and not for OTHERS. When school based learning becomes an intrinsic process that meets a child’s internal needs … no challenge in the classroom will ever be too great … and nothing will ever be hard enough to hold that student back from achieving educational success.

Our kids need goals to shoot for - without them they will always choose the path of academic least resistance. Challenges will go unmet, opportunities will be squandered, and kids will all too often refuse to push themselves beyond the expectation of the classroom teacher. In an attempt to provide the added impetus for dreaming about college and careers, the Achiever McBeaver character education program & Character Education Resources encourages children to focus on the future, reach for the stars, gain a vested interest in school, and develop obtainable career goals. Most kids that under perform in the classroom are those that find little relevance to school, but when children have thought about career goals and hold a desire for the future - school becomes meaningful. And, when something you are doing is meaningful … of course you will do better at it!

Furthermore, with a weakened economy and rising college tuition costs, so many parents think that college for their children is an unreachable dream … but it isn’t! College goals (including trade, technical, 2 year, junior, and community college) should be a primary focus for each and every child - no matter your income level. Websites like http://www.iamgoingtocollege.com offer information and access to over $80 billion in free college funding. The money is there, you just need to know where to look!

Dare your kids to dream about the future and help them reach for it … you will be amazed at the results!