Sagacity Institute
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Sagacity Institute
@professorfanning.bsky.social
The Sagacity Institute offers specialized Future Skills training tailored to high school and gap year students

Curriculum focuses on more than 20 core future skills, including data & digital literacy, critical thinking, global citizenship & storytelling.
March Madness — SAT Style

SAT exams were given on March 8, but things did not go as planned. Not by a long shot. March SAT Crisis

What a mess!

March 16 is Selection Sunday, but high school students must decide how they can improve their college preparation portfolio.

Pursue Future Skills.
March 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Iditarod Trail race begins Sunday in Fairbanks.

Lewis Grizzard said, “Life is like a sled dog race. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.”

Think about that and how to best help your high school student children acquire future skills.

The Sagacity Institute knows the way.
March 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Where’s the Beef?

President Reagan famously said, “Trust, but verify.”

There has been a lot of talk — just talk — from Elon Musk about waste uncovered by DOGE, but no proof has been shared.

So, as Clara Peeler asked so well in the Wendy’s ad 40 years ago, where’s the beef?

Or is it bull?
February 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Teach Your Children Well

You, who are on the road,
Must have a code
That you can live by,
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a goodbye.
Teach your children well.

Recognize the inflection point ahead. Act before the tipping point occurs.

Teach them the Future Skills they need.
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
No one measures a teacher's value better than students, and why I am honored to be nominated for USC’s Mentoring Award.

But that was yesterday. Tomorrow, I must do better.

Jesuits refer to this concept as "Magis" -- Latin for "more" or "greater."

Students deserve nothing less.

Fight On!
January 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Embracing innovation while staying grounded in timeless values is crucial for high school and gap year students. Education is shifting quickly to a nimble, market-driven model.

Empower learners with wisdom, capacity, and willingness to use Future Skills effectively. Visit the Sagacity Institute.
January 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false.”

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.”

— Dr.. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. King continues to inspire and teach us today and every day.
January 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
StubHub is selling Super Bowl seats in Section 142, Row 10, for $51,232 apiece.

Compare that to the fractional cost & far greater value that your children would receive by investing in transformative courses like Future Skills offered by the Sagacity Institute.

P.S. The game will be on TV.
January 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Albert Einstein said, “There are two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

Your children are your miracles. Help them achieve their miracles with Future Skills at the Sagacity Institute. #futureskills #sagacityinstitute
albert einstein is holding his finger to his forehead and says `` think ! ''
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January 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I wish Mark was not right, but he is.
The reality is that Salesmanship is the differentiation between the two parties.

The Dems couldn't sell dollar bills for 50c

Trump has found his audience and can sell them dollar bills for $5

When everything is a story the algorithm flashes at you as you scroll, you better be selling fast
It is truly about who tells a better story — or really a story people want to hear and makes them see what they believe rather than believe what they see.
January 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
One percent of people make things happen, 9% watch things happen, and 90% say, “What happened?”

To join the 1% that makes things happen, you need to learn Future Skills like critical thinking, digital literacy & design thinking at the Sagacity Institute.

The best time to start is now. Join us.
January 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second Friday in January.  Tomorrow is Quitters Day.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Don’t quit.

Sagacity Institute teaches Future Skills to tomorrow’s leaders. Join us today! #QuittersDay#FutureSkills#SagacityInstute
January 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM