Existentialism and Instagram
Andrew Housiaux
November 25, 2019

A long and thoughtful article published in the Philips Andover Bulletin: Teenagers reflect on technology and being human, with the help of Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Pascal, and Sartre.
​ * Posted through the Student Compass Blog link: TheStudentCompass.org
How a Gap Year Prepares Students for College
US News And World Reports. Nov. 29th 2022
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A GPS for tomorrow
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE WITH JAKE HORNE OF THE STUDENT COMPASS
by Robert DiGioia (CT Magazine)

Robocar traffic controller. Augmented reality architect. Classroom avatar manager. Job titles you might not find on LinkedIn today, but Jake Horne says look for them in the not-too-distant future.
Mr. Horne, co-founder and president of the mentoring and career guidance service The Student Compass, located in Litchfield, has spent a lifetime shepherding students of all ages. Through mentoring, gap year experiences and future planning, he has supported students to achieve fulfilling studies and careers. He invited Connecticut Magazine to peer into his crystal ball while tackling some of life’s bigger questions.

​You start.
For three solid years, I’ve been gleaning research on a variety of topics that are beginning to seriously impact the next generation and beyond. I’ve got three grandchildren...what will they be looking at in 50 years? I can’t say for sure but I do know this: Nothing will be the same. There is no going back to some past golden age. Profound global transformations are being felt around the world and right here in Connecticut: exponential technological innovation, inevitable climate change, and comprehensive globalization of markets combined with incredibly fast-paced human and machine interactions and transactions.

How to prepare?
Videos, Blog, LinkedIn