Top 100 Praxis Blog Posts
Did you know the Praxis blog hosts over 1,000 posts? In honor of 5 years of content creation, we compiled a list of the top 100 articles that have been published since the Praxis website launched! Entrepreneurship You Were Born an Entrepreneur Spontaneous Order and What it Means For Education And Entrepreneurship I Want to […]
September 2018 Praxis Class Introduction
Welcome the September class of Praxis Participants! Haley Brewer Fun fact I love practicing mixed martial arts! I’ve done combative jujitsu (ground fighting), eskrima (stick/weapon fighting), and Okinawan kempo, but jujitsu has a special place in my heart. What are you most excited about? The thing I’m most excited about is getting out of my […]
The 4 Pillars of Good Writing
Which hard skill do recent college grads lack the most? In 2016, PayScale.com asked employers this question. The top response was “writing proficiency.” Wow. Our education system teaches few practical skills, but it does emphasize writing. So what gives? Incompetent teachers? Unteachable students? Actually, the problem for many college graduates is that they’ve absorbed their […]
August 2018 Praxis Class Introduction
Welcome the August class of Praxis Participants! Emony Anderson Fun fact I know some East Coast swing and have dabbled in tap dancing! What are you most excited about? The thing I’m most excited about in going through the program is that it does not limit me to one field. Instead it teaches focus on […]
Curriculum Overview: Module 2
Module 2 is one of the most individualized segments of the curriculum. This is where participants put their goals and skills into tangible projects that signal value and showcase skills. From the curriculum: Your goal is to build a signal that shows a potential business partner that you’re worth taking a chance on and hiring […]
Curriculum Overview: Module 1
In Module 1, participants strengthen their personal brands and begin creating content for their websites. Each week of this module has three action items: A deliverable to build for your apprenticeship talent profile Content related to your professional development to consume A content creation challenge to complete Here’s a sneak peek of each week: Week […]
Curriculum Overview: Pre-program Module
We want to provide as much value as possible to each Praxis participant during the boot camp experience. For that reason, we have a module that participants complete before they even start the program! The goal of this module is to give participants the ability to hit the ground running as soon as they begin […]
July 2018 Praxis Class Introduction
Welcome the July class of Praxis Participants! Catherine Alles Fun fact I love to bike! I recently did a 25 mile bike ride across Milwaukee and have biked to work almost every day since April, once even in fresh snow here in Wisconsin! What are you most excited about? I am most excited to have […]
Praxis Warning Label
WARNING: The Praxis program is not for everyone. People who are unmotivated, lazy, or may become lazy should not take on Praxis. If you suffer from a deep need to be seen as prestigious rather than to be productive, you should not attempt the program. Praxis is for those with individual, intrinsic goals, not a […]
Wednesday Wrap-Up: Does Free Will Exist? with Bob Ewing
“We walk around the world and we think that we’re logical people, but we’re not. We’re emotional intuitive creatures.” – Bob Ewing Every week at Praxis, participants and alumni gather for Praxis Wednesdays, our weekly group discussions featuring guest speakers, academic debates, and skills workshops. This past week, we were joined by Bob Ewing for […]
Where Do Praxis Participants Apprentice? April 2018 Update
From homeschoolers to college opt-outs and recent college grads, to young professionals looking to transition into a more dynamic career, every month a wide range of Praxis participants get started in apprenticeships at fast-growing companies. During the Praxis Bootcamp, participants learn about the different types of roles available, develop projects to learn and show their […]
How to Send Effective Follow Up Emails
“I have two professional guests who agreed to be on my podcast. One of them a professor, the other an author. The conversations I had with both guests started out very well. Details were settled. All that was left was for me to tell them when works… No response. I followed up after 2 weeks […]
Wednesday Wrap-Up: A Discussion on Rational Choice Theory w/ Dr. Peter Leeson
Every week at Praxis, participants and alumni gather for Praxis Wednesdays, weekly group sessions designed to hone intellectual ability and build practical skills applicable to the professional world. These sessions cover everything from academic subjects — philosophy, history, and economics — to technical skills participants can use in their careers — such as writing, marketing, […]
Why Professionals Need Philosophy
When most people think of philosophy their mind goes fuzzy. It conjures up images of dull textbooks, boring teachers, abstract questions like “the nature of the word ‘the’” or lifeboat situation hypotheticals like “do you pull the lever to kill 1 person or 5? It’s not really any wonder to me why most students and […]
Wednesday Wrap-Up: Philosophy Night with Steve Patterson
Every week at Praxis, participants and alumni gather for Praxis Wednesdays, weekly group sessions designed to hone intellectual ability and build practical skills applicable to the professional world. These sessions cover everything from academic subjects — philosophy, history, and economics — to technical skills participants can use in their careers — such as writing, marketing, […]