The Decision Education Foundation
745 Emerson St.
Palo Alto, CA, 94301
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.
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
[Note: Pro poker player Annie Duke serves amongst the DEF's Board of Directors.]
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