Bill talks early education with Mary Krogmeier and Donda Miller.  Mary Krogmeier is the Director of Child Development Laboratory Center at St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley.  Donda Miller is the Early Care and Education Faculty at Florissant Valley.  The three talk about early childhood education and how it can improve the country’s drop out rate.  They get into subjects such as brain development, raising children, and how each relates to education and learning.

Bill talks with Jay and J.P. about the money and opportunities available in engineering.  Jay Goff is the Vice Provost and Dean of Enrollment Management at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and J.P. Fransaw is a graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology and alum of Matthews Dickey Boys and Girls Club.  They discuss the opportunities created in the next decade by retirement.  J.P. also gets into his ability to overcome difficulties in attaining his undergraduate and graduate degrees.