Becoming brilliant : what science tells us about raising successful children / Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golinkoff, Roberta M., author.

Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Series:

APA LifeTools

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Parent participation.

Education.

Learning.

Child development.

Child psychology.

Success.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Today's children will forge careers that look nothing like those their parents and grandparents knew. Even the definitions of "career" and "job" are changing as people create new businesses and services. Although these changes are well underway, our education system in the U.S. lags behind and still subscribes to the idea that content is king. This exclusive focus on content is reflected in what we test, how we teach, and even the toys we offer our children. Employers want to hire excellent communicators, critical thinkers, and innovators-in short, they want brilliant people. So what can we do, as parents, to help our children be brilliant and successful? Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek provide a science-based framework for how we should be teaching children in and outside of school. Using fun and engaging examples, the authors introduce the 6Cs-collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence-along with tips to optimize children's development in each area. These skills will make up the straight-A report card for success in the 21st century. Book jacket.

Contents:

Re-defining success in the 21st century

The learning industry and the learning sciences: how educational reform sent us in the wrong direction

The skills needed for success are global

Hard skills and soft skills: finding the perfect balance

Collaboration: no one can fiddle a symphony

Communication: telling it like it is

Toppling the king that is content

Critical thinking: show me!

Creative innovation: something new from something old

Confidence: dare to fail

A report card for the 21st century

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 13, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version: Golinkoff, Roberta M. Becoming brilliant.

ISBN:

9781433822407

1433822407

Publisher Number:

99984898161

99971583035

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.