Most likely to succeed
Subtitle: preparing our kids for the innovation era
By: Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith
Contributors: Dintersmith, Ted, author
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781501104312
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Educational accountability; EDUCATION / Experimental Methods; School improvement programs; Education and state
Description: "Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the "right" colleges, have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. But while students may graduate with credentials, by and large they lack the competencies needed to be thoughtful, engaged citizens and to get good jobs in our rapidly evolving economy. Our school system was engineered a century ago to produce a work force for a world that no longer exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crush the creativity and initiative young people need to thrive in the twenty-first century. In Most Likely to Succeed, bestselling author and education expert Tony Wagner and venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith call for a complete overhaul of the function and focus of American schools, sharing insights and stories from the front lines, including profiles of successful students, teachers, parents, and business leaders. Most Likely to Succeed presents a new vision of American education, one that puts wonder, creativity, and initiative at the very heart of the learning process and prepares students for today's economy. This book offers parents and educators a crucial guide to getting the best for their children and a roadmap for policymakers and opinion leaders"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
Table of contents: title: Millennial interviews: Jacob; title: Our education DNA; title: The purpose of education; title: What's at stake?; title: Millennial interviews: Jaime; title: The formative years: K-12; title: The gold ring: the college degree; title: Millennial interviews: Rebecca; title: Teaching, learning, and assessing; title: A new vision for education.