Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Becoming Brilliant

What Science Tells Us about Raising Successful Children

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Produktbeschreibung

Stories about the failures of our educational systems abound, but most of them stop after pointing out the problems. Becoming Brilliant goes beyond complaining to offer solutions that parents can apply right now. Authors Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek provide a science-based framework for how we should be educating children in and outside school.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781433822391
• ISBN-10: 1433822393
• Artikelnr.: 44708486

Autorenporträt

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Redefining Success in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: The Learning Industry and the Learning Sciences: How Educational
Reform Sent Us in the Wrong Direction
Chapter 3: The Skills Needed for Success Are Global
Chapter 4: Hard Skills and "Soft Skills": Finding the Perfect Balance
Chapter 5: Collaboration: No One Can Fiddle a Symphony
Chapter 6: Communication: Lines of Connection
Chapter 7: Toppling the King That Is Content
Chapter 8: Critical Thinking: What Counts as Evidence?
Chapter 9: Creative Innovation: Rearranging the Old to Make the New
Chapter 10: Confidence: Dare to Fail
Chapter 11: A Report Card for the 21st Century
Epilogue: What If? The Reprise
Notes
Index
About the Authors