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Book SynopsisNew York TimesBestseller!
Becoming Brilliant offers solutions that parents can implement right now. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, this book introduces the 6Cs—collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence—along with ways parents can nurture their children’s development in each area. In just a few years, today''s children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those their parents and grandparents knew. Even the definition of 'career' and 'job' are changing as more people build their own teams to create new businesses, apps, and services. Although these changes are well underway, our system of K–12 education in the United States lags behind.
Our education system still subscribes to the idea that content is king. The exclusive focus on content is reflected in
Trade ReviewFeatures a new framework, based on the science of learning and development, to help parents think about cultivating the skills people really need to succeed. * NPR *
Tailored specifically to a 21st century global economy. * Forbes *
Parents especially are going to great lengths to push their kids to achieve, in the hope that will guarantee success…we adults can help them get all the smarts they’ll need. * Psychology Today *
Expertly written, organized and presented, Becoming Brilliant is especially "reader friendly" and highly recommended for personal, community, and academic library Parenting Skills collections. * Midwest Book Review *
An essential read for every parent that wants to understand their children’s brain and it’s workings. * Brainsmith *
Plenty of examples and practical tips are provided for raising children with the skills they need to thrive in today's world. * Grand Forks Herald *
This well-written book is of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about parenting, education, and characteristics of a successful humane workforce… With its nontechnical and easy-to-read style, [it] has potential to disseminate important findings about parenting and education to a broader audience. * PsycCRITIQUES *
Children need the kind of education that prepares them to think, be creative, and innovate. Drawing on input from business leaders as well as the science of learning, Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek suggest six core competencies that will create the ‘thinkers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow’: collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creativity, and confidence. The authors detail how these skills build upon each other throughout development and try to point out how each competency can be ‘scaffolded’ (broken down into teachable components) at different ages…. There is converging evidence that Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek are correct in broad strokes and that children and schools do better when there is an emphasis on softer skills, like social and emotional learning. * The Greater Good Science Center *
Table of Contents 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
