{"product_id":"the-new-smart-how-nurturing-creativity-will-help-children-thrive-9781684423729","title":"The New Smart: How Nurturing Creativity Will Help","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho will thrive in the year 2050?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Smart\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting study of the kinds of minds that will succeed in the 21st century. As it turns out, the key ingredient for all aspects of life is not traditional IQ but creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Dr. Terry Roberts’ newest book he presents readers with a 21st century exploration into intelligence and creativity. The New Smart argues that the old notion of intelligence as a static quotient has ceased to mean much of value. Being smart, especially as it’s related to test scores and school grades, has less and less to do with success in contemporary life. Both these words and the ideas they represent are worn out.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOur new age demands something much more fluid, much more resilient—much more creative. In this book, we ask who will thrive in the future? And by reframing the question, we arrive at the following profile of successful creators:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will blend multiple intelligences in a way that might be described as synthetic or even symphonic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will be ambitious and focused without being self-obsessed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will value asynchrony and even seek it out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will use their own marginality to generate novel perspective and new work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will exhibit a steadfast resilience in all phases of life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e •\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will be measured by what they produce over the course of their lives, not by any static notion of capacity or quotient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Smart\u003c\/i\u003e asks how we re-train ourselves and educate our children for a life that demands such creativity. It provides a clear roadmap away from standardized schools producing standardized minds and describes in detail why creative is \u003ci\u003eThe New Smart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerry Roberts offers educators and the schools they love a road map away from the standardized testing for standardized minds agenda. Using both research on cognitive development and examples from actual schools, accessible to parents, educators, and even students, this volume should become an owner's manual for the schools we need both today and tomorrow.—George Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eSchools That Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360071188823,"sku":"9781684423729","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781684423729.jpg?v=1754126575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-smart-how-nurturing-creativity-will-help-children-thrive-9781684423729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}