Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation

Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era

The basis for a major documentary, two leading experts sound an urgent call for the radical reimagining of American education so we can equip students for the realities of the twenty-first-century economy. â€œIf you read one book about education this decade, make it this oneâ€ (Adam Braun, bestselling author and founder of Pencils of Promise).

Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the â€œrightâ€ 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 workforce for a world that no longer exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crush the creativity and initiative young people really need to thrive in the twenty-first century.

Now 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. Their powerful, urgent message identifies the growing gap between credentials and competenceâ€”and offers a framework for change.

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 todayâ€™s economy. â€œIn this excellent book...Wagner and Dintersmith argue...that success and happiness will depend increasingly on having the ability to innovateâ€ (Chicago Tribune), and this crucial guide offers policymakers and opinion leaders a roadmap for getting the best for our future entrepreneurs.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501104329
ReleaseDate 2016-08-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501104329

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501104329
ReleaseDate	2016-08-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501104329

Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era

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