The Lost Generation?
Listen now
Description
Economic inequality is more dramatic and pervasive than ever before, and the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of many of our kids is at stake. What impact are single parents and young parents with extremely limited resources having on the recession’s most vulnerable generation? What are the local innovations that are bubbling up to shift our course? What is the new research on solutions that warrant our investment? Speakers: Anne Mosle, Paul Tough, Peter Edelman
More Episodes
Why are young children the most creative creatures on the planet, and how do they learn more in the first five years of life than during any other five-year period in their lifetimes? Take a visual tour of brain development through the first 2,000 days of a child’s life, and learn about the role...
Published 11/28/12
Can schools teach character? Should they? And what do we mean by "character," anyway? Three school leaders discuss the theory and practice of character education and debate whether failure is an essential stop on a child's road to success. Co-Presented with NBC News' "Education Nation" Speakers:...
Published 09/18/12
Twenty-first century parents are bombarded with parenting advice. From demanding over achievement from our children to the extreme hands-off approach to everything in between, isn't time we have a conversation about what the goal of parenting should be? In this session, Erika Christakis, Amy...
Published 09/18/12