Jessica Lahey - The Gift of Failure

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70 min

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Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mom. Over twenty years, she’s  taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private  schools. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Atlantic, Vermont Public Radio, The Washington Post and the New York Times and is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. She is a member of the Amazon Studios Thought Leader Board and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ The Stinky and Dirty Show. Jessica  earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of  Massachusetts and a J.D. with a concentration in juvenile and education  law from the University of North Carolina School of Law. She lives in  Vermont with her husband and two sons. Her second book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence, will be released in April 2021. Key Takeaways: 00:25 Her favorite age group of learners to teach and why 07:24 How learning opportunities get lost when parents rescue their children 00:09 The effect of helicopter parenting on motivation and learning 11:01 The red flags about our parenting and teaching that we might need to take a look at 12:50 The difference between directive and autonomy-supportive teaching 17:52 Getting support in non-directive and free-range parenting styles 31:35 What parents should look for in a school 36:00 Her take on self-directed education 42:12 Screentimes and how students are learning differently during COVID 53:26 Building intrinsic motivation Quotes: “Kids who have had what's called autonomy-supportive parenting, teaching, coaching tend to have a little more comfort with frustration, ten

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Jessica Lahey - The Gift of Failure

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