Parents, you might want to make next Friday night (September 21) a date night. That’s when Meridian School will host NY Times Magazine contributing writer and editor, Paul Tough, who will discuss his upcoming book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character.
Here’s a review from Publishers Weekly:
“This American Life contributor Tough (Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America) tackles new theories on childhood education with a compelling style that weaves in personal details about his own child and childhood. Personal narratives of administrators, teachers, students, single mothers, and scientists lend support to the extensive scientific studies Tough uses to discuss a new, character-based learning approach.”
Tough will be speaking at the Chapel Theater of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue N.), beginning at 7:00PM. Tickets are limited and can be purchased though Brown Paper Tickets.
Thought you might also like to hear the latest episode of TAL, featuring his work:
“As kids and teachers head back to school, we wanted to turn away from questions about politics and unions and money and all the regular school stuff people argue about, and turn to something more optimistic — an emerging theory about what to teach kids, from Paul Tough’s new book How Children Succeed.”
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/474/back-to-school
Tickets are sold out
Didn’t get a ticket? You can still catch Paul Tough at Town Hall Seattle on Thursday Sept 20. http://townhall.strangertickets.com/events/5530435/science-paul-tough-how-children-succeed