Summer Reading: How to Raise Brilliant Children, According to Science

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Check out this story from NPR that discusses how learning is “a social, relationship-oriented process” and proposes the concept of a new “21st century report card” that measures collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence.

How to Raise Brilliant Children, According to Science
“We’re training kids to do what computers do, which is spit back facts. And computers are always going to be better than human beings at that. But what they’re not going to be better at is being social, navigating relationships, being citizens in a community. So we need to change the whole definition of what success in school, and out of school, means.”

PLEASE NOTE: MMS Summer Reading does not necessarily reflect McGuffey’s opinions, but simply offers thought-provoking insight into how children learn and grow.
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