Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, senior fellow in the Center for Universal Education, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, the H. Rodney Sharp Professor at the University of Delaware, discuss their new book: "Becoming brilliant: What science tells us about raising successful children." In this podcast, Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff discuss ways to reimagine what successful learning looks like in a global world using six major skills that will help kids succeed beyond the traditional perception of measured success as good test scores. “What we need to do is train thinkers, to be able to attack the problems in the world and it will happen surely if they have content, but they also need critical thinking to analyze the problems and see where the gaps are,” Golinkoff says. These skills prepare children to become competitive business leaders, entrepreneurs, and scientific pioneers. Hirsh-Pasek says, “The times have changed. As more businesses realize that their interactions are going to be global, they realize that they need creative thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers.” Also stay tuned for our regular economic update with David Wessel as he looks at 4 big questions to determine what this year and next will look like for the U.S. economy. Show Notes Becoming brilliant: What science tells us about raising successful children Race against the machine Becoming brilliant: Reimagining education for our time Playful language and communication Thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, with editing help from Mark Hoelscher, plus thanks to Carissa Nietsche, Bill Finan, Jessica Pavone, Eric Abalahin, Rebecca Viser, Brionne Smith, and our intern Sara Abdel-Rahim. Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on iTunes, listen in all the usual places, and send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu
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