MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: PREPARING OUR KIDS FOR THE INNOVATION ERA

Tony Wagner, Ted Dintersmith

ISBN 10: 1501104314 / ISBN 13: 9781501104312

Published by Scribner, New York, 2015

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Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light foxing on rear panel. ; 304 pages.

Seller Inventory # 312438

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: PREPARING OUR KIDS FOR THE INNOVATION ERA
• Publisher: Scribner, New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501104314
• ISBN 13: 9781501104312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
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Synopsis

Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the "right" colleges, have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. But while students may graduate with credentials, by and large they lack the competencies needed to be thoughtful, engaged citizens and to get good jobs in our rapidly evolving economy. Our school system was engineered a century ago to produce a work force for a world that no longer exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crush the creativity and initiative young people need to thrive in the twenty-first century.

In Most Likely to Succeed,bestselling author and education expert Tony Wagner and venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith call for a complete overhaul of the function and focus of American schools, sharing insights and stories from the front lines, including profiles of successful students, teachers, parents, and business leaders.

Most Likely to Succeedpresents a new vision of American education, one that puts wonder, creativity, and initiative at the very heart of the learning process and prepares students for today's economy. This book offers parents and educators a crucial guide to getting the best for their children and a roadmap for policymakers and opinion leaders.

About the Authors

Tony Wagner is the first innovation education fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard and the founder and former co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Wagner consults widely to public and independent schools and foundations around the country and has served as senior adviser to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A former high school teacher, K-8 principal, and university professor in teacher education, Wagner is the author of five books, including The Global Achievement Gap. Visit TonyWagner.com.

Ted Dintersmith is a partner emeritus with Charles River Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm. Ted has twenty-five years of venture experience, focusing on software, information services, direct and web-based marketing, and publishing companies. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship.