How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting

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This week on TED.com September 17, 2016

Talk of the week Julie Lythcott-Haims: How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting 14:16 minutes · Filmed Nov 2015 · Posted Sep 2016 · TED Talks Live By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives ... parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores -- and suggests two vital things to focus on instead. Watch now »

Playlist of the week How to understand your inner potential No one takes the same life path to personal success. These talks can help you examine and identify the unique passions and perspectives that make you, you. Watch » 5 TED Talks • Total run time 1:10:57

More TED Talks Someday we may not need currency -- or even banks -- in order to buy, sell and pay for things. That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. We're not there yet, but in this sparky talk, digital currency researcher Neha Narula reveals our shared, collective fiction of money -- and paints a picture of its fascinating future. Watch » "We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he makes a case for overcoming our longstanding fear of nukes, and shows why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power. Hear his case, and decide if you agree ... Watch » Architecture is more than a clever arrangement of bricks. Michael Murphy and his team at MASS look far beyond the blueprint when they're designing, considering factors from airflow to light, in a holistic approach that produces community as well as (beautiful) buildings. He takes us on a tour of projects in countries such as Rwanda and Haiti, and reveals a moving, ambitious plan for The Memorial to Peace and Justice, which he hopes will heal hearts in the American South. Watch » Why do some people do selfless things, helping other people even at risk to their own well-being? Psychology researcher Abigail Marsh studies the motivations of people who do extremely altruistic acts, like donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Are their brains just different? Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com Art: A project to create a new kind of digital life after death >> How will you be remembered? By Facebook posts ... Society: Eight practical ways to help refugees >> Small and large ways to welcome people and families Psychology: Why it's so tempting to build walls and shut people out >> ... and what to do instead Humans: 5 exercises in talking to strangers >> How to spark meaningful interaction with someone you’ve never met

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Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

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This week on TED.com September 10, 2016

Talk of the week Sal Khan: Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores 10:49 minutes · Filmed Nov 2015 · Posted Sep 2016 · TED Talks Live Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? The founder of online Khan Academy, Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master concepts at their own pace. (This talk is from the upcoming special TED Talks: Education Revolution, which premieres Tuesday, September 13 on PBS stations.) Watch now »

Playlist of the week The most popular TED Talks of all time Are schools killing creativity? What makes a great leader? How can I find happiness? These 20 talks are the ones that you and your fellow TED fans just can't stop sharing. Watch » Total run time 5:38:19

This week's TED Talks What is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. In this talk from the cutting edge of research, bioengineer (and former football player) David Camarillo shows what really happens during a concussion -- and why standard sports helmets don't prevent it. Here's what the future of concussion prevention looks like. Watch » 2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep Antarctica, the Earth’s last pristine continent, free of exploitation. Explorer Robert Swan — the first person to walk both the North and South Poles — is on a mission to ensure that we extend that treaty. Hear his passionate case. Watch » At the intersection of bold new medicine and indigenous culture, pediatric cardiologist Franz Freudenthal mends holes in the hearts of children across the world, using a device born from traditional Bolivian loom weaving. "The most complex problems in our time," he says, "can be solved with simple techniques, if we are able to dream." Watch » For the first time in history, the majority of American parents don't think their kids will be better off than they were. This shouldn't be a cause for alarm, says journalist Courtney Martin. Rather, it's an opportunity to define a new approach to work and family that emphasizes community and creativity. "The biggest danger is not failing to achieve the American Dream," she says in a talk that will resonate far beyond the US. "The biggest danger is achieving a dream that you don't actually believe in." Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com Science: We're living in a new geologic time » Welcome to the Anthropocene, a new era defined by humans Universe: The search for alien life in a million stars » "Humanity’s boldest attempt to determine whether or not we are alone" School: 17 ways to really help a teacher » We asked teachers around the world what they'd most like parents and community members to do -- and they answered

Quote of the Week “ The 'new better off,' as I've come to call it, is less about investing in the perfect family and more about investing in the imperfect village, whether that's relatives living under one roof or just a bunch of neighbors who pledge to really know and look out for one another. It's good common sense, right? The most reliable wealth is found in relationship." Courtney Martin The new American Dream

Big Data Once-invisible details of our lives can now be tracked and turned into data. Will this make life easier or more complicated? A panel of TED speakers imagine how Big Data will reshape our world, on the latest TED Radio Hour »

TED Talks: Education Revolution An hour of inspiring talks and ideas about the future of education, from video educator Sal Khan ... middle-school principal Nadia Lopez ... Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of "How to Raise an Adult" ... and many more. Watch on your local PBS station on Sept. 13. Watch the trailer »

 

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  Mastering the art of teaching appears to be easier for some colleagues than others. Some teachers just seem to have a presence, gaining respect and credibility from students, colleagues and parents alike. Did they undergo some mysterious, magical training that wasn't covered during your teacher training course?  Well, no. They just have mastered how to manage their working relationships, using their personalities to generate rapport, which is respected by students of all age. It's not rocket science – it's far more complicated than that. Personality and behaviour clashes in classrooms are inevitable, but looking at all the different elements of daily interactions can help you gain respect from students and colleagues alike...

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Bring on the female superheroes!

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This week on TED.com September 3, 2016

Talk of the week Christopher Bell: Bring on the female superheroes! 15:48 minutes · Filmed Oct 2015 · Posted Aug 2016 · TEDxColoradoSprings Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids -- and what it means for how we teach them about the world. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Let’s get nerdy Nerd out with these talks that prove you can use all-time classics like Harry Potter and Star Wars to help explain the real world. Watch » 10 TED Talks • Total run time 2:30:12

This week's TED Talks Are you setting out to change the world? Here's a stat you should know: nonviolent campaigns are 100 percent more likely to succeed than violent ones. So why don't more groups use nonviolence when faced with conflict? Filmmaker Julia Bacha shares stories of effective nonviolent resistance, including eye-opening research on the crucial leadership role that women play. Watch » "When you talk to strangers, you're making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life -- and theirs," says Kio Stark. In this delightful talk, Stark explores the overlooked benefits of pushing past our default discomfort when it comes to strangers and embracing those fleeting but profoundly beautiful moments of genuine connection. Watch » Global problems such as terrorism, inequality and political dysfunction aren't easy to solve, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying. In fact, suggests journalist Jonathan Tepperman, we might even want to think riskier. He traveled the world to ask global leaders how they're tackling hard problems -- and unearthed surprisingly hopeful stories that he's distilled into three tools for problem-solving. Watch » It happens to all of us: you unsubscribe from a marketing email, and a few days later another message from the same company pops up in your inbox. Comedian James Veitch turned this frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer. Hijinks ensued. Watch »

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Quote of the Week “ I have had classes that were so low, so academically deficient, that I cried. I wondered, 'How am I going to take this group, in nine months, from where they are to where they need to be?' And it was difficult, it was awfully hard. How do I raise the self-esteem of a child and his academic achievement at the same time? One year I came up with a bright idea. I told all my students, 'You were chosen to be in my class because I am the best teacher and you are the best students. They put us all together so we could show everybody else how to do it.'" Rita Pierson Every child needs a champion

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