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- Jenny Anderson shares her backstory and why she was drawn to write the “Disengaged Teen”
- Rebecca Winthrop gives her backstory, including her work as the director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution
- Jenny and Rebecca share the research they did over three years in preparation to write the book, “The Disengaged Teen”, including the extensive interviews and surveys they conducted.
- Rebecca talks about why engagement matters
- Jenny and Rebecca shares the four modes that show how students show up in their learning
- Rebecca and Jenny explain what coaster, achiever, resister and explorer mode are
- Jenny and Rebecca share all of the benefits that come when students are in explorer mode
- Lisa talks about perfection at any cost
- Lisa Jenny and Rebecca continue to talk about the price we are paying as a society for the “perfectionism at all costs” mentality
- Rebecca talks about the idea of productive struggle
- Rebecca shares a story of a Yale student who didn’t handle struggle very well
- Jenny and Rebecca talk about what to do and what not to do if you have a kid who is stuck in passenger mode
- Rebecca talks about what you can do to develop Explorer muscles
- Jenny talks about the concept of tutoring to optimize
- Jennifer starts by talking about what you can do if you have a student who is stuck in resister mode
- Rebecca talks about what we can do if we have a student who has mental health or learning differences that are impeding their success in school
- Our authors talk about dealing with unrealistic parent expectations
- Our authors talk about how living our your own rejection and turning it into a positive
- Rebecca gives us three different insights when it comes to how to appropriately handle technology in your teens life
- Jenny adds the importance of talking with your teen about technology
- Jenny talks about developing agency as a learner with technology
- Jenny and Rebecca share the skills students are going to need when it comes to AI and Education
- Rebecca and Jenny talk about the importance of critical thinking and they talk about technology as substitute for intimacy
- Rebecca talks about the role of agency in keeping AI in perspective
