Show Notes
Candida and Jo-Ann talk about a recent guest essay in the New York Times, Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results (Jan 2, 2025) by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, authors of “The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better.”
Students are more likely to be engaged in their education with some autonomy, particularly in choosing how to approach their learning. With flexible thinking from students, teachers, and parents there can be some leeway with demonstrating mastery and prioritizing school work, extra-curricular activities, and sleep.
We also noted how students feel pressure to build the “best” resume for college applications so that they can go to the “best” college and then repeat the process to gain entry to the “best” graduate education or “best” employment opportunities while not attending to personal priorities. While acknowledging that there are things at every level students need to learn that they may not be interested in, this pathway can leave students bored, tired, and not truly engaged in what they want to know to meet external standards.
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Resources
Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results (Jan 2, 2025) New York Times, by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop,
“The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better.”