Future Focus

According to San Diego State University psychologist Jean Twenge, as reported in her book iGen (Atria, 2017), to the question “Do you have [a] psychological disorder (depression, etc.)?” the percentage of college students born in 1995 and after (the Internet Generation, or iGen) answering affirmatively in a Higher Education Research Institute study rose between 2012 and 2016. For men, the figure increased from 2.7 to 6.1 percent (a 126 percent increase) and for women from 5.8 to 14.5 percent (a 150 percent rise).
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We all have the ability to influence those around us, but what about those we have not interacted with and only heard about? If our mindset is fixed, baed on hearsay, our preconceptions can lead to diminished expectations. Adopting a Growth Mindset can help overcome preconceptions and raise expectations.
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The historic "marshmallow test" has tied young children's ability to delay gratification to their long-term success, but a new, larger study replicating the famous study puts those long-term results in doubt.
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...isn't realizing that sometimes the ice cream shop will be out of your favorite flavor or your park play date will get rained out just part of life? None of us can completely avoid life's little setbacks, so here's how to deal when your kid is the one who's feeling disappointed.
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Most of us can remember a moment like this from our school years: the teacher poses a question – maybe it’s math, maybe history. You raise your hand, you give your answer with full assurance. And then? You’re shot down. You got it wrong.
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Moms need grit. The kind of resolve that helps us dig deep and do what’s best for our kids even when it’s hard on us.
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When a photo went viral a few years ago, people from around the world shared how it was a “reflection” of our current generation and society. They wanted this photo (as with the recent video from Simon Sinek) to support their own beliefs about younger generations who seem to have their heads buried in a phone/screen all day long.
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"The poet W.B Yeats said that education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire".
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Since a recent Stanford study showed that students at practically all grade levels can't determine fake news from the real stuff, the push to teach media literacy has gained new momentum. The study showed that while students absorb media constantly, they often lack the critical thinking skills needed to tell fake news from the real stuff.
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Most parents, teachers, and schools encourage students to perform as best as they can, but it turns out that a focus on performance can hinder learning, improvement, and, ironically, performance.
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