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Jun 7, 2019
"The whole process of learning is asking questions and making mistakes and taking risks." --Denise Pope
How Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Today young people are trying to balance the question of "What do I want to do when I grow up?" with the question of "Who and how do I want to be in the world?" Physician and writer Abraham Verghese and education researcher Denise Pope argue that's because the way we educate for success doesn't support the creation of full, well-rounded humans. And they see the next generation challenging our cultural view of success by insisting that a deeply satisfying life is one filled with presence, vulnerability, and care for others.
BE THE CHANGE
Denise Pope always starts her talks with the question, "How do you define success?" Ask yourself how you would answer it, then open a dialogue with your family and friends to discover what really matters to each of you.
