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Most Likely to Succeed

By: Tony Wagner, Ted Dintersmith
Narrated by: Holter Graham
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From two leading experts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call for the radical reimagining of American education so that we better equip students for the realities of the 21st-century economy.

Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the "right" colleges, have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. But while students may graduate with credentials, by and large they lack the competencies needed to be thoughtful, engaged citizens and to get good jobs in our rapidly evolving economy. Our school system was engineered a century ago to produce a workforce for a world that no longer exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crush the creativity and initiative young people need to thrive in the 21st century.

In Most Likely to Succeed, best-selling author and education expert Tony Wagner and venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith call for a complete overhaul of the function and focus of American schools, sharing insights and stories from the front lines, including profiles of successful students, teachers, parents, and business leaders.

Most Likely to Succeed presents a new vision of American education, one that puts wonder, creativity, and initiative at the very heart of the learning process and prepares students for today's economy. This audiobook offers parents and educators a crucial guide to getting the best for their children and a road map for policymakers and opinion leaders.

©2015 Tony Wagner, Ted Dintersmith (P)2015 Simon & Schuster
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Wow! Amazing Book

I read a lot of nonfiction on various subjects and I am not easily impressed. This book was beautifully written, richly researched, and expertly narrated. It made a thoroughly convincing argument that education reform is desperately needed in our country. The book offered countless tangible solutions. I highly recommend man this book to educators and parents and learners, and anyone else who cares about the future of our civilization.

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Long on Analysis. Short on Solutions

A very good analysis of the craziness of education but at the end of the day it will still be a race, and those who are lucky and take advantage of their privilege will be ahead.

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The Future is Now. We can all make a difference

Tony Wagner has a unique ability to weave in statistics into the story. It is an intriguing book with a call to action for everyone to make a difference.

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One of most powerful Ed reads yet!

Riveting, powerful look at today's education. We have work to do & it isn't what legislatures are requiring.

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Life changing read...

This book will definitely be on my retread list! I
There are so many parts that I must go back to listen to again, as I want to incorporate them into my reimagining my daily work with educators. Undoubtedly, my work as an educational leader will be impacted for the better by having read this book! I'm fearful, yet elated for the change that I hope to have on others working with our children. There is truly promise and significant substance contained in the pages of this book. Thank you, Dr. Tony & Dr. Ted!

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Profoundly sobering and inspiring

Anyone who finishes this book and remains unconvinced that everything must change in our approach to teaching our kids, then well, you must be brain dead.

This is also a brilliant summary of how we got here and the bureaucratic momentum we have to overcome.

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Can't wait to share!

Most Likely to Succeed put into words what I know to be true. This book captures the heart of my educational philosophy I wrote 15 years ago in my first teacher prep course. For so long, that philosophy has felt more like a longing, a dream because it certainly hasn't been a reality. But...I believe I will see a time when children will create and learn in school and a time where learning is valued more than compliance. Thank you for this book of inspiration!

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Good book about reimagining education

This book does an excellent job of describing the problems ailing education today and does give some insightful recommendations through examples followed by other institutes. The shortcoming of the book is the organization and lack of clear plan of action that make it hard to remember the best takeaways from the book. If you are looking for a place to start your journey to reimagining education, this book is for you

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great intro to "the failing education system"

informative but left with more questions of what to do as a parent to compensate for a failing education system.

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great book; awkward narrator

while I enjoyed the content I found the narrator drawling, and use of accents distracting.

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