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FLIPLeadership

  1. Heartbreaking: Top College Leadership confirms campus depression at 30% & drinking as biggest issue. shar.es/2KrHf via @sharethis
  2. A sane perspective for parents caught in the "competitive parenting" trap as well as for their kids: finance.yahoo.com/news/10-things… via @YahooFinance
  3. Tony Wagner (and FLIIP) reports primary goal: Develop kid's intrinsic motivation via Play, Passion & Purpose. schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/18/my-… via @cnn
  4. A compelling plea to expand our cultural definition of success beyond test scores: Teach the Books, Touch the Heart nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opi…
  5. Our intuition tells us grades/test scores alone are insufficient; brain research confirms it. FLIP huff.to/H5lfbh via @HuffingtonPost
  6. In college prep communities, as pressure to perform/achieve has increased, so has cheating, bullying, anxiety, suicide, & drinking. FLIP
  7. Research confirms that teaching, modeling & reinforcing empathy development STOPS BULLYING. Let's connect our kids to empathy. #BullyMovie
  8. WHY kids cheat: Untenable demand for perfect grades & scores by parents+schools. SAT and ACT Will Tighten Security: nyti.ms/GVnxHZ
  9. The roots of leadership are anchored in childhood, as France so clearly see. Why French Parents Are Superior on.wsj.com/yfHZrS via @WSJ
  10. The Face of Millennial Leadership: 8 unique & valuable attributes to understand and champion - Forbes onforb.es/vq2WuS
  11. John Donovan of AT&T, on Seeking Results Instead of Praise: the effective application of leadership and innovation nyti.ms/uV2soD
  12. A compelling case: The path to connection is disconnection. And connection is the key to Joy. The Joy of Quiet: nyti.ms/tZr7p2
  13. Following tragedy, a Stanford happiness class proves popular, helpful. sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl… via @sfgate
  14. How a focus on preparation and effort with our kids wins the day, even into adulthood The Trouble With Bright Kids HBR: s.hbr.org/uLT48Z
  15. Facebook use correlated with student outcomes: it's HOW they use it not how long they use it that counts. Engagement! learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/q-a…
  16. Unprecedented: Three weeks on NYT most E-Mailed List. What to do instead... What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?: nyti.ms/q3WWSC
  17. For or against, it makes us think. At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait: nyti.ms/q4IwMq
  18. FLiP: A leadership & innovation platform creates hope & agency-identified as the best predictors of academic success. holykaw.alltop.com/the-best-predi…
  19. Visionary parents can model, teach and reinforce this with their kids: The difference between management and leadership bit.ly/r2KWOZ
  20. Skills kids need: Critical Thinking/Leadership/Innovation/Resilience.FLiP to get them. Start now.The Start-Up of You - http://nyti.ms/q0r2Tw