ChildUp – Jeanne McGovern
“Ellen Galinsky was not planning to write a book about the essential life skills all kids need to succeed. But when, in the course of conducting a research project, she noticed too many kids were “turned off to learning,” her job became clear.
“These kids were not just dropping out of school — they were dropping out of learning,” said Galinsky, who is president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute and a well-respected author. “When they talked about learning, their faces were expressionless.”(more)