KQED News Mind/Shift – Katrina Schwartz
“Kent Pekel realized the importance of relationships in his own life in a new way when his wife passed away after losing a fight with breast cancer. He was left to parent three young children on his own. His children’s preschool teacher gave him a piece of advice that changed the course of his life and career: “From now on, it all depends on the relationships – your relationships with those three kids. The relationship is a thing.” He knew it was important advice, but wasn’t quite sure how to follow it. Over his career as an educator at all levels and now as the president and CEO of the Search Institute, Pekel has been trying to pry open the “black box” of relationships to figure out how we form strong, developmental relationships with kids.” (more)