I spent the better part of Sunday afternoon sitting on the floor listening to the dreams and aspirations of many young parents. Their questions: what characterizes a good education, what is the value of education, do schools provide a good education?
My question: what are the skills and tools that we (parents, community) can give our children in order to enable them to live independent, healthy lives as adults?
In no particular order: grit, (determination, work ethic); self-confidence tempered with a dose of humility, compassion, drive.
Then, ability to pull diverse pieces of a puzzle together (creativity). Skills to see the big picture, as well as to look for the small details. Patience.
Others?
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