{"id":2328,"date":"2018-07-25T07:29:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2018-07-27T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T13:29:44","slug":"nacacreads-join-us-for-discussion-of-the-self-driven-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/07\/25\/nacacreads-join-us-for-discussion-of-the-self-driven-child\/","title":{"rendered":"#NACACreads: Join Us for a Discussion of \u2018The Self-Driven Child\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For years, we\u2019ve hammered home the importance of good grades, solid writing skills, and extracurricular activities to college-bound students.<\/p>\n

But a new book, The Self-Driven Child<\/em>, makes a compelling case that something less tangible \u2014 a sense of control over their lives \u2014 may ultimately determine the long-term success and happiness of today\u2019s teens.<\/p>\n

And that key component is missing for far too many young people, leaving them feeling \u201cpowerless and overwhelmed,\u201d write co-authors William Stixrud and Ned Johnson. As a result, students on both ends of the achievement spectrum often leave high school unprepared to chart their own path in life.<\/p>\n

Discuss the implications and share your own insights during a #NACACreads<\/a> chat on Sept. 12. The hour-long discussion will kick off on Twitter at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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Though aimed at parents, The Self-Driven Child<\/em> is chock-full of pertinent information for counselors and admission professionals. Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist, and Johnson, founder of a highly regarded tutoring service in the DC area, use the book to share what they\u2019ve learned about the developing brain, chronic stress, and the science behind motivation.<\/p>\n

Johnson, a NACAC member, will join the chat.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the book and read an excerpt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years, we\u2019ve hammered home the importance of good grades, solid writing skills, and extracurricular activities to college-bound students. But a new book, The Self-Driven Child, makes a compelling case that something less tangible \u2014 a sense of control over their lives \u2014 may ultimately determine the long-term success and happiness of today\u2019s teens. And … Continue reading #NACACreads: Join Us for a Discussion of \u2018The Self-Driven Child\u2019<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,6],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-2328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-readiness","category-nacac-news","tag-nacacreads"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-By","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}