The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure

Dr. Christopher Thurber is an award-winning writer and thought leader who has dedicated his professional life to improving how adults care for kids and to enhancing the experience of adventurous young people who are spending time away from home. A graduate of Harvard and UCLA, Dr. Thurber has served as a psychologist and instructor at Phillips Exeter Academy since 1999. Show Highlights Avoid "woodshed moments" when trying to innovate in education. Get organizations and bureaucracies to be open to innovation versus being entrenched in the way things are done here. Pressure is instinctive. Know what kind of pressure is unhelpful and what kind of pressure inspires. Raising your awareness for your parents will help your leadership. Tips on how to be mindful of the pressures we put on children and where to apply pressure that motivates performance. Evaluate if the work you create advances your students' thinking. The value in maneuvering through the appropriate channels to cast a bigger net of support. "I realized that we as parents (and leaders) had been asking the wrong question. Our book is based on asking a different question and the benefits to people of doing that. Even though I...