All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.
ADORA SVITAKIt has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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But I think it’s very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
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Like ‘naive,’ ‘impulsive’ and ‘way too connected online,’ are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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