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What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?

By Paul Tough — 2011

We all know—on some level, at least—that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can.

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Teaching Mindfulness to Empower Adolescents

Matthew Brensilver, JoAnna Hardy and Oren Jay Sofer provide a powerful guide to help teachers master the essential competencies needed to successfully share mindfulness practices with teens and adolescents.

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Matthew Brensilver, JoAnna Hardy, Oren Jay Sofer
2020
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You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy. One of the world’s most influential educators, Robinson has had countless conversations with parents about the dilemmas they face.

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Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica
2018
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How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger’s

In the real world, people on the autism spectrum need the same kinds of day-to-day skills everyone else needs to be functional! It’s true.

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Jennifer Mcilwee Myers, Temple Grandin
2025
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Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum

International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum.

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Temple Grandin, Debra Moore
2025
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Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.

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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Don’t Be “Distracted by Their Darkness” | Marcus Aurelius on Success

What can Marcus Aurelius teach us about being successful?

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Marcus Aurelius
2020
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