How Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

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June 7, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace The whole process of learning is asking questions and making mistakes and taking risks. - Denise Pope - How Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Today young people are trying to balance the question of "What do I want to do when I grow up?" with the question of "Who and how do I want to be in the world?" Physician and writer Abraham Verghese and education researcher Denise Pope argue that's because the way we educate for success doesn't support the creation of full, well-rounded humans. And they see the next generation challenging our cultural view of success by insisting that a deeply satisfying life is one filled with presence, vulnerability, and care for others. { read more } Be The Change Denise Pope always starts her talks with the question, "How do you define success?" Ask yourself how you would answer it, then open a dialogue with your family and friends to discover what really matters to each of you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works To Keep Company With Oneself Children, Anger Control and Inuit Wisdom Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living A Life The Life of Death 7 Simple Ways to Cultivate Comfort DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,135 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More