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You are not special and other encouragements / David McCullough, Jr.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062257345 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxxii, 316 pages ; 19 cm.
- Edition: First edtion.
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, c2014.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Mums and Dads -- Know thyself -- The theory and practice of school -- Look at your fish -- The old college try -- Rah, rah -- Do we not bleed? -- Getting and spending -- The same boat -- So live. |
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| Subject: | Ethics. Conduct of life. Success. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount Public Library | anf 170.44 mcc (Text) | 35194014208672 | Adult non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Elaborating on his famous commencement speech, the author, a high school English teacher, father of four and son and namesake of the famous historian, takes the pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and encourages them to do something useful with their advantages. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Elaborating on his famous commencement speech, the author takes the pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and encourages them to do something useful with their advantages. - HARPERCOLL
A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.âs popular commencement speechâa call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTubeâYou Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life
âEvery once in a long while, a voice seems to come out of nowhere, and you wonder how you ever managed without [it]. David McCullough, Jr. has that startling, insightful, wry, reassuring, helpful voice and You Are Not Special may be the wisest ?âparentingâ book Iâve read in decades.ââMadeline Levine, author of author of The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well
Children today, says David McCulloughâhigh school English teacher, father of four, and son and namesake of the famous historianâare being encouraged to sacrifice passionate engagement with life for specious notions of success. The intense pressure to excel discourages kids from taking chances, failing, and learning empathy and self-confidence from those failures.
In You Are (Not) Special, McCullough elaborates on his now-famous speech exploring how, for what purpose, and for whose sake, weâre raising our kids. With wry, affectionate humor, McCullough takes on hovering parents, ineffectual schools, professional college prep, electronic distractions, club sports, and generally the manifestations, and the applications and consequences of privilege. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.
- HARPERCOLL
A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.âs popular commencement speechâa call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTubeâYou Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life
&Every once in a long while, a voice seems to come out of nowhere, and you wonder how you ever managed without [it]. David McCullough, Jr. has that startling, insightful, wry, reassuring, helpful voice and You Are Not Special may be the wisest ?âparentingâ book Iâve read in decades.&âMadeline Levine, author of author of The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well
Children today, says David McCulloughâhigh school English teacher, father of four, and son and namesake of the famous historianâare being encouraged to sacrifice passionate engagement with life for specious notions of success. The intense pressure to excel discourages kids from taking chances, failing, and learning empathy and self-confidence from those failures.
In You Are (Not) Special, McCullough elaborates on his now-famous speech exploring how, for what purpose, and for whose sake, weâre raising our kids. With wry, affectionate humor, McCullough takes on hovering parents, ineffectual schools, professional college prep, electronic distractions, club sports, and generally the manifestations, and the applications and consequences of privilege. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.
