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Esther Wojcicki is an American journalist, educator, and vice chair of the Creative Commons advisory council. She is the founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program and the author of How to Raise Successful People.
Oct 29, 2022 · Esther Wojcicki, mother of YouTube CEO Susan and 23andMe CEO Anne, shares the unpopular parenting rule she always used on her kids. She says don't do anything for your kids that they can do for themselves and let them learn from their mistakes.
Revolutionary educator, author and mother of self-made success stories Susan, Anne and Janet, Esther Wojcicki is the preeminent authority on how to parent confident daughters in the...
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- Independence
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- Kindness
We are in a crisis of trust the world over. Parents are afraid, and that makes our children afraid — to be who they are, to take risks, to stand up against injustice. Trust has to start with us. When we’re confident in the choices we make as parents, we can then trust our children to take important and necessary steps toward empowerment and indepen...
The most fundamental respect we can show our children is toward their autonomy and individuality. Every child has a gift, and is a gift to the world, and it’s our responsibility as parents to nurture that gift, whatever it may be. This is the exact opposite of telling kids who to be, what profession to pursue, what their life should look like: it’s...
Independence relies upon a strong foundation of trust and respect. Children who learn self-control and responsibility early in life are much better equipped to face the challenges of adulthood, and also have the skills to innovate and think creatively. Truly independent kids are capable of coping with adversity, setbacks and boredom, all unavoidabl...
Collaboration means working together as a family, in a classroom or at a workplace. For parents, it means encouraging children to contribute to discussions, decisions and even discipline. In the 20th century, when rule-following was one of the most important skills, parents were in total control. In the 21st century, dictating no longer works. We s...
It is strange but true that we tend to treat those who are closest to us without the kindness and consideration that we extend to strangers. Parents love their children, but they are so familiar with them, they often take basic kindness for granted. And they don’t always model kindness as a behavior for the world as a whole. Real kindness involves ...
Esther Wojcicki is an internationally known educator, consultant, speaker and author of How to Raise Successful People and Moonshots in Education. She has a degree from UC Berkeley and works at Knack, a company that provides blended learning solutions.
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Esther Wojcicki is a pioneer in blended learning, project based learning and GoogleEdu. She is the founder of the Palo Alto High School Journalism Program, the Vice Chair of iNACOL and a consultant for the U.S Department of Education.
Aug 18, 2020 · Esther Wojcicki is a legendary educator, parent, and mother of three Silicon Valley leaders. She shares her methods for raising happy, healthy, successful children in her book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results.
