Hey there, it's Debbie. Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from

the archives. Unless you're a long-time listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't

heard this one before. And even if you have, you just might get something completely different

from it this time around. I think what we need to know is that public schooling is designed to do a fairly narrow range of

things. And that range has become increasingly narrow over the last three decades. And as a result,

we can run the risk and have alienated certain kinds of students.

Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring,

informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.

I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and this week we are looking to the future. My guest is Dr. Terry Roberts,

a lifelong teacher, educational reformer, and novelist whose book The New Smart, how nurturing

creativity will help children thrive, seeks to answer the questions, who will prosper in the year

2050? How will schools need to change in

order to support the students of the 21st century? And in what ways will the markers and paths

to success for our children look different than our own? In exploring this topic, Dr. Roberts

draws on his decades of teaching in the public school system and his deep

personal interest in the ideas of creativity and intelligence and the ways in which our schools

define, recognize, and foster talents in all students. In this episode, we share a deep

conversation about what the schools of the future will look like, how parents can

shift their thinking about success and the importance of creativity in our rapidly changing world.

Lastly, if you get a lot out of this podcast and would like to support its production, I would like

to invite you to make a small monthly contribution to help fund this show.

It's a really easy to do. Just go to patreon.com slash tilt parenting and sign up.

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