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May 2019
51m 36s

Abraham Verghese and Denise Pope — How D...

ON BEING STUDIOS
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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 ... Show More
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