A timeless approach to education that cultivates intelligent, happy, purposeful, morally grounded young people.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“Deborah Kenny's book stopped me in my tracks. Her humility and passion for excellence literally jump off the page. It is a beautiful book filled with wisdom and depth. I'm a better person for having read it.”
DAVID ADAMS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE URBAN ASSEMBLY
One of America’s leading educators explains what children need to thrive and excel.
In The Well-Educated Child, Dr. Deborah Kenny offers an inspiring vision for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, morally grounded young people. This landmark book will change the way we think about what it means for our children to be well educated.
Drawing on decades of experience with students from preschool through high school, Kenny presents education as soul craft. She reveals how to teach children the skills of self-management and the virtue of self-discipline, and what students must learn to become intellectually curious, knowledgeable, gracious, and motivated.
With wit, wisdom, and warmth, Kenny describes how young people can become serious thinkers and avid readers who appreciate beauty, concentrate for long periods of time on challenging work, and lead meaningful lives. She takes us inside classrooms to understand the importance of deeper learning based on three concepts: quality thinking, ethical purpose, and a sense of agency. Her ideas are both practical and deeply philosophical. At a moment when parents and teachers are concerned about digital distraction and declining engagement, The Well-Educated Child is a masterful exposition of what we need to know about what education should be.
“Deborah Kenny sounds a clarion call. Read this book and see how, with steely clarity and unwavering moral conviction, even the boldest educational aims can be achieved.”
SAM WINEBURG
MARGARET JACKS CHAIR OF EDUCATION, EMERITUS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
About the Author
Dr. Deborah Kenny is the founder of Harlem Village Academies and the Deeper Learning Institute, and one of the most influential educators in the country. Deborah has been honored with the Columbia University Teachers College Distinguished Alumni Award, and named on Oprah’s Power List and Esquire’s Best and Brightest, and is regularly featured in national media. She holds a PhD in comparative international education from Columbia University and a BA in intellectual history from the University of Pennsylvania. The mother of three grown children, she lives in New York City.
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Contact
Inquire about teaching at HVA—the only charter schools in New York offering both Montessori as well as the International Baccalaureate.
Earn teacher certification and a masters degree in childhood and special education while engaging in the study of deeper learning.
INFORMATION REGARDING DR. KENNY OR HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMIES
Paul LoMedico, Jr.
plomedico@harlemvillage.org
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Nicole Engel
nengel@harlemvillage.org
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