Armchair Expert episode 199

Jessica Lahey

Jessica Lahey is an American teacher and author. She writes the bi-weekly 'Parent-Teacher Conference' advice column for the New York Times, is a regular contributor to the Atlantic and wrote the book, The Gift of Failure. Jessica chats with the Armchair Expert about the importance of childhood autonomy, the level of parental involvement to maximize childhood growth, and the profundity of the word 'yet' when engaging with children. Dax asks about the concept of

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Jessica Lahey is an American teacher and author. She writes the bi-weekly 'Parent-Teacher Conference' advice column for the New York Times, is a regular contributor to the Atlantic and wrote the book, The Gift of Failure. Jessica chats with the Armchair Expert about the importance of childhood autonomy, the level of parental involvement to maximize childhood growth, and the profundity of the word 'yet' when engaging with children. Dax asks about the concept of

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  1. 0:00[Music] welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert experts on Expert I'm joined by
  2. 45:52with dyslexia and you are an incredible reader and that just letting your kids
  3. 1:32:31all the answers I'm sure a Lobby will contact us about probably the burn building to the ground
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