Kathy’s editorial was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “For the past seven weeks, my academic sabbatical took me to Chile and Australia. In the normal course of things, seven weeks is not a long time. But times are not normal, and the country I left is vastly different from the one I returned home to. As a professor and scientist, I was quickly privy to a list of newly forbidden words. Terms like women, community, and diversity were declared out. Headlines suggest that language implying kindness, caring, friendship, family, and hope were replaced by those of revenge, cruelty, and hate. Stanford professor and social psychologist Philip Zimbardo warned us of the Lucifer Effect — times when situational contexts make good people act in evil ways. The U.S. climate today is ripe for spreading cruelty and indifference. Why are we not outraged that a U.S. citizen can be arrested with no warrant, or that the laws of the land can be flagrantly ignored? Have we become indifferent?” READ MORE…
“Dr Kathy Hirsh-Pasek has a global reputation for her insights on child psychology and play based learning, recently visiting Australia for the first time to share her insights at a Western Sydney University.” READ MORE…
“The Live and Learn pilot program is installing playful learning spaces and activities at two affordable housing sites in North Philadelphia.” READ MORE…
“At a recent Brookings event on youth apprenticeships, 20-year-old former apprentice Frankie Mansaray interviewed Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in a fireside chat. Mansaray (who also co-authored this piece) pointed out that youth apprenticeships represent a rare opportunity for bipartisan cooperation, and asked the senator what it is about youth apprenticeships that gets support from both political parties.” READ MORE…
Kathy’s editorial was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “For the past seven weeks, my academic sabbatical took me to Chile and Australia. In the normal course of things, seven weeks is not a long time. But times are not normal, and the country I left is vastly different from the one I returned home to. […]
Read full story >“Dr Kathy Hirsh-Pasek has a global reputation for her insights on child psychology and play based learning, recently visiting Australia for the first time to share her insights at a Western Sydney University.” READ MORE…
Read full story >“The Live and Learn pilot program is installing playful learning spaces and activities at two affordable housing sites in North Philadelphia.” READ MORE…
Read full story >Kathy is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where she contributes articles to her Blog on a regular basis.