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Barbara Oakley, PhD, is the Ramón y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University and the author of the new book Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential (Tarcher-Perigee, 2017).
The alarming fact is that millions of students across the country attend school in dilapidated, obsolete and/or unhealthy facilities that pose substantial obstacles to learning and overall wellbeing.
Dr. Oakley recounts her journey in both of her best-selling books: "A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even if You Flunked Algebra)" and, out this past spring, "Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential". The new book is about learning new skills, with a focus on career switchers.
The American public must finally realize that one of the signs of an unhealthy society begins with children who are born with serious obstacles to learning and already have demonstrated deficiencies in their ability to learn even before entering pre-school or kindergarten.
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