[FAN] Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It

New Trier High School Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd.,, Northfield, United States

Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It, featuring Jennifer Breheny Wallace and Denise Dubravec. The event will take place at New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, IL 60093. NOTE: First 100 households will receive a free copy of Never Enough. Books will also be on sale. No […]

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[FAN] Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

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In Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal, Bettina L. Love, Ph.D. argues forcefully that, with the release of the 1983 report “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform,” Ronald Reagan’s presidency ushered in a War on Black Children, pathologizing and penalizing them in concert with the War on Drugs. New […]

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[FAN] Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better

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Myisha Cherry, Ph.D. Associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside and director of the Emotion and Society Lab. Danté Stewart Theologian, essayist, cultural critic, and author of Shoutin' In The Fire: An American Epistle. Thursday, October 5, 2023, 7:00 PM (on Zoom) Register: www.bit.ly/CherryFANWebinar  PLUS: After-Hours Event! Purchase a copy of Failures […]

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[FAN] Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success

Gorton Center 400 E. Illinois Rd.,, Lake Forest, IL, United States

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 7:00 PM, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Interviewer: Heidi Stevens. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Eight Setbacks at the event, while supplies last. Books sale and signing, too. No registration required. Every child messes up, sometimes in ways […]

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[FAN] Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success

North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Rd, Winnetka, United States

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 7:00 PM, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, North Shore Country Day School, 310 Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL 60093. Interviewer: Caitlin McLennan. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Eight Setbacks at the event, while supplies last. Books sale and signing, too. No registration required. Every child messes up, sometimes […]

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[FAN] Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

Evanston Township High School Auditorium 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL

Friday, October 13, 2023, 7:00 PM, Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201. Interviewer: Kevin Warren. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Lucky Me at the event, while supplies last. No registration required. “The minute I met Rich, I knew he was different … helped […]

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[FAN] Modeling Matters: What Parents Need to Know (and Do) to Decrease Stress, Worry, and Anxiety

Central School 620 Greenwood Ave, Glencoe, IL

Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:00 PM, Modeling Matters: What Parents Need to Know (and Do) to Decrease Stress, Worry, and Anxiety, Central School, Misner Auditorium, 620 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, IL 60022. Anxiety and worry are normal and expected parts of learning and growing, but when children and teens face challenges cognitively, socially, or emotionally, anxiety […]

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[FAN] Modeling Matters: What Parents Need to Know (and Do) to Decrease Stress, Worry, and Anxiety

Francis W Parker School, Heller Auditorium 2233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 7:00 PM, Modeling Matters: What Parents Need to Know (and Do) to Decrease Stress, Worry, and Anxiety, Francis W. Parker School, Heller Auditorium, 2233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614. Anxiety and worry are normal and expected parts of learning and growing, but when children and teens face challenges cognitively, socially, […]

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[FAN] Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park Andrew Rea

Evanston Township High School Auditorium 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL

Thursday, October 26, 2023, 7:00 PM, Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201. Interviewer: Sawyer Jacobs. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Basics with Babish at the event, while supplies last. No registration required. In his wildly […]

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[FAN] Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Ph.D.

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Monday, October 30, 2023, 7:00 PM, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, a FAN webinar featuring Heather Cox Richardson, Ph.D., in conversation with Claire Bond Potter, Ph.D. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! We are giving away copies of Democracy Awakening to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/RichardsonFANWebinar During the […]

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[FAN] Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity Lisa M.P. Munoz

Zoom

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7:00 PM (on Zoom) Register: www.bit.ly/MunozFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Women in Science Now from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Munoz that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. Women working […]

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[FAN] Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream David Leonhardt

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Thursday, November 2, 2023, 7:00 PM, Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream, a FAN webinar featuring David Leonhardt, in conversation with Matthew Desmond, Ph.D. Register: www.bit.ly/LeonhardtFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Ours Was the Shining Future from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to […]

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