Cultivating Excellence Podcast
Cultivating Excellence Podcast
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Cultivating Excellence is the podcast for professional parents who are passionate about their children's education, success, and happiness. Your host, Dr. Rebecca Resnik, Licensed Psychologist, brings you some of the 'best and brightest' experts from psychology and education for lively conversations about raising kids in an age that is increasingly complex and competitive.
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The show focuses on key topics such as giftedness assessments, competitive college admissions, and effective learning strategies, with episodes providing expert insights on IQ testing for giftedness, achieving mastery in academics through innovative tutoring approaches, and navigating standardized testing for college acceptance.

Cultivating Excellence is the podcast for professional parents who are passionate about their children’s education, success, and happiness. Your host, Dr. Rebecca Resnik, Licensed Psychologist, brings you some of the ‘best and brightest’ experts from psychology and education for lively conversations about raising kids in an age that is increasingly complex and competitive.
In this conversation, Debbie and Lindsay discuss the importance of executive functioning skills in students and how these skills impact learning and achievement. They explore various cognitive processes that make up executive functioning, the role of emotions, and the significance of naming these skills for better understanding. The discussion also highlights the parent-child dynamic in learning, the need for structure and routines, and the importance of curiosity in overcoming barriers to learning. They emphasize that coaching and explicit instruction can help students develop these essential life skills, ultimately leading to greater academic success and personal growth.
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