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.
Dr. Marcou’s practice in Bethesda, Maryland https://www.drrobymarcou.com/
Interesting books we discussed in today’s episode:
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why by Nesbitt
The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got that Way by Amanda Ripley
The Bilingual Edge by Dr. Alison Mackey
More than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes our World by Dr. Maryellen MacDonald
and of course, wonderful books to enjoy with children, including: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Bread and Jam for Frances by Russel Hoban, and the Amelia Bedelia books by Herman Parrish
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