{"id":5575,"date":"2026-02-11T16:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:59:03","slug":"parent-education-opportunity-february-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/2026\/02\/11\/parent-education-opportunity-february-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Education Opportunity: February 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667ae114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"667ae114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21445\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/k-explorers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-at-11.40.14%E2%80%AFAM-1024x464.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"363\" \/><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fffaf88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"7fffaf88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>At The Summit, we value strong school\u2013home partnerships, and the ISACS Parent Series helps us grow together as a parent community. This year\u2019s series features nationally recognized experts offering practical insights for raising healthy, thriving children.<\/p>\n<p>Our next featured presentation is\u00a0<b>David Yeager\u2019s\u00a0<\/b><b><i>10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People<\/i><\/b>. Young people have an\u00a0innate need to be respected and admired\u2014but few adults truly understand how to harness it. Yeager, an expert on the psychology of grit and persistence, shares why conventional methods of communicating with teens and young adults often fall flat and how adopting a \u201cmentor mindset\u201d can transform how we support them. Parents will learn practical, easy-to-implement strategies\u2014such as being transparent about expectations and holding high standards\u2014that help young people feel inspired, empowered, and capable of doing their best work.<\/p>\n<p><b>We\u2019re excited to offer two shared viewing opportunities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wednesday, February 18 at 10:00 am<\/b>\u00a0(following the SPO meeting)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wednesday, February 18 at 3:45 pm\u00a0<\/b>(US students can hang out after school in the lobby &#8211; if needed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21446 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/k-explorers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-at-11.42.02%E2%80%AFAM-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" \/>About the presenter:<\/b>\u00a0David Yeager, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and co-founder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute. He is internationally recognized for his research on interventions that shape adolescent motivation, engagement, well-being, stress, and behavior. Yeager is the bestselling author of\u00a0<i>10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People<\/i>\u00a0and is ranked by Clarivate Web of Science among the top 0.1% most influential psychologists of the past decade. A former middle school teacher and basketball coach, he earned his PhD and MA from Stanford University and his BA and MEd from the University of Notre Dame. 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