| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vii, 327 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index. |
| Summary |
Generation Z-- youth born after 1997-- seems to be made up of anxious overachievers, hounded by Tiger Moms and constantly tracked on social media. One would think that competitors in the National Spelling Bee, the most popular brain sport in America. would be the worst off. Shankar argues that, far from being simply overstressed and overscheduled, Gen Z spelling bee competitors are learning crucial twenty-first-century skills from their high-powered lives, displaying a sophisticated understanding of self-promotion, self-direction, and social mobility. She examines the outsize impact of immigrant parents and explains why Gen Z kids are on a path to success. -- adapted from jacket |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Kids today -- Brain sports & kid competitions -- Spelling bees -- Gen Z kids -- Parents of Gen Z kids -- Bee week -- Becoming elite -- Making spellebrities -- Professionalizing childhoods -- Conclusion: Gen Z futures. |
| Subject |
Success in children.
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Generation Z.
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Spelling bees -- Social aspects.
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Performance in children.
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Achievement motivation in children.
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Achievement motivation in children. (OCoLC)fst00795665
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Generation Z. (OCoLC)fst02002410
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Performance in children. (OCoLC)fst01057870
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Success in children. (OCoLC)fst01137074
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Shankar, Shalini, 1972- author. Beeline First edition. New York, NY : Basic Books, [2019] 9780465094530 (DLC) 2018044318 |
| ISBN |
9780465094523 (hardcover) |
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046509452X (hardcover) |
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