Spark [spärk] noun 1. an individual's deepest passions and interests that give them meaning, focus, joy and energy. Check out Dr. Peter Benson's TEDxTC presentation about sparks in the video below.
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| "Innovation comes from the inside, out—not the outside, in." Positive youth development pioneer, Peter Benson, believes real innovation and education reform begin with all adults paving a path of purpose, hope, joy, and connectedness for the 60 million American youth who have fallen to a road of medication, confusion, loneliness, and emptiness. | |
Peter Benson and the Dalai Lama |
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| Bringing the Spirit of Sparks into Communities | |
| Positive Youth Development leader, Peter Benson, discusses bringing the spirit of sparks into communities with a panel of global thinkers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, during the Mind and Life XIX Conference: Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century: Dialogue on cultivating a healthy mind, brain and heart. | |
The 10 most common sparks among American teenagers
- Creative Arts
- Athletics
- Learning (e.g., languages, science, history)
- Reading
- Helping, serving
- Spirituality, religion
- Nature, ecology, environment
- Living a quality life (e.g., joy, tolerance, caring)
- Animal welfare
- Leading
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