Marching off the map inspire students to navigate a brand new world / by Tim Elmore with Andrew McPeak.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253).

-- Take a quiz : do you tend to be more "old school" or "new school?" -- What if the future could talk to us? -- How do you march off a map? -- What are today's new natives? -- What are the landmarks on the new map? -- Will you sail or surrender? -- Part two : what must we change? The secret to healthy progress : swing sets and plumb lines -- How do we lead students from apathy to passion? -- Story time : the science of using metaphors and narratives -- Modern day map makers -- Part three : how must we change? -- Storms of the horizon -- Trouble back home -- A most important final work -- Epilogue : three strategic solutions.

Leading today's students often feels like being in a new country. The population in this new land has different attitudes (many entitled and narcissistic) and speaks a different language (emojis and social media). Attention spans are six to eight seconds. They multi-task on five screens. They often possess multiple personas on social media platforms. Understanding and connecting with this generation is often times frustrating and draining. The old maps that helped adults navigate students through adolescence are now producing graduates who move back home, are afraid to take healthy risks, and are unwilling to start at the bottom of a career path. We're in new territory. We need new strategies on how to navigate new land...to march off our old maps and create new ones. That is what this book is all about. From decades of research and hands-on experience, Dr. Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak collate their conclusions into one resource. In Marching Off the Map, they share practical, research-based solutions that help adults: inspire students to own their education and their future; lead students from an attitude of apathy to one of passion through metacognition; enable students to push back from the constant digital distractions and practice mindfulness; raise kids who make healthy progress, both emotionally and intellectually, through their teenage years; give students the tools to handle the complexities of an ever-changing world; understand and practically apply the latest research on Generation Z; leverage what is cultural to instill in teens the wisdom and advice you know they need to succeed in any stage of life.-- Publisher.