Bill Damon, professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, talks about the importance of purpose, how to find purpose, and harness it to achieve goals.

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Richard Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid at Stanford, discusses the college admissions process and how it works.

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Claude Steele, emeritus professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, discusses stereotype threat, how preconceived notions can impact academic performance, and what students, parents, and teachers can do to address the issues that arise because of it.

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Shelley Goldman, professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, explains design learning and how it is being used in the classroom to encourage a more creative thinking process.

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Neville Golden, the Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford, talks about adolescent health and doctors' roles in keeping parents informed about the health of their children.

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Gay Hoagland, the Stanford Graduate School of Education's director of leadership programs, discusses the importance of good leadership at schools, how students benefit, and what parents and teachers can do to support principals.

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Allison Scott, chief research officer at the Kapor Center, talks about her organization's drive to expand computer science classes to more schools.

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Sean Reardon, professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, shares how he is using big data from standardized test scores to measure the impact schools are having on learning.

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Jelena Obradovic, associate professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, shares her discoveries on finding resiliencies in children, how kids respond to stress and what parents can do to help their children deal with stress.

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Mark Applebaum, professor in the Stanford Department of Music, discusses the importance of discovering your own path when it comes to learning music.

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