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1. Paul Tough

   Author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America, Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why
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2. Diane Ravitch

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3. Laurence Gonzales

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4. Malcolm Gladwell

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5. Anna Sale

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6. Ben Sherwood

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7. Paulo Freire

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8. Tony Wagner

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9. Dale Russakoff

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10. Daniel H. Pink

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11. Sheri Lee Fink

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13. Rebecca Solnit

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14. Neil Postman

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15. Dana Goldstein

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16. Carol S. Dweck

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17. Ken Robinson

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18. Daniel Goleman

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19. Jennifer Senior

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20. Gavin de Becker

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21. Susan Cain

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22. Adam M. Grant

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23. Greg Lukianoff

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24. Kerry Patterson

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25. Cody Lundin

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26. William Deresiewicz

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27. Kate Murphy

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28. Jim Dwyer

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29. Carol Tavris

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30. Robert D. Putnam

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31. Elizabeth Green

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32. Peter C. Brown

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33. Allan Bloom

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34. Oliver Burkeman

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35. Ethan Kross

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36. Heather McGhee

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37. Daniel Kahneman

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38. Priya Parker

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39. Howard Gardner

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40. Julie Lythcott-Haims

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41. Molly Caldwell Crosby

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42. Lee McIntyre

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43. Daniel T. Willingham

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44. Alexandra Robbins

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45. Salman Khan

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46. Rose George

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47. Pasi Sahlberg

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48. Tom Vanderbilt

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49. John Taylor Gatto

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50. Danah Boyd

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