Here and now. Information technology is the Fastest Growing job sector. Thats according to the bureau of labor statistics. Addressing the lack of minority representation in the computer and Information Technology field is one of the primary directives of the National Action council for minorities in engineering. And joining us today is dr. Irving pressley mcphail, the president and chief executive officer of nacme. Welcome. Nice to have you on the show. Thank you. Happy to be here. Why is it so important that more minority youngsters be geared steered, i should say towards stem, essentially science, technology, engineering, and math . Well, you started by quoting some data from the bureau of labor statistics. We know that our stem disciplines provide wonderful opportunities for employment. They provide wonderful opportunities for engineers and computer scientists and others to make significant contributions to improving the quality of life. These are exciting opportunities, exciting di
Function as a team, because it was basically we lost everything in this house fire that happened just as they were turning into teenagers. What year was that . Around 20002001. So it was an interesting experience. And for them to also be on the side of people donating things to us. It was a really unusual experience where weve been on the other side of the gift giving in the past. And we had to work through recreating our physical lives. I think we all learned that stuff doesnt really matter, that its really all about people. It was an incredible lesson. Not that id ever recommend it to anybody, but it was an incredible life lesson. You were a single mother but what was the impact on a teenager with that fire and what would be the impact on an adult . What would be the difference . Yeah, well. Stress has a greater impact on teenagers and that is one of many topics we talk about in the book. You know, they are surprisingly vulnerable to things that we might think, oh, theyre just resili
Impact did the fire in your house have on your life and your teenagers . Well, it brought us a lot closer together. It was one of those events that you certainly dont plan for and we learned how to sort of function as a team, because it was basically we lost everything in this house fire that happened just as they were turning into teenagers. What year was that . Around 20002001. So it was an interesting experience. And for them to also be on the side of people donating things to us. It was a really unusual experience where weve been on the other side of the gift giving in the past. And we had to work through recreating our physical lives. I think we all learned that stuff doesnt really matter, that its really all about people. It was an incredible lesson. Not that id ever recommend it to anybody, but it was an incredible life lesson. You were a single mother, but what was the impact on a teenager with that fire and what would be the impact on an adult . What would be the difference .
Has been linked to depression in adulthood in certain circumstances. We see this is sort of a repeating theme that things that happen to teenagers can somehow sometimes have longlasting outcomes and that theyre more vulnerable than we think. Who did you write this book for . Yeah. Well, i actually wrote it partly to myself when i was a parent of teenagers. I, having had these two kids and being a single parent, really started to realize that i wasnt in control of everything, you know. And it wasnt just do as mother tells you anymore. They were developing very, you know, independently and doing some very interesting things and like other parents, sort of peer parents that were going through it at the same time, we were frustrated, a little scared, getting very angry or had a lot of responses, and i thought, well, im a neurologist. Im on the developing brain itself. I got to look into this. This just doesnt make sense. This is not the same kid that i had a year ago. Its almost like a dif
Livestreamed land and john from the bank of america for making these political conversations possible and thank my political colleagues who worked so hard on this event. I thank all of you for coming out and thank administrator mccarthy for a fantastic conversation. [applause] this week on q a, our guest is dr. Frances jensen neuroscientist and author of sub for. She talks about the most recent the teenage brain. She talks about the most recent work on the brain and the development of adolescence and the reasons behind any of the behaviors parents see during the sometimes turbulent years. Cspan dr. Frances jensen author of the teenage brain, what impact did the fire in your house have on your life and your teenagers . Guest will have brought us a lot closer together. It was one of those events that you certainly dont plan for and be learned how to function as a team. It was basically we lost everything in this house fire that happened just as they were turning into teenagers. Cspan wha