The Quran is the holy book of Islam, containing prayers, moral guidance, historical narratives, and promises of Paradise. It is composed of 114 chapters (surahs) and is considered the word of God by Muslims. The Quran was revealed to Muhammad over a period of 23 years through the angel Gabriel and is regarded as the most important miracle of Muhammad and the culmination of a series of divine messages. It includes various types of verses such as law-giving, warning, narrative, and informative verses, and it forms the bedrock of Islamic law and guidance[2][4][5].
In 'How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results,' Esther Wojcicki shares her approach to parenting based on the TRICK principle: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. Wojcicki, who has raised three highly successful daughters and taught numerous influential figures, including Steve Jobs's children, argues against helicopter parenting and instead promotes a hands-off approach that encourages children to take risks, make their own decisions, and develop self-reliance. The book emphasizes the importance of reflecting on one's own childhood experiences to improve parenting methods and focuses on building a strong foundation for children to become independent, respectful, and resilient individuals.
If Silicon Valley has an official matriarch, it might be the Palo Alto based educator and writer Esther Wojcicki. Popularly known as the “Godmother of Silicon Valley”, Wojcicki is the mother of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, 23andMe founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki and anthropologist and professor Janet Wojcicki. And, of course, she’s also the mother-in-law of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. So how does “Woj”, who, as the founder of the Media Arts program, taught for many years at Palo Alto High School, make sense of the last twenty years in which the zeitgeist has shifted from an evangelical faith in technological progress to a deep suspicion of it. And how does Wojcicki look back at her own family history in this period which has been marked by both astonishingly good fortune and terrible tragedy?
Esther Wojcicki is an educator and the author of the 2019 bestseller, "How to Raise Successful People."Wojcicki's daughters are YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, 23andMe founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki and anthropologist and professor Janet Wojcicki. Wojcicki is founder of the Media Arts program at Palo Alto High School and vice chair of Creative Commons. Known as the "Godmother of Silicon Valley," she has been involved with GoogleEdu since its founding and helped establish the Google Teacher Academy. She is an expert in blended learning, the subject of her 2015 book "Moonshots in Education."
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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