Go Beyond Grades: Pamela Cantor, M.D. Answers Questions from Parents
Quick bites of science-backed guidance on learning, motivation, and development for families, developed in partnership with Learning Heroes.
Spring 2025
Pamela Cantor, M.D. and The Human Potential L.A.B. joined forces with Learning Heroes as part of their Go Beyond Grades campaign to help parents and caregivers navigate their children’s education and growth. In an ongoing series of bite-sized video clips, Dr. Cantor answers questions from families—offering insights from decades of work in child and adolescent development and interdisciplinary science.
Go Beyond Grades with Pamela Cantor, M.D.
Watch the initial videos in the series below. New videos in the series will appear as they are released.
How Can I Partner with Teachers to Advocate for My Child Who Learns “Differently?”
Pamela Cantor, M.D. explains how every brain is different—and how understanding this can unlock better support for children.
What Can I Do to Help My Teen Find their Passion and Purpose?
Students thrive when they feel connected to what they’re learning. In this clip, Dr. Cantor explores how relationships and relevance can activate engagement and drive.
How Can I Help My Child Become A Successful Learner?
Students build skills for success when they learn how to seek out and apply strategies that work. In this two-part response, Dr. Cantor shares how parents can support young people in becoming confident, self-directed learners.
How Can I Help My Child Keep Learning and Having Fun This Summer?
Summer is an extraordinary time when kids can have opportunities that are different and experiences that are aligned with their strengths. Dr. Cantor helps parents identify ways to collaborate with kids to increase their engagement by leveraging their agency.
How to Approach Summertime with Teens
Teens are more future oriented than we often think. They need space to explore new sides of themselves.
Pamela Cantor, M.D. and David Osher on Whole-Child Development, Learning, and Thriving in an Era of Collective Adversity, Disruptive Change, and Increasing Inequality, from the Routledge publication The Heredity Hoax: Challenging Flawed Genetic Theories of Human Development
2025