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9780787949914

Getting Our Kids Back on Track Educating Children for the Future

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  • ISBN13:

    9780787949914

  • ISBN10:

    0787949914

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-09
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass

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Summary

Getting Our Kids Back on Track is a no-nonsense guide for achieving academic success written by an acclaimed expert in the study of motivation and achievement in children. In this indispensable resource, author Janine Bempechat claims that the so-called self-esteem movement has actually worked to undermine academic excellence in our nation's schools. As an alternative, she offers parents clear-cut advice and details step by step how to create a structured, predictable, and consistent home environment that will inspire children to reach their full intellectual potential.

Author Biography

JANINE BEMPECHAT is assistant professor of education in the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The author of Against the Odds, Bempechat lectures and conducts workshops on the topic of motivation and achievement in children and is a frequent guest on National Public Radio.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Challenging Our Assumptions
1(12)
Talking to Your Children About School
13(26)
Supporting Achievement at Home
39(20)
Dealing with Homework
59(26)
Working with the Teacher's Values
85(22)
Balancing Extra-Curricular Interests with Academic Obligations
107(22)
Confronting Negative Peer Pressure
129(22)
What You Say and Do Really Matters
151(14)
Appendix: Helpful Questions to Ask Yourself and Your Children's Teachers 165(8)
Notes 173(12)
Recommended Reading 185(2)
The Author 187(2)
Index 189

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