Getting Our Kids Back on Track Educating Children for the Future

by Bempechat, Janine

• ISBN13: 9780787949914
• ISBN10: 0787949914
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

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