Overcoming Student Apathy Motivating Students for Academic Success

by Marshall, Jeff C.; Bailey, Dina; Dunn, Brian; Howell, Emily; Parker, Abby; Smith, Alicia

• ISBN13: 9781578868537
• ISBN10: 157886853X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-11
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Overcoming Student Apathy: Motivating Students for Academic Success provides a candid look into the hearts and minds of many of today's struggling students. Frustrated teachers and administrators typically stop at labeling the symptoms shown by these students: apathy, low motivation, and laziness. Overcoming Student Apathy clarifies the situation, while proposing tips to rise to the challenge. Apathy plagues many of today's middle and high school classrooms, and the problem will not spontaneously disappear. Teachers must be willing to move beyond the "they don't care" attitude to discover how we can eradicate this nemesis to learning. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
The Rebel	p. 11
The Socialite	p. 27
The Misfit	p. 43
The Overachiever	p. 57
The Player	p. 73
The Overwhelmed	p. 87
The Downtrodden	p. 99
The Invisible	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 127
About the Authors	p. 133
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