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| Author | : Kate Agnew |
| Publisher | : Egmont Books |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781405205986 |
This collection of school-themed short stories features work by Rachel Anderson, Anne Fine, Pippa Goodhart, Michael Morpurgo, Linda Newbery, and LInda Sargent.
| Author | : Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. |
| Publisher | : Harmony |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2002-10-08 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 0767913906 |
A groundbreaking parenting guidebook addressing the trait of “high sensitivity” in children, from the psychologist and bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person whose books have sold more than 1 million copies With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, pioneering psychotherapist Dr. Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of “high sensitivity” and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. In The Highly Sensitive Child, Dr. Aron shifts her focus to the 15 to 20 percent of children who are born highly sensitive—deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but also may result in shyness, fussiness, or acting out. As Dr. Aron shows in The Highly Sensitive Child, if your child seems overly inhibited, particular, or you worry that they may have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as ADHD or autism, they may simply be highly sensitive. And raised with proper understanding and care, highly sensitive children can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults. Rooted in Dr. Aron’s years of experience working with highly sensitive children and their families, as well as in her original research on child temperament, The Highly Sensitive Child explores the challenges of raising an HSC; the four keys to successfully parenting an HSC; how to help HSCs thrive in a not-so-sensitive world; and how to make school and friendships enjoyable. With chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns to teens, The Highly Sensitive Child is the ultimate resource for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.
| Author | : Karen Latchana Kenney |
| Publisher | : ABDO |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1617148539 |
This energizing title introduces young readers to after-school clubs that build school spirit and social engagement. Fun club activities from book marathons to creating club T-shirts, show kids how to get involved, build strong teams, create identities, and raise money. School groups and activities help kids discover their passions and meet other kids. More importantly, they encourage kids to have the confidence and character to take pride in their schools. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
| Author | : Susan Wise Bauer |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2018-01-09 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0393285979 |
“If you read only one book on educating children, this should be the book.… With a warm, informative voice, Bauer gives you the knowledge that will help you flex the educational model to meet the needs of your child.” —San Francisco Book Review Our K–12 school system isn’t a good fit for all—or even most—students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity, and slaps “disability” labels on differences in learning style. Caught in this system, far too many young learners end up discouraged. This informed, compassionate, and practical guidebook will show you how to take control of your child’s K–12 experience and negotiate the school system in a way that nurtures your child’s mind, emotions, and spirit. Understand why we have twelve grades, and why we match them to ages. Evaluate your child’s maturity, and determine how to use that knowledge to your advantage. Find out what subject areas we study in school, why they exist—and how to tinker with them. Discover what learning disabilities and intellectual giftedness are, how they can overlap, how to recognize them, and how those labels can help (or hinder) you. Work effectively with your child’s teachers, tutors, and coaches. Learn to teach important subjects yourself. Challenge accepted ideas about homework and standardized testing. Help your child develop a vision for the future. Reclaim your families’ priorities (including time for eating together, playing, imagining, traveling, and, yes, sleeping!). Plan for college—or apprenticeships. Consider out-of-the-box alternatives.
| Author | : Guy Claxton |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2013-10-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1780744722 |
Why the education system is failing our kids and how we can start the revolution that will save our schools With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, today’s schools actually do more harm than good. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, Claxton proves that education’s key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly-changing, dynamic world. Students must be encouraged to sharpen their wits, ask questions, and think for themselves - all without chucking out Shakespeare or the Periodic Table. Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, and written with passion, wit, and authority, this brilliant book will inspire teachers, parents, and readers of all backgrounds to join a practical revolution and foster in the next generation a natural curiosity and the spirit of adventure.
| Author | : Karen Latchana Kenney |
| Publisher | : ABDO |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1617148547 |
This energizing title introduces young readers to after-school dancing groups that build school spirit and social engagement. Fun dance activities from creating flyers to making bracelets, show kids how to get involved, build strong teams, create identities, and raise money. School groups and activities help kids discover their passions and meet other kids. More importantly, they encourage kids to have the confidence and character to take pride in their schools. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
| Author | : Bryan Caplan |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 518 |
| Release | : 2019-08-20 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0691201439 |
Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common sense—The Case against Education points the way.
| Author | : Jack Schneider |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2017-08-14 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0674976398 |
When it comes to sizing up America’s public schools, test scores are the go-to metric of state policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the “best” schools. Yet ample research indicates that standardized tests are a poor way to measure a school’s performance. It is time—indeed past time—to rethink this system, Jack Schneider says. Beyond Test Scores reframes current debates over school quality by offering new approaches to educational data that can push us past our unproductive fixation on test scores. Using the highly diverse urban school district of Somerville, Massachusetts, as a case study, Schneider and his research team developed a new framework to more fairly and comprehensively assess educational effectiveness. And by adopting a wide range of measures aligned with that framework, they were able to more accurately capture a broader array of school strengths and weaknesses. Their new data not only provided parents, educators, and administrators with a clearer picture of school performance, but also challenged misconceptions about what makes a good school. With better data, Schneider shows, stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels can undo the damage of present accountability systems and build greater capacity in our schools. Policy makers, administrators, and school leaders can better identify where assistance is needed. Educators can engage in more evidence-based decision making. And parents can make better-informed choices for their children. Perhaps most importantly, better data can facilitate communication among all these groups, allowing them to take collective action toward shared, concrete goals.
| Author | : John Taylor Gatto |
| Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2002-02-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1550923013 |
With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers’ bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City’s public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. This second edition describes the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto’s "guerrilla teaching." John Gatto has been a teacher for 30 years and is a recipient of the New York State Teacher of the Year award. His other titles include A Different Kind of Teacher (Berkeley Hills Books, 2001) and The Underground History of American Education (Oxford Village Press, 2000).
| Author | : Karen Latchana Kenney |
| Publisher | : ABDO Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 161784148X |
This energizing title introduces young readers to after-school drama and theater groups that build school spirit and social engagement. Fun theater activities from team building games to making a tote, show kids how to get involved, build strong teams, create identities, and raise money. School groups and activities help kids discover their passions and meet other kids. More importantly, they encourage kids to have the confidence and character to take pride in their schools. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
