Rethinking school how to take charge of your child's education
"In five illuminating sections, Bauer teaches parents how to flex the K-12 system, rather than the child. She closely analyzes the traditional school structure, gives trenchant criticisms of its weaknesses, and offers a wealth of advice for parents of children whose difficulties may stem from s...
| Main Author: | Bauer, Susan Wise (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: The system. The way we do school ; The three biggest myths about school
- Part II: Mismatches. You can't make the Earth go around the Sun faster ; Differences, disabilities, and disorders ; The perils of the gifted and the good ; The toxic classroom
- Part III: Taking control. Basic principles (or, How not to be "that" parent) ; Control the tests ; Challenge the homework monster ; Accelerate (but don't necessarily skip) ; Shift the method
- Part IV: Rethinking the system. The end result ; The child's vision ; All the other things school does ; Solving for X
- Part V: Opting out. Deciding to homeschool ; Getting started in five steps ; Out-of-the-box teaching strategies ; Radical alternatives
- Postscript: About college.