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Never enough when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it

"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--

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Main Author: Wallace, Jennifer Breheny (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2023]
Subjects:
Academic achievement > Psychological aspects.
Achievement motivation in adolescence.
Performance in children.
Overachievement.
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Summary:"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
Item Description:Includes discussion questions (pages 253-256).
Physical Description:xxi, 297 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-282) and index.
ISBN:9780593191866
0593191862
Author Notes:Jennifer Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - And What We Can Do About It , which was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year. She is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post . After graduating from Harvard College, Jennifer began her journalism career in television at "60 Minutes". She lives in New York City with her husband and their three children.

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