| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 264 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-251) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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 struggling with learning differences, maturity differences, toxic classroom environments, and even from giftedness..."--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
Education -- Parent participation.
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Home schooling.
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EDUCATION / Parent Participation.
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| ISBN |
0393285960 |
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9780393285963 |
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