| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
241 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue: surrendering the rain sticks -- My bright future -- Smart criminal -- Why context matters -- Ostracized -- Fitting in--and dropping out -- Social justice -- Turnaround -- Failing well -- Epilogue; creating new contexts for learning. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-241). |
| Summary |
In the seventh grade, Todd Rose was suspended--not for the first time--for throwing stink bombs at the blackboard. At eighteen, he was a high school dropout, stocking shelves at a department store. Today, Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His book illuminates the struggles of millions of bright young children--and their frustrated parents and teachers--who are stuck in a one-size-fits-all school system that fails to approach the student as an individual. Rose shares his own journey from troubled childhood to Harvard, integrating cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology along with advances in the field of education, to ultimately provide a roadmap for parents and teachers of kids who are the casualties of America's school system.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Rose, L. Todd.
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Learning disabled -- Biography.
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Individualized instruction.
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Learning disabled -- Education.
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Learning disabled -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
9781401324278 |
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1401324274 |
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