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.

"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"--

The original cloth edition of this book caused a firestorm of controversy and acclaim, with two major features in Newsweek, and other major broadcast and print media. Parents and educators who are painfully familiar with the crisis in boy's education bought and discussed this book passionately, producing the greatest hardcover sales any Gurian titles has achieved to date. Gurian's greatest sales in the past have always been in paperback, so we're...

"The companion to Teach Like a Champion, the book that took the teaching community by storm In his acclaimed book Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov shared 49 essential techniques used by excellent teachers. In his companion Field Guide, he further explores those techniques in a practical guide. With the Teach Like a Champion Field Guide, teachers will have an indispensable resource that complements their classroom application of Lemov's techniques....

This guide for middle school students will instill confidence for test taking. They'll find proven tips to help prepare for each test and learn how to beat test anxiety before it can beat them. Topics include how to get motivated, take notes, organize time and thoughts, and win at studying. Readers discover where to turn for help and how to tackle different kinds of tests. Common test mistakes and how to avoid them are also explored, as well as what...

Every teacher, school, and class is unique, but there are certain things that successful students have in common no matter what. Make the Grade helps students everywhere stay on top of schoolwork by dissecting the school week as students actually experience it, and offering realistic solutions to common problems, from difficult teachers and over-booked schedules to boring homework and the endless variety of distractions. This book also includes sections...

"In this unflinching and compelling book, learning expert Dr. Kimberly Nix Berens reveals the "blind spots" that perpetuate ineffective teaching practices -- leading to mediocrity and failure for a majority of students. For more than 20 years, she has been developing an educational method that uses behavioral science to rapidly accelerate the core academic and cognitive skills of kids. As a result, thousands of students have achieved high levels of...

In this novel of overachieving, existential crises, growing up, and coming out, Mary, who always thought she'd find the meaning of life in a perfect SAT score, decides to stop trying so hard to see what happens.

"Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction & Assessment is a two-part resource that provides educators with an understanding of what the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are with steps to integrate them into classroom practice. Following this, Robert J. Marzano and his colleagues supply readers with hundreds of ready-to-use proficiency scales created from the CCSS to help teachers assess students' progress. This book will help...