ED442573 PS028664
Title: Getting Our Kids Back on Track: Educating Children
for the Future.
Author(s): Bempechat, Janine
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-7879-4991-4
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome Street,
5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 ($25). Tel: 888-378-2537 (Toll
Free); Fax: 800-605-2665 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.josseybass.com.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Non-classroom (055)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC2000
Target Audience: Parents
In parents' quest to keep children "well-rounded" with
out-of-school activities, they leave little time for homework and
other activities considered by many to be important for their education.
However, those parents who advocate for reduced homework loads,
stress-free schoolwork, and an increase in extracurricular activities
may actually be doing their children a disservice. Noting that more
affluent parents are expressing increased anger at attempts to infuse
their children's schools with the kind of academic rigor for which
poor parents clamor, this book offers parents and teachers a practical
guide to encourage and support children's academic success and,
by doing so, bolster their self-worth. The book uses real-life examples
drawn from years of research to show how to set priorities and help
children develop traits of persistence, diligence, and the ability
to delay gratification. The book's chapters are as follows: (1)
"Challenging Our Assumptions"; (2) "Talking to Your
Children about School"; (3) "Supporting Achievement at
Home"; (4) "Dealing with Homework"; (5) "Working
with the Teacher's Values"; (6) "Balancing Extra-Curricular
Interests with Academic Obligations"; (7) "Confronting
Negative Peer Pressure"; and (8) "What You Say and Do
Really Matters." Helpful questions for parents to ask themselves
and their children's teachers are appended. (Contains extensive
notes, by chapter.) (HTH)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; Change Strategies; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Extracurricular Activities; Family Environment;
Homework; *Parent Aspiration; *Parent Student Relationship; Parent
Teacher Cooperation; School Attitudes; Self Esteem; Socioeconomic
Influences; Student Attitudes; Student Improvement; Student Needs;
*Teacher Expectations of Students
