{"product_id":"getting-our-kids-back-on-track-educating-children-for-the-future-paperback-softback-9780787949914","title":"Getting Our Kids Back on Track; Educating Children for the Future (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787949914","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGetting Our Kids Back on Track\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEducating Children for the Future\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanine Bempechat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787949914, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16 x 2.6 cm, 0.467 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Practical solutions that will boost kids' competence and helpparents know they can make a difference.\" (Michele Borba, author,Parents Do Make a Difference)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Building on her research and personal experiences, Bempechat makesa passionate, provocative, and powerful plea to parents to focus onthe academic achievement of their children.\" (Jerome T. Murphy,Harold Howe II Professor of Education and dean, Harvard GraduateSchool of Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Hands-on, practical suggestions for helping children find balancein their lives. She helps parents learn how to forge effectivepartnerships with schools so that all our children may grow intohealthy, well-educated, confident adults.\" (Jeffrey Young,superintendent of schools, Newton, Massachusetts)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book is for all elementary principals and the parents of thechildren they serve. Bempechat suggests practical ways in whichparents can become effective partners and advocates in theirchildren's education.\" (Mark Springer, principal, Mason-RiceElementary School, Newton, Massachusetts)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGetting Our Kids Back on Track is a no-nonsense guide for achieving academic success written by an acclaimed expert in the study of motivation and achievement in children. In this indispensable resource, author Janine Bempechat claims that the so-called self-esteem movement has actually worked to undermine academic excellence in our nation's schools. As an alternative, she offers parents clear-cut advice and details step by step how to create a structured, predictable, and consistent home environment that will inspire children to reach their full intellectual potential.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Challenging Our Assumptions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Talking to Your Children About School.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Supporting Achievement at Home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dealing with Homework.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Working with The Teacher's Values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Balancing Extra-Curricular Interests with AcademicObligations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Confronting Negative Peer Pressure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What You Say and Do Really Matters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Author.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Self-help \u0026amp; personal development [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Self-help \u0026amp; personal development\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Self-help%20\u0026amp;%20personal%20development%20%5BVS%5D%22\"\u003eVS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410651967768,"sku":"9780787949914","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787949914.jpg?v=1784246617","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/getting-our-kids-back-on-track-educating-children-for-the-future-paperback-softback-9780787949914","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}