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1 online resource (269 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Into the Woods; PART 1: PLAY POSITION; Chapter 1: Parents: The First Teachers; Chapter 2: Air-Traffic Controller; Chapter 3: Mr. Rick, Air-Traffic Controller; Chapter 4: Education; Chapter 5: Discipline: How Do We Get Children to Behave?; Chapter 6: Virtue, Character, and Integrity; Chapter 7: Getting Our Children to Talk; Chapter 8: Making Them Strong, Letting Them Fail; PART 2: SELF DO IT; Chapter 9: Self Do It; Chapter 10: Boundary Setting; Chapter 11: We Are All New; Chapter 12: Getting Our Butterflies to Fly in Formation |
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PART 3: IT''S ACADEMICChapter 13: Engaging Genius; Chapter 14: Freedom to Read; Chapter 15: Acceleration; Chapter 16: Abilities, Disabilities, and Success; Chapter 17: Being Literate; PART 4: LETTING THEM STRUGGLE; Chapter 18: Getting Our Geniuses to Dance Together; Chapter 19: Holding Their Hands When They Suffer; Chapter 20: Living in the Tension; Chapter 21: What Comes Then Goes; Chapter 22: Enthusiastic Struggle; Chapter 23: Which Way Success?; PART 5: "NORMAL," DIFFERENCE, AND THE PURSUIT OF GENIUS; Chapter 24: Real Men Wear Pink; Chapter 25: What's "Normal"?; Chapter 26: Greatness |
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Chapter 27: The Sound of SilenceChapter 28: Anatomy of a Miracle; PART 6: STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE; Chapter 29: Don't Throw Me in That Briar Patch; Chapter 30: The Story of the Three Little Girls; PART 7: GOOD, BAD, AND INTEGRITY; Chapter 31: Safe to Be Bad; Chapter 32: Violence and Evil; Chapter 33: The Discipline of Patience; PART 8: LET THEM TEACH YOU; Chapter 34: What Would Be the Smart Thing?; Chapter 35: Making Mistakes; Chapter 36: Who's Going to First Grade?; Chapter 37: Who's Saving Whom?; Chapter 38: Being True to Your Genius; Epilogue: Mantras for Working with Children |
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Appendix: Disciplines A-ZNotes; Acknowledgments; About the Author |
| Summary |
Every parent wants the best for their child and it can be difficult for parents to watch from the sidelines when their child goes off to school. But Rick Ackerly helps parents through this transition with a reassuring book that shows them that while they will always be their child''s first teacher and can continue to see themselves as educators, it is critical that ""parents"" and ""teachers"" play their respective positions. Ultimately, education is about so much more than learning how to read or solve a math problem; it''s also about building character and integrity, learning to handle |
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Print version record |
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Motivation (Psychology)
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Motivation in education.
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Personality development.
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Motivation
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Personality Development
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Motivation in education
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Motivation (Psychology)
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Personality development
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780762787241 |
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0762787244 |
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