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Homeschooling
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Gregory Millman |
This intimate, eminently practical memoir of a successful homeschooled family of six children illuminates today's most exciting choice in education, and shows how it works from cradle to college. |
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The unschooling handbook
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Mary Griffith |
To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As BreathingDid you know that a growing percentage of home schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that childre… |
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Homework Talk!
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Cheli Cerra M.Ed |
Put an end to nightly homework battles! Homework Talk! provides parents with simple and practical advice to help them deal with the many issues that can come up surrounding their children's ho… |
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Summer smarts
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Jeanne Crane Castafero,Janet Van Roden |
A workbook offering exercises to reinforce skills and knowledge learned in the third grade. |
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Mothers united
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Andrea Dyrness |
"In urban American school systems, the children of recent immigrants and low-income parents of color disproportionately suffer from overcrowded classrooms, lack of access to educational resources, an… |
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Raising African American males
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Theresa Harris |
"Raising African American Males is comprised of strategies and interventions that can assist and improve African American males' achievement in all areas of academics as well as in their everyday liv… |
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Lunch wars
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Amy Kalafa |
"In Lunch Wars, award-winning filmmaker and nutritionist Amy Kalafa answers the question she's received from parents around the country in response to her inspiring documentary film Two Angry Moms: "… |
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MegaSkills
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Dorothy Rich |
"MegaSkills is a remarkable achievement . . . what it means is that parents across the country are willing to stand' shoulder to shoulder with teachers in ensuring that our children have the best pos… |
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Rethinking school
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Susan Wise Bauer |
"Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isn't a good fit for all--or even most--students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes … |
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The conscious parent's guide to childhood anxiety
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Sherianna Boyle |
"Help your child feel confident and capable! If your child has been given a diagnosis of anxiety, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Ch… |
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The end of homework
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John Buell,Etta Kralovec |
"Etta Kralovec and John Buell lead us through the history of the American classroom. They review the scant studies that have been conducted and cite historical documents on both sides of the debate, … |
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Schools and families
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Sandra L. Christenson,Susan M. Sheridan |
"How can schools and families work together to raise the bar for student performance? What is the optimal role for families in educational problem solving and decision making? This practical volume i… |
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A cord of three strands
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Soo Hong |
How can low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children's schools? A Cord of Three Strands offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood … |
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Bright minds, poor grades
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Michael D. Whitley |
For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer. Renowned clinical psychologist Michael Whitley, Ph.D. offers a proven ten-st… |
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My shining star
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Rosemary Wells |
The author encourages parents to become more involved in the education of their children through ten basic principles for success. |
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How to involve parents in a multicultural school
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Davis, Bruce |
An elementary school principal in an urban school relates many techniques he and his staff use to involve parents in the life of the school, including student awards assemblies, "positive" telephone … |
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What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know)
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Elizabeth Wissner-Gross |
A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schoolsTargeting the savvy parents of today?s college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a… |
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Ayude a sus hijos a tener éxito en la escuela
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Mariela Dabbah |
This title helps Latino parents understand the U.S. school system, as well as how to get the most for their children from the system. It begins with an overview of the U.S. system, and continues with… |
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Math wars
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Carmen M. Latterell |
"This book is written for parents and other interested parties so that they can understand the great debate taking place in many states in this country about how to teach basic math. The debate cente… |
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Your Child's Strengths
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M.Ed., Jenifer Fox |
An essential book for parents and teachers that explores how children's individual strengths create successWith this groundbreaking work, educator Jenifer Fox is poised to change the conversation abo… |
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