Parent category: 1315 books
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2014
Even though in the past there has always been some kind of parental involvement in most educational platforms, of late parents are seeking to have more say in the general running and curriculum content the school follows.
But we need to be more involved.
Here’s an overview of this ultimate guide...
The Everything STEM Handbook
Help Your Child Learn and Succeed in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015
Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids!
The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future...
by Lukasz Laniecki
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
There are thousands of questions from young people on the Internet, who are uncertain whether they should prioritize their own needs and dreams, or do what their parents (families) want, or expect from them.
How do I convince my parents to let me pursue my career in the fitness industry?
How...
In Schools We Trust
Creating Communities of Learning in an era of Testing and Standardization
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
We are in an era of radical distrust of public education. Increasingly, we turn to standardized tests and standardized curricula-now adopted by all fifty states-as our national surrogates for trust.
Legendary school founder and reformer Deborah Meier believes fiercely that schools have to win...
What Does it Mean to be Four?
A practical guide to child development in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
What Does It Mean To Be Four, from child psychologist Jennie Lindon, will give you the tools you need to ensure that your work with children, whether in a school, nursery or home setting, is relevant to their individual stages of development.This books looks at the six areas of learning in the EYFS and...
by
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Thirtysix of the best thinkers on family and community engagement were assembled to produce this Handbook, and they come to the task with varied backgrounds and lines of endeavor. Each could write volumes on the topics they address in the Handbook, and quite a few have. The authors tell us what they...
My Mother, My Friend
The Ten Most Important Things to Talk About With Your Mother
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2001
Every woman has things that she wants to talk about with her mother -- but can't. Big questions about health, aging and money, and even more personal issues about family secrets and Mom's relationship with Dad have made for extremely difficult conversations -- until now.
In My Mother, My Friend, communications...
by Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
‘For most men and women expecting to become fathers and mothers, the formation of their child, its character, faculties, qualities and flaws all happen by chance – or by the will of God, which they have no very clear idea about. As they have, however, heard of the laws of heredity, they do expect...
The Resilient Self
How Survivors of Troubled Families Rise Above Adversity
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2010
An informative and inspiring guide to rebounding from childhood hardships to find uncommon strength and courage
“The Resilient Self reminds us all of the importance of being aware of and building on the strengths of our young people, whatever their early life experiences. We must work to...
by Linda Darlene Marie Sharpe
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
We are all on a journey. At this time, many of us baby boomers are on a journey of caring for our aging parents. Any life journey has its ups and downs. Many children never see this in their future. There are lots of feelings: frustration, hopelessness, anger, and inability to cope. This book is about...
Building Powerful Learning Environments
From Schools to Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016
Building Powerful Learning Environments takes a close look at the trends of the Post-Digital Era through the prism of how systems of education can meet the needs of our times and offers a systemic approach to creating a different canvas for learning that aligns to these changes. At the center of the...
by Todd Whitaker
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
This book provides tips and strategies to help school leaders improve, neutralize, or eliminate resistant and negative teachers. Learn how to handle staff members who gossip in the teacher's lounge, consistently say "it won't work" when any new idea is suggested, send an excessive number...
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
Fundamentals of a Good Sixth-Grade Education, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders.
B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing.
The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
“What kind of Navy officer sits on his ship in the middle of the Mediterranean dreaming of gerbils?”
That’s the question that Holly Robinson sets out to answer in this warm and rollicking memoir of life with her father, the world’s most famous gerbil czar.
Starting with a few...