Smart Strengths: A Parent-Teacher Coach Guide to Building Character, Resilience, and Relationships in Youth by John M Yeager (2011-05-20)
Categories: Books, Education & Teaching, Schools & Teaching



Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0983430605
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0983430608
Publisher: Kravis Publishing Division of The Whitson Group, Inc.
Print length: 368 pages
Publication date: May 20, 2011
subtitle: Paperback – May 20, 2011
author: John M. Yeager Sherri Fisher David N. Shearon
review: Editorial Reviews Review SMART Strengths is a wonderful addition to the growing pantheon of works documenting the wisdom of the strengths-based approach in schools and the positive psychology upon which it is based. With both apt and often moving school-based illustrations and also tools to learn how to spot and build a student's strengths, the authors reveal that through healthy relationships with the key adults in their lives, students flourish with ''growth mindsets'' as opposed to stumbling because of preoccupation with deficiencies. A ''must read'' for all the important players (parents, teachers, coaches) in a student's life. --Patrick F. Bassett, President, National Association of Independent Schools I am excited about the possibilities SMART Strengths offers to the training of parents and educators. It represents a pathway to understanding dimensions of growth we have neglected for a long time. Strengths-based development is not merely a technical issue, but is at the very heart of the challenge of human development. SMART Strengths is practical in the best sense of that word. I plan on placing it directly into the hands of teachers, future and current school leaders, and above all, parents. I highly recommend this text to anyone interested in personal development, and especially for those who are charged with fostering and facilitating growth in others. --Tom Ward, Director, Principal Leadership Academy of Nashville, Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education I am excited about the possibilities SMART Strengths offers to the training of parents and educators. It represents a pathway to understanding dimensions of growth we have neglected for a long time. Strengths-based development is not merely a technical issue, but is at the very heart of the challenge of human development. SMART Strengths is practical in the best sense of that word. I plan on placing it directly into the hands of teachers, future and current school leaders, and above all, parents. I highly recommend this text to anyone interested in personal development, and especially for those who are charged with fostering and facilitating growth in others. --Tom Ward, Director, Principal Leadership Academy of Nashville, Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education From the Inside Flap SMART Strengths is a wonderful addition to the growing pantheon of works documenting the wisdom of the strengths-based approach in schools and the positive psychology upon which it is based. With both apt and often moving school-based illustrations and also tools to learn how to spot and build a student's strengths, the authors reveal that through healthy relationships with the key adults in their lives, students fl ourish with growth mindsets as opposed to stumbling because of preoccupation with defi ciencies. A must read for all the important players (parents, teachers, coaches) in a student's life.--PATRICK F. BASSETT, President, National Association of Independent Schools I am excited about the possibilities SMART Strengths off ers to the training of parents and educators. It represents a pathway to understanding dimensions of growth we have neglected for a long time. Strengths-based development is not merely a technical issue, but is at the very heart of the challenge of human development. SMART Strengths is practical in the best sense of that word. I plan on placing it directly into the hands of teachers, future and current school leaders, and above all, parents. I highly recommend this text to anyone interested in personal development, and especially for those who are charged with fostering and facilitating growth in others.--TOM WARD, Director, Principal Leadership Academy of Nashville, Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education About the Author John M. Yeager , Ed.D. MAPP, is a nationally known consultant on strengths in school. As the director of the Center for Character Excellence at the Culver Academics, he has launched a model program on the integration of character strengths among the entire school community. Sherri Fisher , MAPP, M.Ed, is an education management consultant, workshop facilitator, and coach specializing in creating learning, productivity, and change solutions for students of all ages, their families and their schools. Sherri is a founder of Flourishing Schools and maintains a private education management practice, Student Flourishing. David N. (Dave) Shearon , JD, MAPP, brings both public education policy leadership experience and more than two decades leading Tennessee's mandatory professional development program for lawyers to his work with Flourishing Schools on behalf of K-12 education. Dave has trained teachers in how to teach resilience to students in programs around the world. Read more