num_pages: 256
description: In the seventh grade Todd Rose was suspendednot for the first timefor throwing six stink bombs at the blackboard where his art teacher stood with his back to the class. At eighteen he was a high school dropout stocking shelves at a department store for $4.25 an hour. Today Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Square Peg illuminates the struggles of millions of bright young childrenand their frustrated parents and teacherswho are stuck in a one-size-fits-all school system that fails to approach the student as an individual. Rose shares his own incredible journey from troubled childhood to Harvard seamlessly integrating cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology along with advances in the field of education to ultimately provide a roadmap for parents and teachers of kids who are the casualties of Americas antiquated school system. With a distinguished blend of humor humility and practical advice for nurturing children who are a poor fit in conventional schools Square Peg is a game-changing manifesto that provides groundbreaking insight into how we can get the most out of all the students in our classrooms and why todays dropouts could be tomorrows innovators.
language: English
title: Square Peg: My Story and What It Means for Raising Innovators, Visionaries, and Out-of-the-Box Thinkers
publisher: Hachette Books