The Educated Child
Subtitle: A Parents Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade
Publisher: Free Press
Published: November 10, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780684833491
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals, etc; Parents And Education; Education, Elementary; Education / Teaching; Parent Participation; Education; Home and school; Elementary; Aims & Objectives; Education / General; United States; Early childhood education
First sentence: GETTING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION OFF TO A GOOD START does not take extraordinary efforts or extravagant stimulation.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : The preschool years.; title: Fostering a love of learning; title: Getting ready for school; title: Character education in the early years; title: Day care and preschool; title: Part 2 : The core curriculum.; title: English; title: History and geography; title: Art and music; title: Mathematics; title: Science; title: Part 3 : Making it work.; title: Helping your child succeed in school; title: Special needs and special gifts; title: School problems; title: Along with academics; title: Temptations and troubles; title: Current issues in education; title: Parents and education reform