Getting Our Kids Back on Track 
Subtitle: Educating Children for the Future
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: February 24, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780787949914
Subjects: Educational psychology; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Home and school; Child Development And Rearing; Parents And Education; Education / Teaching; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Child Care/Parenting; Parent Participation; Parenting - General; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Education-Philosophy & Social Aspects; Family & Relationships / Parenting; Family & Relationships-Parenting - General; United States; Child Development; Child rearing; Education
First sentence: As an educational researcher and parent of two school-age children, I find this mother's perspective troubling.
Description: "Getting Our Kids Back on Track reveals that those parents who advocate for reduced homework loads, stress-free schoolwork, and an increase in extracurricular activities are actually doing children a great disservice. Using illustrative real-life examples from her years of research, Bempechat shows how to set priorities and help children develop traits of persistence, diligence, and the ability to delay gratification."--Jacket.