Smart is cool!
Subtitle: building a better student through attitude
By: Dom Testa
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Profound Impact Group
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780988790025
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Motivation in education; Education; Parent participation; Students; Attitudes
Description: Radio show personality Dom Testa has worked with children for over twenty years and has noticed how the "dumbing down" of the country has had an impact on children's attitudes toward their own abilities to learn. Testa suggests that helping kids improve their attitudes can help improve their educational experiences.
Table of contents: title: Retrospective; title: The three big downers; title: The root of the evil; title: The personality factor; title: Marcus; title: The dark side of technology; title: The challenge; title: The biggest obstacles; title: Horizon Middle School; title: The power of potential; title: The education to-do list; title: A call to arms.