The genius in every child
Subtitle: encouraging character, curiosity, and creativity in children
By: Rick Ackerly
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780762780839
Subjects: Motivation in education; Personality development; Motivation (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: into the woods; title: Play position; title: Parents : the first teachers; title: Air-traffic controller; title: Mr. Rick, air-traffic controller; title: Education; title: Discipline : how do we get children to behave?; title: Virtue, character, and integrity; title: Getting our children to talk; title: Making them strong, letting them fail; title: Self do it; title: Self do it; title: Boundary setting; title: We are all new; title: Getting our butterflies to fly in formation; title: It's academic; title: Engaging genius; title: Freedom to read; title: Acceleration; title: Abilities, disabilities, and success; title: Being literate; title: Letting them struggle; title: Getting our geniuses to dance together; title: Holding their hands when they suffer; title: Living in the tension; title: What comes then goes; title: Enthusiastic struggle; title: Which way success?; title: "Normal" difference, and the pursuit of genius; title: Real men wear pink; title: What's "normal"?; title: Greatness; title: The sound of silence; title: Anatomy of a miracle; title: Staying out of trouble; title: Don't throw me in that briar patch; title: Getting your comeuppance; title: Good, bad, and integrity; title: Safe to be bad; title: Violence and evil; title: The discipline of patience; title: Let them teach you; title: What would be the smart thing?; title: Making mistakes; title: Who's going to first grade?; title: Who's saving whom?; title: Being true to your genius; title: Epilogue: mantras for working with children; title: Acknowledgments; title: Appendix: disciplines a'z; title: Notes; title: About the author.