This book focuses on the sources of underachievement, the world of the underachiever, and pathways to achievement. The author explains how parents and teachers can help a child live up to his or her potential. The book solves the mystery of underachievement in children by looking beneath the child’s surface behaviour. It discloses the beliefs that influence an underachiever’s attitude and actions and pinpoints the warning signs to watch for in elementary, middle, and high school students. This book focuses on the roots of underachievement by explaining in detail by offering solutions to problems including guidelines for supporting the students through the change process, including dealing with setbacks, strategies for helping children work effectively at home to making sure they bring their work to school. The author also offers practical techniques for working with teachers to encourage a new approach to learning and school behaviour and methods for communicating constructively with and underachiever. This book is for anyone who knows that their child is capable of so much more. It is never too late to fix, polish, and fine-tune a learning mind. Every student has the ability to achieve. Does a great job of addressing those children who fall between the cracks–no obvious problem behind their repeated failures and nothing seems to motivate them. This book is a very good resource for parents of underachievers, former underachievers, and anyone who wants to understand the success of their child.
Authors: Natalie Rathvon
Publishers: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 1996
No. of pages: 239