What Every Parent Should Know About School

by Michael Reist

Overview

An inside look at what our schools are like today and practical advice for navigating the educational system.

School is our children’s second home. They will spend more time there than anywhere else in their formative years. We all need to talk honestly about the nature of this environment, how it works, and how it doesn’t work. Our kids are depending on us to create a school system where they can learn as well as feel happy. The more we know about how school works, the better we will be able to navigate our way through "the system" and help our children do the same. What Every Parent Should Know About School is an honest, positive, thought-provoking look at what schools are today and what they could be in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459719064
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	08/17/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	662 KB

About the Author

Michael Reist is an educator with over 30 years of experience in the classroom. His best-selling book, Raising Boys in a New Kind of World, has helped countless parents understand their sons better. A nationally acclaimed speaker, he is passionate about the needs of children and parents. He lives in Caledon East, Ontario.

Michael Reist is an internationally recognized advocate for men and boys. As a mentor to hundreds of men and boys over the past two decades, he is aware of the deep questions and issues facing men today. He is the author of several books, including Raising Boys in a New Kind of World and Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys. Michael lives in Caledon East, Ontario.

Table of Contents

Who Should Read This Book?

1. Let’s Open Up School and Look Inside!
2. What Does School Look Like? The Physical Environment of School
3. How Does It Feel to Be at School? The Emotional Environment of School
4. What Are the Other People at School Like? The Social Environment of School
5. The Curriculum Debate: What Do Kids Need to Learn?
6. A Closer Look at the Child in School
7. A Closer Look at the Adults in School
8. Am I Crazy or is the Situation Crazy? Mental Health in Our Schools
9. Discipline: Keeping The Lid On
10. Marks: The Money of School
11. What Has Changed Since I Went to School?
12. School and Addiction
13. The Truth About Bullying
14. What We Could Learn From “Fringy” Alternative Models
15. Brave New World: Visions of the Future

The Test at the End

Editorial Reviews

…his desire to engage parents is well-intentioned and right. His reasoning is sound, based as it is on the work of Dewey et al, which in turn grew into the practices seen today in many educational settings around the world.

Drhelenwrite.com

…his desire to engage parents is well-intentioned and right. His reasoning is sound, based as it is on the work of Dewey et al, which in turn grew into the practices seen today in many educational settings around the world.

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