Education Development

With its practical advice and compassionate tone, The Myth of Laziness shows parents how to nurture their child's strengths and improve their classroom productivity. Most important, it shows how correcting these problems in childhood will help children live a fulfilling and productive adult life.

In 2003, Diane Tavenner cofounded the first school in what would soon become one of America’s most innovative public-school networks. Summit Public Schools has since won national recognition for its exceptional outcomes: Ninety-nine percent of students are accepted to a four-year college, and they graduate from college at twice the national average.

Do you always Andrew Benson start projects and don’t manage to finish them? Do you not start working until the deadline comes close? Are you your only obstruction? Missing a deadline, procrastinating, overthinking, falling into the worrying trap, getting enraged at petty things, lack of motivation and everything there is to failure, happens to all of us. But changing it, controlling it, and making positive changes in yourself is the way to move forward.

This book illustrates how time travel will be discovered in 1,000 years and documents how futuristic humans have traveled back in time to interract with us throughout history and are here with us today. Many self-hypnosis exercises are provided, including methods for fifth-dimension travel and teleportation, which will train listeners to contact these time travelers and travel in time themselves.

It happens to every parent. One day, you have a sweet son or daughter who loves to snuggle on the couch and who puts a smile on your face just by walking into the room. The next day, it's as if someone left the door open and let in an alien with a smart mouth and an attitude that, frankly, you could do without. Entering middle school is like stepping onto a different planet - for parent and child alike. It's a planet where peer pressure, social media, and hormones can wreak havoc in your child's life.

Somehow, deeply conservative assumptions about how children behave and how parents raise them have become the conventional wisdom in our society. It's widely assumed that parents are both permissive and overprotective, unable to set limits and afraid to let their kids fail. We're told that young people receive trophies, praise, and A's too easily, and suffer from inflated self-esteem and insufficient self-discipline. However, complaints about pushover parents and entitled kids are actually decades old and driven, it turns out, by ideology more than evidence.

How to Reach Consensus Making decisions in a group is often challenging. All too often the more dominating members tend to impose their ideas, or the discussion bogs down and no decision is made. The practice of consultation provides a solution to this dilemma, by focusing on the decision-making process as a joint search for truth, in which each person’s perceptions and ideas contribute to a fuller understanding of the reality of a given situation, and consequently to better decisions. The practice of consultation is based on certain guidelines that encourage all participants to share ...

Translated in several languages and published by SOLEN in Slovakia, this book will show you how to build character, clarify values, and achieve motivation for a meaningful life through the ancient game of chess. Unique and universal, chess continues to be relevant to human life and struggles; its powers in education and character education have been known for centuries but research has only recently started to quantify them. Chess helps develop grit, discipline, initiative, creativity, and other necessary qualities for authentic living. This book makes the adventure of character building ...

Discover the ultimate guide to nurturing and supporting your grandchild's development with Championing Your Grandchild's Growth. This insightful eBook is your go-to resource for building strong, meaningful connections and providing invaluable support across various aspects of your grandchild's life. Unlock the secrets of modern grandparenting with comprehensive chapters that delve into a myriad of topics. Start by understanding your vital role as a grandparent, bridging generational gaps, and maintaining open communications with parents. Immerse yourself in the art of building strong ...

Learn how to manipulate, persuade, and speed-read people effectively using verbal and nonverbal clues to regain control in your relationships and get rid of narcissistic people in your life. Taking charge of your own fears and your own anxieties empowers you to take control of who you let into your psyche.

Don't let chance determine your future. Prepare to pass the CDL examinations by following Kevin Peterson's advice. Start your adventure right away to see your aspirations of a lucrative career around the country come true!

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, “Is this what is best for students?” is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand how damaging technology overuse and misuse has been to our kids. On a mission to educate and empower parents, they show how screen saturation at home and school has created a wide range of cognitive and social deficits in our young people.

Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved Fred Rogers, showing appreciation for parents whose children are grown as well as giving advice to those parents raising young ones.

"Cultivating Lifelong Learning: A Parent’s Guide to Instilling the Love of Education in Your Child" Unlock Your Child's Full Potential with the Power of Lifelong Learning! Dear Dedicated Parent, Imagine a future where your child thrives with a boundless curiosity, a resilient mindset, and a lifelong passion for learning. Picture them navigating life’s challenges with confidence, creativity, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. This isn’t just a dream—it’s a reality you can create with the right guidance and tools. Introducing "Cultivating Lifelong Learning: A Parent’s Guide...

There's a gift inside of you that you may not realize. That gift is the talent to communicate. Sharing in a sales call with a new client, interviewing for a job, presenting in a board meeting or in front of an audience of strangers whether with two, 20, 200, or 2,000, they are all high-stakes communication platforms. How can you be authentically you? Mack's story will help you realize the hidden gift inside of you. Your life is a presentation, and you have what it takes to wow the crowd.

In today's competitive job market, having a standout resume is more crucial than ever. "The Elite Resume: Crafting Your Ticket to the Executive Suite" is an essential guide designed to transform your resume into a compelling narrative that showcases your unique qualifications and prepares you for the challenges of high-level professional roles. Written by a renowned expert in digital marketing and career development, this book offers a meticulous, step-by-step approach to crafting resumes that not only pass through Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) but also capture the attention of hiring ...

Winning teammates are the people that make it possible for any group to succeed - the people on whom others depend. Winning teammates are the people who others want to work with. Winning teammates bring more than just technical skills - they bring interpersonal skills that every great organization needs to create and maintain a positive and productive culture. In the book, you meet Nick Turner, a talented worker who finds himself changing jobs - again.

Der Nummer-1-Bestseller der Sunday Times: ein Hörbuch über Erziehung für alle, die keine Erziehungsratgeber mögen Kann ich meinen Eltern verzeihen? Darf ich eingestehen, dass ich als Mutter oder Vater einen Fehler gemacht habe? Ja, sagt die erfahrene Psychotherapeutin Philippa Perry. Was Kinder brauchen, sind keine falschen Ideale, sondern wahrhaftige Bezugspersonen. In ihrem Nr. 1-Bestseller erklärt Philippa Perry, worauf es zwischen Eltern und Kindern wirklich ankommt. Ihr leicht zugängliches und praxisnahes Konzept verrät.

Having played the role of a student, postdoc, researcher, research faculty member, author, reviewer, and editor, Kasthurirangan "Rangan" Gopalakrishnan, PhD, fully understands and empathizes with the struggles and pleasures of academic work. In this book, his goal is to assist you to do what you are already doing more effectively and efficiently with minimal stress and possibly to identify and eliminate those activities and habits that interfere with your academic writing productivity.

The Education of Henry Adams is among the oddest and most enlightening books in American literature. Henry Adams was the grandson of a president and the great-grandson of another one. He was also the son of the American Ambassador to England, and his secretery. As such he rubbed elbows, literally, with Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt and with many of the great figures of his time.