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By mstrohm | December 7, 2008
After laying low for a year I have been stirring with a desire to begin blogging again.
I have come across two books I believe will be of help to parents. First, a book for older elementary through middle school students (as well as immature high school students) entitled The Essential 55
. Author Ron Clark shares 55 straight forward rules every student should follow. Obedience to these rules will do more than bring school success. How to handle social interactions, sporting events and even have a better relationship with parents are all covered in the practicle 55 rules. Here is a link to the book on Amazon where you can Look Inside and see the table of contents.
My concern for over-booked children led me to pick up a book entitled The Overachievers. Alexandra Robbins writes this book a bit like a reality show, with real life stories of overachieving children. Robbins offers some suggestions on how to control the madness. In my opinion some of these ideas are wise, others seem a bit like desperate attempts to help a select group of students unable to control themselves. Yet the book is valuable for parents and educators, especially if you have a child or work with children who are overachievers.
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December 7th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Thanks for this. http://colossians2.com/ is now in my feed reader, I’ll keep and eye out for your next story. I like the layout of your site, nice and clean and easy to read. Thakns.