Hothouse Kids How the Pressure to Succeed Threatens Childhood

Name: Hothouse Kids How the Pressure to Succeed Threatens Childhood
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ISBN: 9780143111917

ISBN-10: 0143111914

ISBN-13: 9780143111917

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Authors: Alissa Quart

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A devastating indictment of the gifted child myth The effort to produce gifted children through an exhausting regimen of early (and ever-earlier) training has grown into a troubling national phenomenon. With less free playtime and overwhelming pressure to achieve, the kids are the ones who suffer. Investigative journalist Alissa Quart knows the terrain firsthand, having herself negotiated the gifted-child label. With phenomenal research and sharp insight, she takes a damning look at the industry that profits from marketing educational products to enhance giftedness and questions the correlation between rigorous early enrichment and higher achievement. A thoughtful, sometimes critical look…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 7/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English




The Icarus Effect



The Baby Genius Edutainment Complex: The New Smart Baby Products



The Educated Infant: Classes for an Improved Childhood



Child's Play or Child Labor? Preprofessional Kids



Gifted and Left Behind: Enrichment in the Public Schools



Gurus of Giftedness: Intelligence Testing and Talent by Other Measures



Extreme Parenting: Mothers and Fathers as the Ultimate Instructors



Young Competitors: Youth Contests for Good and for Ill



Children of God: The Teen Preaching Tournaments



The Prodigy Hunters: Math Whiz Kids Become Wall Street Recruits


Conclusion: Rethinking Giftedness: Against Perfection


Acknowledgments


Notes


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