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Myth of Laziness America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Kids and Parents Can Become More Productive

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ISBN-10: 074321367X

ISBN-13: 9780743213677

Edition: 2003

Authors: Melvin. D Levine, Elizabeth Krasner, Mel Levine

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How many times have you heard a teacher say that your child has tremendous potential "if only he'd just apply himself" or "if only she'd work just a little harder"? How often have you said the same thing to your son or daughter? Or perhaps you have a coworker who can't seem to finish anything; his reports are never in on time, or her projects are always behind schedule. No matter what excuses you hear, you suspect that laziness is the real reason for your colleague's low productivity. Almost no one is actually lazy, says Dr. Mel Levine, author of the #1 national bestseller A Mind at a Time. Low productivity -- whether in school or on the job -- is almost always caused by a genuine problem,…    
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Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 1/9/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Melvin D. Levine Mel Levine is a Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has conducted projects called Schools Attuned and Developmental Schools which are designed to help teachers deal with children having academic difficulties, such as ADD. Dr. Levine has spoken at many conferences and is known for his personable approach to learning and his no-nonsense approach to developmental learning.

Acknowledgments
Prologue
The Myth of Sisyphus
Getting a Mind to Work
Russell Strinberg:A Case of Low Motor Turnout
Clint Walker:Forgetting How to Remember
Ginny Caldwell:Repeated Energy Crises
Scott Murray:Controls Out of Control
Darnell Mason:Words That Can't Describe
Roberta Chan:Deflation Ideation
Sharon and Mark Taylor:Falling Prey to Disarray
Output's Inputs
The Righting of Writing
Cultivating and Restoring Output Epilogue
Output's Outcomes
Appendixes
The Writing Troubleshooter
The Story Developer
The Report Developer
An Output Inventory
Index