Hothouse Kids The Dilemma of the Gifted Child

Name: Hothouse Kids The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
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ISBN: 9781594200953

ISBN-10: 1594200955

ISBN-13: 9781594200953

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: Alissa Quart

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Critically acclaimed author Alissa Quart breaks the news about an issue that will be of urgent concern to parents and educators as well as adult readers with "gifted" pasts: the dilemma of the gifted child. While studies show that children who are superior learners do benefit from enriched early education, the intensely competitive lives of America's gifted and talented kids do have risks. The pressure can have long-term effects in adult life, from debilitating perfectionism to performance anxiety and lifelong feelings of failure. Quart traveled the country to research the many ways in which the current craze to "produce" gifted kids and prodigies has gone too far. Exploring the…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 8/17/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 9.75" wide x 6.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
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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Index