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Title: Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and Motivating Your Underachieving Child by Michael D., Ph.D. Whitley ISBN: 0-399-52705-2 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally, some direction
Comment: My husband and I have only just started implementing the suggestions in this book, but it is a relief to finally have some direction as to how to handle our 16-year-old son. I just wish we could have read this 5 years ago. After years of struggling and following teacher recommendations of consequences, planners for teachers to sign, and rewards--all to no avail; Dr. Whitley's approach puts the solution responsibilities back on the child. I can't say he particularly likes the process at this point, but it's not because we are angry or punishing. We are simply asking questions and Dr. Whitley says if they become irritated, "take heart" because that means we're hitting the right buttons. He compares the approach to Columbo and Mr. Rogers: caring, logical, inquiring. Even if it takes a long time to have the desired effect of better grades, at least we are not screaming at him and feel like we are acting more like we are on his side--which, of course, we always have been!
Rating: 5
Summary: Your child can achieve his potential and here is the key.
Comment: My son in fifth grade was receiving D's and E's despite reading on an 8th grade level. We had tried everything, bribery, threats, groundings, denial of field trips, removal of TV privileges and anything else you could think of. He simply "forgot" everything he was tasked with at home and at school. He even "forgot" to turn in homework that he had actually completed!! This book made me described how we could give him the tools to apply himself to get good grades and somewhat sceptically, I thought I had nothing to lose by trying it. BINGO. We've seen dramatic improvement in every area, not just schoolwork. There are still some "slipbacks" into old habits, but we're definitely on the right track to his achieving his potential. Thank You Dr Whitley.
Rating: 3
Summary: Helpful but Not the Answer
Comment: It has been several months since we started using Dr. Whitley's program. After a month or so, our son became increasingly impatient with our calm questioning and was making no progress. While we still use the calm, methodical approach to communications with our son, we dropped the more structured questioning. Our son has been dianosed twice with ADD by psychiatrists. He refuses to accept the diagnosis or medication, and we discuss these issues with him in the calm manner suggested by Dr. Whitley. However, Dr. Whitley's program is not going to result in better grades for our son if the problem is physiological. Dr. Whitley does a disservice to parents by not at least mentioning the possibility that underachievement can have a biological cause.
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Title: Empowering Underachievers : How to Guide Failing Kids (8-18) to Personal Excellence by Peter A. Spevak Ph.D., Maryann Karinch ISBN: 0882821954 Publisher: New Horizon Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades : And What You Can Do About It by Sylvia B. Rimm ISBN: 0517886871 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 20 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The UNMOTIVATED CHILD : Helping Your Underachiever Become a Successful Student by Natalie Rathvon ISBN: 0684803062 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 06 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: They Can but They Don't: Helping Students Overcome Work Inhibition by Jerome H. Bruns ISBN: 0140152296 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Overcoming Underachieving : A Simple Plan to Boost Your Kids' Grades and End the Homework Hassles by Ruth Peters ISBN: 0767904583 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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