Against the odds : how "at-risk" children exceed expectations / Janine Bempechat.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bempechat, Janine, 1956-
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Children with social disabilities > Education (Elementary) > Massachusetts.
Children of minorities > Education (Elementary) > Massachusetts.
Academic achievement > Massachusetts.
Catholic schools > Massachusetts.
Public schools > Massachusetts.
Physical Description:xvii, 169 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: learning from poor and minority students who succeed
  • Misguided notions about underachievement
  • The critical role of parents
  • Children's understanding success and failure
  • Success in mathematics
  • Overall success in school
  • Lessons for parents and teachers
  • "To seek mind where it is mindful."