Dr. Rimm describes a realistic, compassionate, no-nonsense, six-step program te reverse the epidemic of underachievement that exists in today’s schools. This manual, for parents and teachers, contains practical advice, step-by-step examples, and sample dialogue to use with bright but underachieving children.
In Why bright kids get poor grades, Dr. Rimm explains:
- How to tell if a child is underachieving
- Patterns of underachievement
- How parents (unintentionally) contribute to underachievement
- Ways in which schools cause underachievement
- Consequences of dependency and dominance in children
- Tips for solving homework struggles
- The role of competition
- How parents and teachers can work together
- Methods of finding positive role models
- Techniques to help children take more responsability for themselves
- Approaches to encourage independence and self-organization
- Plans that build resiliency
- A proven model for reversing underachievement
- Rimm’s 12 Laws of Achievement
De auteurs:
Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D., is a psychologist and best-selling author who has appeared regularly on NBC’s Today show. She is director of the Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Titel:
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades
And what you can do about it
Auteur:
Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Uitgeverij:
Great Potential Press, Inc., Scottsdale, ©2008
ISBN:
978-0-910707-87-9