Hothouse Kids ebook download Alissa Quart

Hothouse Kids

A devastating indictment of the gifted child"" myth The effort to produce ""gifted"" children through an exhausting regimen of early (and ever-earlier) training has grown into a troubling national phenomenon. With less free playtime and overwhelming pressure to achieve, the kids are the ones who suffer. Investigative journalist Alissa Quart knows the terrain firsthand, having herself negotiated the gifted-child label. With phenomenal research and sharp insight, she takes a damning look at the industry that profits from marketing educational products to enhance giftedness and questions the correlation between rigorous early enrichment and higher achievement. A thoughtful, sometimes critical look at the excessive ambition foisted upon children, Hothouse Kids is essential reading for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education.

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Title of ebook: Hothouse Kids
ISBN: 9781429541565
parent-ISBN: 9780143111917
Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 272
Published: 07-2007
Released online for download: 07-31-2007
Author of eBook: Quart, Alissa

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