Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades : And What You Can Do About It

Review
"The book is great! Parents will have it tattered and torn from 'rereadings.' You included how both parents and teachers might feel about themselves, the kids, and each other. A useful, practical 'how to' book!"-- Carol O'Brien Parent


From the Hardcover edition.


Review
"The book is great! Parents will have it tattered and torn from 'rereadings.' You included how both parents and teachers might feel about themselves, the kids, and each other. A useful, practical 'how to' book!"-- Carol O'Brien Parent


From the Hardcover edition.


Book Description
Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities--including those from homes where education is valued--simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This is what Dr. Sylvia Rimm terms underachievement syndrome.

Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up--get this book.


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Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities--including those from homes where education is valued--simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This is what Dr. Sylvia Rimm terms underachievement syndrome.

Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up--get this book.


From the Back Cover
"A rich array of suggestions . . . the kind of down-to-earth advice parents desperately seek when struggling to motivate their underachievers."
--The Washington Post Education Review


About the Author
Sylvia Rimm, PH.D., appears regularly on NBC's Today show with her series "Raising Kids in the '90s.  She is director of the Family Achievement Center at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and clinical professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In addition to her TV appearances, she hosts a nationally broadcast radio program and writes a syndicated newspaper column on parenting. She lives in Cleveland.


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Millions of capable children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities -- including those from homes where education is valued -- simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This is what Dr. Sylvia Rimm terms underachievement syndrome. Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up -- get this book.


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