A Love for Learning

A Love for Learning
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Publisher : Great Potential Press, Inc.
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780910707800
ISBN-13 : 0910707804
Rating : 4/5 (804 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Love for Learning by : Carol Strip Whitney

Download or read book A Love for Learning written by Carol Strip Whitney and published by Great Potential Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifted children are susceptible to many de-motivating factors, which can lead to depression and academic underachievement. The authors present concepts and techniques to counteract those factors, allowing a child's motivation to skyrocket. Features the Four C's of Motivation: (1) Creating Challenge; (2) Creating Control; (3) Creating Commitment; and (4) Creating Compassion. This new book includes additional resources, books and websites for parents and teachers, and a foreword by Dr. Joanne Rand Whitmore Schwartz, former dean of the College of Education, Kent State University, and author of the classic book, "Giftedness, Conflict and Underachievement." Following a foreword and a preface, this book contains the following chapters: (1) The Turn-Off Effect; (2) a 360 Motivation; (3) Physical Reasons for Loss of Motivation; (4) Emotional Reasons for Loss of Motivation; (5) Social Reasons for Loss of Motivation; (6) School Reasons for Loss of Motivation; (7) The Four C's in Action; (8) Creating Challenge; (9) Creating Control; (10) Creating Commitment; (11) Creating Compassion; (12) The Classroom that Works; (13) Motivating Every Student--Who's in the Classroom?; (14) Questions and Answers; and (15) Parent to Parent: a Story of Hope. Endnotes, Additional Resources for Parents and Teachers, References, Index, and About the Authors are also included.


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