Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
by Alissa Quart
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1594200955
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200953
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Synopsis
A devastating indictment of the ?gifted child? mythThe 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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- Bookseller
- Books End Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154417
- Title
- Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
- Author
- Alissa Quart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1594200955
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200953
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- August 2006
- Pages
- 272