81 Questions for Parents

Kristen J. Amundson

doi:10.5771/9781475859355

Summary

As a former teacher, school board chair, and state legislator, Kristen J. Amundson has spent decades answering parents’ questions about school. 81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School highlights the most important of these questions, covering a child’s school journey from preschool to postsecondary education. It includes some of the school secrets parents need to know—the often unwritten rules that can make a child’s K-12 experience the best it can be. Should you “redshirt” your kindergartener (and hold them out for a year)? How much parent help on homework is too much? And why could playing in the band be a secret to getting your child into a good college? And for parents who are struggling to teach their child at home, there are tips on how to do that while still keeping your sanity (and your own job). 81 Questions for Parents combines common sense, research, and a little humor to help parents support their child to get the best possible education.

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Copyright year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-5934-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-5935-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 200
Product type: Book Titles

1. CONTENTS No access
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
3. INTRODUCTION No access
Ch01. SIX BIG QUESTIONS ALL PARENTS SHOULD ASK No access Pages 1 - 18
Ch02. WHEN THE KITCHEN TABLE BECOMES YOUR SCHOOL DESK No access Pages 19 - 48
Ch03. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT KINDERGARTEN No access Pages 49 - 64
Ch04. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL No access Pages 65 - 84
Ch05. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL No access Pages 85 - 104
Ch06. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL No access Pages 105 - 128
Ch07. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT NEXT STEPS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL No access Pages 129 - 146
Ch08. QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT STUDY SKILLS, HOMEWORK, AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT BRAIN SCIENCE No access Pages 147 - 166
Ch09. WHAT PARENTS SHOULD ASK ABOUT BECOMING ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE No access Pages 167 - 184
CONCLUSION No access Pages 185 - 186
NOTES No access Pages 187 - 198
ABOUT THE AUTHOR No access Pages 199 - 200