Genius is not just about intelligence and aptitude, it's also a
word that embodies our inner soul, nature, or character. In this
illuminating book, a former principal and father shares
heartwarming stories and wise advice that offers a rare insight
into children and the process of education. "The Genius in Every
Child" celebrates the moments in the lives of children, their
parents, and their teachers. The stories of unique characters in
action illustrate some of the principles of education and the
disciplines we need to be good stewards of our children's character
and intellect. The vignettes provide both delight and enjoyment in
the miracle of it all, and perspective and solace in the difficulty
of it all, encouraging parents and teachers to work hand-in-hand.
This book urges parents to focus on the long run, entrusting the
trials, struggles, and sufferings of the short run to the kids. It
proposes a shift in focus from test scores to enthusiasm, from
perfect behavior to learning from mistakes, from measuring up to
making something of yourself, from independence to interdependence,
from goodness to integrity, from fear to love. The value of this
experience to hundreds of children, parents, and teachers derives
from the depth of Rick Ackerly's perception and the subtlety of his
understanding. He offers perspective and guidance on a wide range
of challenges faced by parents of today's school-aged children,
including: self-confidence, discipline, boundary-setting, building
character, integrity, taking responsibility, facing challenges,
handling disappointment, peer pressure, reading, testing, homework,
academic achievement, failure, and success. Excerpt] Mr. Rick's
Words of Wisdom Children need teachers at school and parents at
home.
- Failure is at least as powerful an
educator as success.
- Kids need consequences "and" they need
forgiveness
- We put our kids at risk by trying to
engineer their success.
- Our children need us to have
confidence in them.
- The core of building "character" is
taking responsibility.
- If we are open to the surprise, we can
let them educate us.
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