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A smart, funny, provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak"--those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children, from "Good job!" to "Can you say thank you?"--that advocates for a more conscious approach to parenting based on respect and love for the child as an individual.
In Book Smart: How to Support Successful, Motivated Readers, the experience of reading together is used as a vehicle for discussing the varied yet interconnected language and literacy skills that jumpstart the career of a successful reader.
Revised edition of How much is enough?, published in 2004 by Marlowe & Company.
If you. . . Spend too much time saying yes when you want to say no Do things you don't want to do just to please your friends Feel like a total pushover . . .then you need this book! If you feel like a doormat, you don't have to take it anymore! The Smart Girl's Guide to Getting Even gives you the 411 on how to stop being a pushover and start being fabulous: The Are You a Pushover? Quiz: A smart assessment to get you started The Three Levels of Revenge: The Subtle Approach, the Not-So-Subtle Approach, and the You're Going to Hell Approach Gifts That Keep On Giving: Great "gift" ideas for the pesky people in your life Smart Girl Tricks of the Trade: Tips for getting even by getting over The Smart Girl Commandments: Advice every woman knows for keeping her sanity at work, in love, and everywhere else From awful office experiences to backstabbing BFF's to first dates from hell, this hip little handbook will show you how to come out on top and have a damn good time doing it. Because anyone can get even, but it takes a smart girl to get it right! Alison Grambs is a graduate of Haverford College and has written several children's joke books as well as comedy material for the Friars Club in New York. Her acting credits include Annie, Chicago City Limits and a bunch of commercials no one ever saw. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, a member of the N.Y.P.D., and annoys her parents on a regular basis.
Sukie is worried -- her parents are acting strange. When she runs in the house, her dad asks, "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge too?" When she eats peas with her fingers, Mom yells, "You'll put an eye out with that thing!" What is going on? Have her parents been replaced by aliens? Are they robots with broken circuits? She and her older brothers decide to investigate. And what they discover leads to a kids-against-parents WAR! This very funny book casts a new light on family rules.
Being a teen (or the parent of a teen) doesn't have to be so hard. How to Raise Your Parents will help teens and their parents navigate those years between training bras and keys to the family car. In a voice teens will relate to and parents will appreciate, author Sarah O'Leary Burningham offers smart advice about negotiation and parental hot buttons and a little insight about what the world looks like from a parent's point of view.
This book presents a collection of stories from action research projects in schools and a university. This collection is more than simply an illustration of the scope of action research in education - it shows how projects that differ on a variety of dimensions can raise similar themes, problems and issues. The book begins with theme chapters discussing action research, social justice and partnerships in research. The case study chapters cover topics such as: * school environment - how to make a school a healthier place to be * parents - how to involve them more in decision-making * students as action researchers * a state system - a collaborative effort between university staff and a state education department * gender - how to promote gender equity in schools * improving assessment in the social sciences * staff development planning * doing a PhD through action research * writing up action research projects.
Fearlessly candid and outrageously funny, Lehr's memoir details her quest to find true love and steamy sex--all in one package. Photos throughout.
A quiz book for spy girls! Do you have what it takes to be a super spy? Are you smart, sneaky, stealthy? Are you a master of disguise? Can you break a code in seconds flat? Take these quizzes and find out if you're cut out for a life of intrigue and adventure.
Learn how 14 schools became exemplary using excellent planning processes and action steps for total school improvement. Building on their work in Harbors of Hope, the authors reveal seven lessons for success based on the correlates of effective schools. Equip yourself with viable, practical school improvement strategies that are supported by a solid research base.
