Hidden Dangers to Kids' Learning

Betsy Gunzelmann is professor of psychology at Southern New Hampshire University and author of several articles involved with improving our schools. She has worked in the field for over 30 years and is a psychologist, educator, and parent concerned with issues hindering our children’s education.

• DedicationAcknowledgmentsReader’s NoteIntroductionPart I: Smart Kids Failed By Our SchoolsChapter One: More New Reasons to Believe in Your Child & New Possibilities for Academic SuccessChapter Two: The Complexity of Education: Understanding Hidden Dangers Is More Complicated than Ever!Chapter Three: Cutting Edge New Research: What We Can and Must Do!Chapter Four: Is This Your Child? Understanding Hidden Dangers That Sabotage Your Child’s LearningPart II: Are Hidden Problems in Our Schools Negatively Affecting Your Child’s Learning?Chapter Five: A Foundation to Understand the Needs of Children in SchoolsChapter Six: Misguided Assumptions, Attitudes, and Procedures that Negatively Impact Smart KidsChapter Seven: Hidden Dangers in Testing that Impact Your ChildChapter Eight: Hidden Dangers with Labeling that Can Harm Your childChapter Nine: Hidden Dangers: Racial, Socio-Economic and Gender Inequities in Our Schools Chapter Ten: Paradoxical Safety Problems that Effect Student LearningChapter Eleven: Buildings That Negatively Impact Your Child’s LearningPart III: What Can We Do as Parents for Short-Term and Long-Term Improvement? Chapter Twelve: System Overhaul: Developing Healthy SchoolsChapter Thirteen: Transcending Dangers: Improvements for All ChildrenChapter Fourteen: Options/Alternatives for Parents of Kids Struggling in Our SchoolsAppendix Annotated Resources and Contact InformationReferencesAbout the Author

Across America, many parents realize that their children are not receiving the education that they need, yet they do not know how to navigate change in the schools. This timely book provides parents with an overview of the major obstacles that plague our schools today. Gunzelmann graciously offers practical advice to parents such as to first listen carefully to the educational needs and concerns expressed by their children. She then provides different avenues that parents can use to successfully navigate their children’s specific academic, emotional and/or health needs in the K–12 schools.