The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Preschool Through Eighth Grade (Hardback)

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GOOD: The book's spine, covers, and pages are in good condition. The price-clipped dust jacket shows the most signs of use and wear, but remains otherwise intact. The edge of the pages show some use, but none of the pages have been creased or written on.

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From the dust jacket: "Just as William J. Bennett'sThe Book of Virtues has helped millions of Americans teach young people about character,The Educated Child delivers what you need to take control. With coauthors Chester E. Finn, Jr., and John T. E. Cribbs, Jr., former Secretary of Education Bennett provides the indispensable guide.

"Championing a clear 'back-to-basics' curriculum that will resonate with parents and teachers tired of fads and jargon, The Educated Childsupplies an educational road map from earliest childhood to the threshold of high school. It gives parents hundreds of practical suggestions for helping each child succeed while showing what to look for in a good school and what to watch out for in a weak one.

"The Educated Child places you squarely at the center of your young one's academic career and takes a no-nonsense view of your responsibilities. It empowers you as mothers and fathers, enabling you to reclaim what has been appropriated by 'experts' and the education establishment. It outlines questions you will want to ask, then explains the answers—or non-answers—you will be given. No longer will you feel powerless before the education 'system.' The tools and advice in this guide put the power where it belongs—in the hands of those who know and love their children best.

"Using excerpts from E. D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge Sequence, The Educated Child sets forth a state-of-the-art curriculum from kindergarten through eighth grade that you can use to monitor what is and isn't being taught in your school. It outlines how you can help teachers ensure that your child masters the most important skills and knowledge. It takes on today's education controversies from phonics to school choice, from outcomes-based education to teaching values, from the education of gifted children to the needs of the disabled. Because much of a youngster's education takes place outside the school, The Educated Child also distills the essential information you need to prepare children for kindergarten and explains to the parents of older students how to deal with such challenges as television, drugs, and sex.

"If you seek high standards and solid, time-tested content for the child you care so much about, if you want the unvarnished truth about what parents and schools must do, The Educated Child is the one book you need on your shelf."

Abbreviated Contents:

Front Matter

• Acknowledgments
• Before You Begin
• Introduction

PART I: THE PRESCHOOL YEARS

• Chapter 1: Fostering a Love of Learning
• Chapter 2: Getting Ready for School
• Chapter 3: Character Education in the Early Years
• Chapter 4: Day Care and Preschool

PART II: THE CORE CURRICULUM

• Chapter 5: English
• Chapter 6: History and Geography
• Chapter 7: Art and Music
• Chapter 8: Mathematics
• Chapter 9: Science

PART III: MAKING IT WORK

• Chapter 10: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
• Chapter 11: Special Needs and Special Gifts
• Chapter 12: School Problems
• Chapter 13: Along with Academics
• Chapter 14: Temptations and Troubles
• Chapter 15: Current Issues in Education
• Chapter 16: Parents and Education Reform

Back Matter

• Notes
• Index

The "Before You Begin" section has subdivisions that address different audiences: Single Parents, Home Schoolers, New Americans, and Teachers. The author suggests that each of these groups will find something of value inside the book's pages.