In her new book, LouAnne Johnson, author of My Posse Don't Do Homework (which became the film Dangerous Minds) and a veteran teacher, shows parents how they can help their children avoid problems in the classroom through the right combination of patience, understanding, attentiveness, and discipline. Her motivational techniques have worked for the many children who have taken her classes - even kids whom everyone else had given up on. In School Is Not a Four-Letter Word.
Johnson discusses the importance of showing children why you feel school is important; why parents need to "talk the talk and walk the walk." She strongly advocates becoming involved with the school's administration, meeting with the teachers, and letting them know you care very much about your child's progress. She counsels parents on how to talk to teachers about problems without coming across as being combative; how to get through to a teacher who doesn't seem.
Inclined to listen or to care; and how to get regular progress reports on your child's work and behavior. Johnson gives specific information on how to tell what your child's learning style is, and how to improve skills such as listening. She advises parents on disabilities and how labels can hurt kids; on monitoring drugs, drinking, and sex; and how to keep the faith when you're just about ready to give up on a child. In calm, reassuring words, LouAnne Johnson gives.
Parents the advice they need to help their child do his or her best in school, with all the warmth and love and nurturing every child deserves.
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