"Thomas Armstrong has written a positive and wholly constructive work."--Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind:The Theory of multiple Intelligences

“He outlines the problem so clearly and so carefully that all parents should be able to see themselves, as well as their children, in its pages.”--Lendon H. Smith, M.D.

“This is a kind, decent, caring book--one that should help parents through their children's schooling years and support children through their growing times.” --Herb Kohl author of 36 Children

“This book should be required reading, especially for those who make educational policy.”--George Leonard, author of Education and Ecstasy

This book speaks to millions of parents and teachers with children who are experiencing less than desirable success in school. Thomas Armstrong,Ph.D., won't write these kids off as "underachievers" or "unmotivated." He shows that in most cases these children are individuals with distinct personal learning styles (linguistic, spatial, interpersonal, etc.), and explains how to help them acquire knowledge according to these sometimes extraordinary aptitudes. With chapters on attitude, imagination, attention, self-esteem,nutrition, exercise, and more, this book offers inspiration useful in every home and classroom.

      PREFACE

      CHAPTER 1

The Worksheet Wasteland: Neglecting Talents and

Abilities in Our Nation 's Schools

      CHAPTER 2

Seven Ways to Bloom: Discovering Your Child's Personal

Learning Style

      CHAPTER 3

Testing for Failure: The Formal Test Trap

      CHAPTER 4

Dysteachia: The Real Reason Your

Child Isn 't Thriving in School

      CHAPTER 5

Learning in Their Own Way: Giving

Children at Home What They May Not Be Getting at

School

      CHAPTER 6

Bodywise: Making Learning Physical

      CHAPTER 7

The Inner Blackboard: Cultivating

the Imagination in Learning

      CHAPTER 8

Teaching with Feeling: Opening the Heart to Learning

      CHAPTER 9

The Learning Network: Building Support Systems in

Your Child's Academic Life

      CHAPTER 10

Great Expectations: Creating Positive Beliefs in Your

Child and Yourself

      CHAPTER 11

A Patient Attitude: Honoring

Your Child's Learning Rate

      CHAPTER 12

The Doors of Perception: Helping

Children Come Back to Their Senses

      CHAPTER 13

The Ecology of Learning:

Providing Your Child with a

Nurturing Environment

      AFTERWORD

The Learner of the Future

      RESOURCES

      NOTES

      INDEX