Ebook
Includes tips for home schoolers.What do you do when your child hates school?When little Sarah cries herself to sleep at night, when Johnny has tummy aches in the morning, something is clearly wrong. An occasional problem at school is one thing. But what do you do when school is the problem? When your child hates school because school doesn’t like your child, you’ve got to act. Don’t let a one-size-fits-all educational system steal the joys and riches of learning from your son or daughter. Your child is unique, with a personal learning style that needs to be understood and respected. In this groundbreaking book, learning expert Cynthia Ulrich Tobias shows how you can work with your child’s school and teachers to tailor an education your child will love, not hate. Here are practical ways to craft an approach that draws out your son or daughter’s giftedness and minimizes the things that frustrate.Filled with practical applications and insights as commonsense as they are revolutionary, I Hate School includes a Learning Styles Profile Summary on which to base your plans and actions. So don’t waste time. Today, starting now, you can take steps toward an education for your child that will replace the words “I hate school” with “Is it time to go to school yet?”
Contents
1. School: The Shoe That Needs to Fit 9
Part 1: The Physical Environment
2. Sometimes School Happens at the Wrong Time of Day 19
3. Food for Thought 31
4. Let There Be Light 39
5. Make Yourself Comfortable 45
6. Some Like It Hot; Some Like It Cold 53
Part 2: Learning Styles
7. Look Who’s Talking 61
8. I See What You Mean 69
9. On the Move 79
10. What’s Your Focus? 91
Part 3: Surviving and Adapting to School
11. Who Needs Homework? 105
12. What Are We Testing? 119
13. Getting Along with Your Teachers 131
14. Redefining Diversity 145
Part 4: Changing the School, Not Your Child
15. Why You May Not Want to Be “School Material” 155
16. Convincing Teachers to Try These Ideas 167
17. What about Educational Reform? 179
18. Choosing the Right School for Your Child 187
Appendix: Learning Styles Profile Summary 195
Notes 201
Learning Styles: An Annotated Bibliography for Educators 203