Random House New Releases - Education - Educational Psychology

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Family & Relationships - Parenting; Psychology & Psychiatry - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $45.00 | 978-0-8041-2827-8 (0-8041-2827-8)

Here is a landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common yet difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent girls.

Do you constantly struggle to pull information from your son, student, or athlete, only to encounter mumbling or evasive assurances such as “It’s nothing” or “I’m good?” Do you sense that the boy you care about is being bullied, but that he’ll do anything to avoid your “help?” Have you repeatedly reminded him that schoolwork and chores come before video games only to spy him reaching for the controller as soon as you leave the room? Have you watched with frustration as your boy flounders with girls?

Welcome to Boy World. It’s a place where asking for help or showing emotional pain often feels impossible. Where sports and video games can mean everything, but working hard in school frequently earns ridicule from “the guys” even as they ask to copy assignments. Where “masterminds” dominate and friends ruthlessly insult each other but can never object when someone steps over the line. Where hiding problems from adults is the ironclad rule because their involvement only makes situations worse.

Boy world is governed by social hierarchies and a powerful set of unwritten rules that have huge implications for your boy’s relationships, his interactions with you, and the man he’ll become. If you want what’s best for him, you need to know what these rules are and how to work with them effectively.

What you’ll find in Masterminds and Wingmen is critically important for every parent – or anyone who cares about boys – to know. Collaborating with a large team of middle- and high-school-age editors, Rosalind Wiseman has created an unprecedented guide to the life your boy is actually experiencing – his on-the-ground reality. Not only does Wiseman challenge you to examine your assumptions, she offers innovative coping strategies aimed at helping your boy develop a positive, authentic, and strong sense of self.

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Family & Relationships - Parenting; Psychology & Psychiatry - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $22.50 | 978-0-8041-2828-5 (0-8041-2828-6)

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Hardcover | Harmony | Family & Relationships - Parenting; Psychology & Psychiatry - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $25.00 | 978-0-307-98665-8 (0-307-98665-9)

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

eBook | Harmony | Family & Relationships - Parenting; Psychology & Psychiatry - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $13.99 | 978-0-307-98666-5 (0-307-98666-7)

The Elements of Skill by Larry A. Hickman

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to Learning
Written by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

eBook, 248 pages | North Atlantic Books | Education - Educational Psychology | $9.95 | 978-1-58394-703-6 (1-58394-703-5)

Why do so many beginners, both children and adults, fail to master chosen skills? The Elements of Skill was inspired by—and addresses—that question with a program based on proven techniques. The book, written by a renowned practitioner of the Alexander Technique, outlines an educational system that makes the process of learning a performance or athletic skill more conscious, and therefore more successful. Its principles include breaking down a skill into manageable parts, setting realistic goals, observing mind/body processes, overcoming blocks, controlling habits, and achieving heightened awareness and self-mastery. Included are inspiring examples of people who have benefited from the method.

Young, Gifted and Black by Asa Hilliard, III

2012-09-11T00:30:00-05:00

Young, Gifted and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Written by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele
Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

eBook | Beacon Press | Education - Multicultural Education; Education - Essays; Education - Educational Psychology | $16.00 | 978-0-8070-9534-8 (0-8070-9534-6)

Young, Gifted, and Black is a unique joint effort by three leading African-American scholars to radically reframe the debates swirling around the achievement of African-American students in school.

In three separate but allied essays, Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, and Asa Hilliard place students' social identity as African-Americans at the very center of the discussion. They all argue that the unique social and cultural position Black students occupy, in a society which often devalues and stereotypes African American identity, fundamentally shapes students' experience of school and sets up unique obstacles. And they all argue that a proper understanding of the forces at work can lead to practical, powerful methods for promoting high achievement at all levels.

Theresa Perry argues that African-American students face dilemmas, founded in the experience of race and ethnicity in America, that make the task of achievement distinctive and difficult. (For instance: "How do I commit myself to achieve, to work hard over time in school, if I cannot predict when or under what circumstances this hard work will be acknowledged and recognized?") She uncovers a rich and powerful African- American philosophy of education, historically forged against such obstacles and capable of addressing them, by reading African-American narratives from Frederick Douglass to Maya Angelou. She carefully critiques the most popular theoretical explanations for group differences in achievement. And she lays out how educators today-in a postcivil rights era-can draw on theory and on the historical power of the African-American philosophy and tradition of education to reorganize the school experience of African-American students.

Claude Steele reports stunningly clear empirical psychological evidence that when Black students believe they are being judged as members of a stereotyped group rather than as individuals, they do worse on tests. He finds the mechanism, which he calls "stereotype threat," to be a quite general one, affecting women's performance in mathematics, for instance, where stereotypes about gender operate. He analyzes the subtle psychology of stereotype threat and reflects on the broad implications of his research for education, suggesting techniques-based again on evidence from controlled psychological experiments-that teachers and mentors and schools can use to counter stereotype threat's powerful effect.

Asa Hilliard's ends essay, against a variety of false theories and misguided views of African American achievement, and focuses on actual schools and programs and teachers around the country that allow African-American students achieve at high levels, describing what they are like and what makes them work.

Young, Gifted, and Black will change the way we think and talk about African American student achievement and will be necessary reading on this topic for years to come.

Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy

2011-04-20T00:30:00-05:00

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy

eBook | Three Rivers Press | Family & Relationships - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $11.99 | 978-0-307-78894-8 (0-307-78894-6)

The completely updated and expanded version of the 1987 classic hailed by parents and educators everywhere.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Write These Laws on Your Children by Robert Kunzman

2010-09-21T00:30:00-05:00

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling
Written by Robert Kunzman

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Beacon Press | Education - Home Schooling; Religion - Christian Education; Education - Educational Psychology | $20.00 | 978-0-8070-3292-3 (0-8070-3292-1)

Homeschooling is a large and growing phenomenon in U.S. society—the National Center for Education Statistics recently reported that in the last decade it grew at twelve times the rate of public school enrollments. Yet information about this population is terribly incomplete. In this groundbreaking book, Robert Kunzman uses his unprecedented access to six conservative Christian homeschooling families to explore the subset of this elusive world that most influences public perception and rhetoric about the homeschooling movement, from its day-to-day life to its broader aspirations to transform American culture and politics.

Write These Laws on Your Children by Robert Kunzman

2009-08-01T00:30:00-05:00

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling
Written by Robert Kunzman

eBook | Beacon Press | Education - Home Schooling; Religion - Christian Education; Education - Educational Psychology | $25.95 | 978-0-8070-9754-0 (0-8070-9754-3)

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Welcome to Lizard Motel by Barbara Feinberg

2005-09-07T00:30:00-05:00

Welcome to Lizard Motel Protecting the Imaginative Lives of Children
Written by Barbara Feinberg

Trade Paperback, 216 pages | Beacon Press | Education - Teaching Methods - Reading; Education - Educational Psychology; Biography & Autobiography - Educators | $15.00 | 978-0-8070-7145-8 (0-8070-7145-5)

Welcome to Lizard Motel is one of the most surprising books about reading and writing to come along in years. Not only does this rich and wonderfully readable memoir explore the world of children and stories, it also asks us to look at how our children are growing up. Barbara Feinberg suggests that we have lost touch with the organic unfolding of childhood, with that mysterious time when making things up helps deepen a child's understanding of the world. This book will reacquaint readers with the special nature of children's imaginations and why they need to be protected and fostered.

Welcome to Lizard Motel by Barbara Feinberg

2004-08-01T00:30:00-05:00

Welcome to Lizard Motel Children, Stories, and the Mystery of Making Things Up
Written by Barbara Feinberg

eBook | Beacon Press | Education - Teaching Methods - Reading; Education - Educational Psychology; Biography & Autobiography - Educators | $23.00 | 978-0-8070-7153-3 (0-8070-7153-6)

Welcome to Lizard Motel is a completely original memoir about the place of stories in children's lives. It began when Barbara Feinberg noticed that her twelve-year-old son, Alex, who otherwise loved to read, hated reading many of the novels assigned to him in school. These stories of abandonment, kidnapping, abuse, and more-called "problem novels"-were standard fare in his middle school classroom. Alex and his friends hated to read these books. As one of them said, "They give me a headache in my stomach." So Feinberg set out to discover just what these kids were talking about.

She started to read the books, steeping herself in novels like Chasing Redbird, Bridge to Terabithia, The Pigman, and more. She consulted librarians, children's literature experts, and others, trying to get a handle on why young-adult novels had become so dark and gloomy and, to her mind, contrived.

What she found both troubled and surprised her. "In the middle of the 1960s," observed one children's literature expert, "political and social changes leaned hard on the crystal cage that had surrounded children's literature for ages. It cracked and the world flowed in."

Welcome to Lizard Motel documents this dramatic change in the content of young-adult novels but does so in a uniquely touching memoir about one family's life with books, stories, and writing. Feinberg's examination of the problem novel opens her eyes to other issues that affect children today-such as how they learn to write, how much reality is too much for a young child's mind, and the role of the imagination in children's experience.

Quirky, moving, serious, and witty, Welcome to Lizard Motel is one of the most surprising books about reading and writing to come along in years. Not only does it explore the world of children and stories, but it also asks us to look at how our children are growing up. Feinberg wonders if, as a society, we have lost touch with the organic unfolding of childhood, with that mysterious time when making things up helps deepen a child's understanding of the world. This memoir will reacquaint readers with the special nature of children's imaginations.

From the Hardcover edition.

Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy

2004-05-25T00:30:00-05:00

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy

Trade Paperback, 432 pages | Three Rivers Press | Family & Relationships - Child Development; Education - Educational Psychology | $14.95 | 978-0-7679-1615-8 (0-7679-1615-8)

The classic guide to understanding children’s mental development is now updated and better than ever!

Hailed by parents and educators, Your Child’s Growing Mind is a window into the fascinating process of brain development and learning. It looks at the roots of emotion, intelligence, and creativity, translating the most current scientific research into practical suggestions for parents and teachers.

Dr. Healy also addresses academic learning, offering countless suggestions for how parents can help without pushing. She explains the building blocks of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics and shows how to help youngsters of all ages develop motivation, attention, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Using the science of childhood development, she also examines today’s hot issues, including learning disabilities, ADHD, influences of electronic media, and the hazards of forced early learning. From infancy to adolescence, this is the perfect guide to helping and enjoying a youngster’s mental, personal, and academic growth.

Young, Gifted, and Black by Asa Hilliard, III

2004-02-02T00:30:00-05:00

Young, Gifted, and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Written by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele
Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Beacon Press | Education - Multicultural Education; Education - Essays; Education - Educational Psychology | $16.00 | 978-0-8070-3105-6 (0-8070-3105-4)

The Elements of Skill by Larry A. Hickman

2003-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to Learning
Written by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

Trade Paperback, 248 pages | North Atlantic Books | Education - Educational Psychology | $12.95 | 978-1-55643-476-1 (1-55643-476-6)

Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful by Donna Bryant Goertz

2001-02-21T00:30:00-05:00

Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful Preventing Exclusion in the Early Elementary Classroom
Written by Donna Bryant Goertz

Trade Paperback, 256 pages | Frog Books | Education - Educational Psychology; Education - Educational Policy & Reform; Education - Teaching Methods | $15.95 | 978-1-58394-032-7 (1-58394-032-4)

Charting the progress of twelve children in a real Texas classroom, educator Donna Goertz shows how positive change can occur given the proper environment. In each case she describes a child's transformation from destructive troublemaker to responsible citizen of the classroom community. Readers will learn how to apply Montessori methods to virtually any early elementary environment.

Random House New Releases - Education - Educational Psychology

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy WorldWritten by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy WorldWritten by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy WorldWritten by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy WorldWritten by Rosalind Wiseman

The Elements of Skill by Larry A. Hickman

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to LearningWritten by Theodore Dimon, Jr. Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

Young, Gifted and Black by Asa Hilliard, III

Young, Gifted and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American StudentsWritten by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to AdolescenceWritten by Jane Healy

Write These Laws on Your Children by Robert Kunzman

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian HomeschoolingWritten by Robert Kunzman

Write These Laws on Your Children by Robert Kunzman

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian HomeschoolingWritten by Robert Kunzman

Welcome to Lizard Motel by Barbara Feinberg

Welcome to Lizard Motel Protecting the Imaginative Lives of ChildrenWritten by Barbara Feinberg

Welcome to Lizard Motel by Barbara Feinberg

Welcome to Lizard Motel Children, Stories, and the Mystery of Making Things UpWritten by Barbara Feinberg

Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to AdolescenceWritten by Jane Healy

Young, Gifted, and Black by Asa Hilliard, III

Young, Gifted, and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American StudentsWritten by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

The Elements of Skill by Larry A. Hickman

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to LearningWritten by Theodore Dimon, Jr. Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful by Donna Bryant Goertz

Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful Preventing Exclusion in the Early Elementary ClassroomWritten by Donna Bryant Goertz

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

Masterminds and Wingmen Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World
Written by Rosalind Wiseman

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to Learning
Written by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

Young, Gifted and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Written by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele
Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling
Written by Robert Kunzman

Write These Laws on Your Children Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling
Written by Robert Kunzman

Welcome to Lizard Motel Protecting the Imaginative Lives of Children
Written by Barbara Feinberg

Welcome to Lizard Motel Children, Stories, and the Mystery of Making Things Up
Written by Barbara Feinberg

Your Child's Growing Mind Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Written by Jane Healy

Young, Gifted, and Black Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Written by Theresa Perry and Claude Steele
Edited by Asa Hilliard, III

The Elements of Skill A Conscious Approach to Learning
Written by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
Foreword by Larry A. Hickman

Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful Preventing Exclusion in the Early Elementary Classroom
Written by Donna Bryant Goertz