Johnson, Ned
Summary: Explaining how parents can unwittingly sabotage their children's success on taking the SAT, two SAT trainers offer helpful advice on how to negotiate the complexities and psychological pitfalls of standardized testing, as well as effective strategies for preparing for these crucial tests.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2007
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Summary: A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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Stixrud, William R.
Summary: "If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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