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Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can Do About It
Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities--including those from homes where education is valued--simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This is what Dr. Sylvia Rimm terms underachievement syndrome.
Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up--get this book.
Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up--get this book.
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Sylvia B. Rimm
22 books5 followersDr. Sylvia Rimm’s nine years as a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show and as a favorite personality on public radio make her a familiar child psychologist to many audiences.
Dr. Rimm is a psychologist, director of Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Families come from all over the United States for help.
She has authored many books including How to Parent So Children Will Learn and Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades, both 2008 National Best Books award winners from USA Book News. In addition, Dr. Rimm has written Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the secret Lives of America’s Middle Schoolers, Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child, Raising Preschoolers, See Jane Win®, How Jane Won, and See Jane Win for Girls.
See Jane Win®, a New York Times Bestseller, was featured on the Oprah Winfrey and Today shows and in People Magazine. Her book, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. Many parents and educators seek Dr. Rimm’s help through her books, tapes, q-cards, and newsletters.
In her parenting column, Dr. Rimm answers hundreds of letters each year from parents and grandparents in her nationally syndicated column with Creators Syndicate.
Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes internationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement, parenting, and the lives of teenagers. She is a dynamic speaker who fascinates audiences, speaking on many topics, tailoring her educational talks to the special themes of the audience.
Dr. Rimm draws experience and inspiration from her wonderful husband; her very successful children: 2 daughters and 2 sons, and their spouses; and 9
Dr. Rimm's expertise on gifted children, parenting, families, teens and tweens, and many more topics, makes her an excellent psychologist, author, columnist and speaker.
Dr. Rimm is a psychologist, director of Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Families come from all over the United States for help.
She has authored many books including How to Parent So Children Will Learn and Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades, both 2008 National Best Books award winners from USA Book News. In addition, Dr. Rimm has written Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the secret Lives of America’s Middle Schoolers, Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child, Raising Preschoolers, See Jane Win®, How Jane Won, and See Jane Win for Girls.
See Jane Win®, a New York Times Bestseller, was featured on the Oprah Winfrey and Today shows and in People Magazine. Her book, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. Many parents and educators seek Dr. Rimm’s help through her books, tapes, q-cards, and newsletters.
In her parenting column, Dr. Rimm answers hundreds of letters each year from parents and grandparents in her nationally syndicated column with Creators Syndicate.
Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes internationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement, parenting, and the lives of teenagers. She is a dynamic speaker who fascinates audiences, speaking on many topics, tailoring her educational talks to the special themes of the audience.
Dr. Rimm draws experience and inspiration from her wonderful husband; her very successful children: 2 daughters and 2 sons, and their spouses; and 9
Dr. Rimm's expertise on gifted children, parenting, families, teens and tweens, and many more topics, makes her an excellent psychologist, author, columnist and speaker.
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January 4, 2019
Gives a good framework for which "slot" your kid fits into and the things that might help with this type of child. Not crystal clear on what the six steps are, have to look for them, and it's laid out for parents to work with teachers, but this may not always be feasible, especially to the degree that's recommended. I should add I haven't put the recommendations to use but will revisit the book when I get a chance and attempt to follow the advice like a program.
August 6, 2019
Every (expecting) parent and teacher should read this book. It not only helped me to better understand what's going on with some of my students, but also gave me insight into my own upbringing and challenges with Underachievement Syndrome. The book gives helpful advice for reversing Underachievement Syndrome, but could also be used as a tool for preventing it. While it focuses on gifted children, much of the advice could apply to other children also. Highly recommended.
October 23, 2010
This one was good. The author had has own typology on bright kids who don't do well in school. A lot of the material was about little kids (not my focus) but still had some good advice, almost all of it drawn from a classical behavioral approach to raising kids. I did find the profile I was looking for in his typology and he nailed the behavioral markers in the young person I was researching for.
If I has to sum the book it would go like this. The goal is to teach the kid to operate responsibly and independently. If you do too much for him, he won't learn independence. If you don't do enough to guide him. he won't learn responsibility. How do you know how much is just the right amount? You have to know the kid. It's about relationships. Isn't that true for lots of problems? It isn't an easily implemented solution, but it is probably right.
If I has to sum the book it would go like this. The goal is to teach the kid to operate responsibly and independently. If you do too much for him, he won't learn independence. If you don't do enough to guide him. he won't learn responsibility. How do you know how much is just the right amount? You have to know the kid. It's about relationships. Isn't that true for lots of problems? It isn't an easily implemented solution, but it is probably right.
December 26, 2011
A very good theory about underachiever kids. Rimm showed us about many kind of underachiever who basically went beyond stereotypically stupid kids. They're never a stupid kid, all of those said stupids was happen because of how their parents handle them. In this book, Rimm divided the outcome of the kids based on two parenting styles: power and dependance. Based on that, she classified the underachievers into 4 main categories. With an easy wordings, Rimm explained why many kids became underachiever while actually they're a bright kids.
A nice reading journey. Maybe you're one of the kids mentioned in the book, since I know I am. ;p
A nice reading journey. Maybe you're one of the kids mentioned in the book, since I know I am. ;p
July 20, 2018
This is a very good self-help that I would love to recommend to teachers. It opened ur mind that stupid kids are stupid like stereotypical teachers said
School should learn this book to help a student to get out of their psychological problems and works together with their family in order to create a bright kid(punishment is useless. read this to help ur fucking problematic student)
Nice book!
School should learn this book to help a student to get out of their psychological problems and works together with their family in order to create a bright kid(punishment is useless. read this to help ur fucking problematic student)
Nice book!
November 6, 2007
A great help with conferences.
January 19, 2016
Excellent examples and ideas to help struggling students (for both parents and teachers).
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October 21, 2011couldn't finish it!
April 18, 2017
More of a reference book than a book you read and put away.
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