"Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known learning experts and pediatricians in America today. Some students are strong in certain areas and some are strong in others, but no one is equally capable in all. Yet most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, many children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the way they are being taught. In his #1 New York Times bestseller A Mind at a Time, Dr. Levine shows parents and those who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns, explaining how they can strengthen a child's abilities and either bypass or help overcome the child's weaknesses, producing positive results instead of repeated frustration and failure. Consistent progress can result when we understand that not every child can do equally well in every type of learning and begin to pay more attention to individual learning patterns -- and individual minds -- so that we can maximize children's success and gratification in life. In A Mind at a Time Dr. Levine shows us how.

A Mind at a Time: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Succeed

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Levine, Mel

Psychology & Counseling

Simon&Schuster

“When we call someone lazy, we condemn a human being,” writes Mel Levine, M.D. In The Myth of Laziness, the bestselling author of A Mind at a Time shows that children dismissed as unproductive or “lazy” usually suffer from what he calls “output failure”—a neurodevelopmental dysfunction that can continue to cause difficulties into adulthood if left unchecked. The desire to be productive is universal, says Dr. Levine, but that drive can often be frustrated by dysfunctions that obstruct output or productivity. Drawing on his clinical experience and using real-life examples of both children and adults he has worked with, Dr. Levine shows how to identify and remedy these dysfunctions. A child suffering from language production dysfunction, for example, may be incapable of clearly expressing or explaining his thoughts, thereby leading to low productivity in school. A child who has difficulty making choices may wait until it is too late to complete a project or may act impulsively, creating a pattern of bad judgments. Similarly, a child with memory weaknesses may be unable to draw on his accumulated knowledge for an assignment. In each of these cases, as Dr. Levine shows, writing skills are often the key to diagnosing specific causes of output failure. Practical, wise, and compassionate, The Myth of Laziness offers parents and teachers day-to-day strategies and support to prevent output failure and, when necessary, to help children overcome dysfunction and become productive, successful adults.

The Myth of Laziness

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

A guide for parents and educators offers advice on how to help adolescents transition into adulthood successfully, identifying signs that may be displayed by teens who are not ready for the realities of the adult world while recommending four key growth processes. By the author of The Myth of Laziness. 150,000 first printing.

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes

MAKING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD More than ever, young adults are struggling with career and life decisions that can sometimes seem overwhelming. Some return home to live with their parents, or find themselves in unsatisfying jobs, or lack a sense of direction in their lives. They suffer from what Dr. Mel Levine calls "work-life unreadiness," which prevents them from making the transition to full adulthood and which can cause considerable anguish. In Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, Dr. Levine examines why many young people seem to stall before beginning their adult lives and shows how they can get back on track. There is much that young adults can do to improve their work-life readiness. Colleges can help too. In addition, parents and schools can better prepare children for a successful launch into adulthood, says Dr. Levine, by giving young people the skills they will need to thrive in the adult world. He suggests ways for schools to focus less on college prep (which generally amounts to "college admissions prep") and, instead, teach "life prep." At the same time, Dr. Levine recommends that parents balance their inclination to support their children with decisions that will offer them greater independence. Insightful, wise, and compassionate, Ready or Not, Here Life Comes is a book that can help adolescents and young adults -- with an assist from parents and educators -- get a head start on a productive and successful adult life.

A Mind At A Time

A professor of pediatrics reveals the many modes of learning and arms parents and teachers with the knowledge they need to help children prosper in a school environment.

Simon & Schuster Audio

A professor of pediatrics reveals the many modes of learning, and arms parents and teachers with the knowledge they need to help children prosper in a school environment. Read by the author.

The Myth of Laziness: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Kids--and Parents--Can Become more Productive

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Dr. Levine shows parents how to nurture their children's strengths and improve their classroom productivity. He identifies seven forms of neuro-developmental dysfunctions that obstruct output and shows how to correct them so that underachieving studentscan become more productive.

Sociology

Peeramid Ii Pediatric Examination Of Educational Readiness At Middle School

Educators Publishing Service

Life in the Trash Lane: Cash, Cars and Corruption : A Sports Agent's True Story

Business & Money

Distinctive Pub. Corp.

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A Mind at a Time: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Succeed

The Myth of Laziness

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes

A Mind At A Time

A Mind At A Time

The Myth of Laziness: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Kids--and Parents--Can Become more Productive

The Myth of Laziness: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Kids--and Parents--Can Become more Productive

Peeramid Ii Pediatric Examination Of Educational Readiness At Middle School

Life in the Trash Lane: Cash, Cars and Corruption : A Sports Agent's True Story