Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love Learning

A practical guide to ensuring your childs success in school.. What makes children succeed in school? For the past twenty years the focus has been on building childrens self-esteem to help them achieve more in the classoom. But positive reinforcement hasnt necessarily resulted in measureable academic improvement. Through extensive research combined with ongoing classroom implementation of their ideas Deborah Stipek Dean of the School of Education at Stanford and Kathy Seal have created a program that will encourage motivation and a love of learning in children from toddlerhood through elementary school. . Stipek and Seal maintain that parents and teachers can build a solid foundation for learning by helping children to develop the key elements of success: competency autonomy curiosity and critical relationships. The authors offer both practical advice on understanding different learning styles and down-to-earth tips about how to manage difficult issues -- competition grades praise bribes and rewards -- that inevitably arise for parents and teachers.. Most important Stipek and Seal help parents create an enriching environment for their children at home that will mesh with the school experience and become a positive effective climate for learning.