Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades by Sylvia Rimm, Sylvia Rimm

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Synopsis

Millions of capable 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.

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Millions of children with average, above average or even gifted abilities simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This guide offers desperately needed help for the parents of underachieving children. Dr. Rimm suggests that parents and teachers work together to get the student back on track.

Biography

Sylvia Rimm, PH.D., appears regularly on NBC's Today show with her series "Raising Kids in the '90s.  She is director of the Family Achievement Center at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and clinical professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In addition to her TV appearances, she hosts a nationally broadcast radio program and writes a syndicated newspaper column on parenting. She lives in Cleveland.