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The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have: The Hyde School Program for Character-Based Education and Parenting

Resource Type

Book - Parent

Description

"The formation of character is an elusive thing; despite concerned parenting, good schools and all the best intentions, parents worry about everything from insubordination and bad grades to hard drugs. According to the Gaulds (authors, teachers and alternative education proponents), the "biggest job we'll ever have" is developing positive habits of mind and behavior in our young. According to these authors, it is hard, it is doable and it is never too late to achieve "exceptional parenting." This how-to book offers 10 commonsense principles of character education, enlivening them with anecdotes gathered from thousands of parents and children, as well as with their own family stories. The authors accompany each rule with family exercises and activities, some of which seem contrived (e.g., writing down strengths and weaknesses; keeping a log of "mandatory fun activities")." -Publisher's Weekly

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)

ISBN

0743210581

Author

Laura Gauld

Publication

2002 Scribner

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