Quiet Desperation : The Effects of Competition in School on Abused and Neglected Children


Gerald W. Neal
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
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Lanham : : Hamilton Books, , 2008.
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1 online resource (146 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of contents; Preface; 1. A Face in the Crowd; Mr. Hatley's Carport; Daddy Dearest; 2. Brethren; The Football Star and the Military Brat; Family Ties; Bus 355; Dirty Socks; 3. Defense Mode; Stress Fractures; Caged Birds; 4. The Sting of Competition; Orange Paper; The Coldest Rain; Taxed Elitism; The Seedling; Candles and Cameras; 5. The Ugly Underbelly of Competition; Without Nets; The Sacred Cow; Dogs and Rats; Breaking Away; 6. The Resilient Self; A Sweaty Note; Hot Water; Master of My Fate; Bottom up; Out the Window. - 7. Arming the EducatorsAn Eye for Abuse; The Science of Art; The Delicate Nature of Investigation; Knight of the Round Tables; Climate Control; Making Sense; 8. Flight; Phillip; Trey; Me; Bibliography. - With standardized testing and predetermined subgroups garnering the attention of educational leaders, abused and neglected children have fallen deeper into the crevice of the system. For years these children have been ignored, save the obvious, visible bruises or child-initiated confessions. Because researching children is difficult without parental consent, it is nearly impossible to expose this problem with any level of legitimacy. By combining research from scientific research and the humanities, autobiographical flashbacks fuse with narratives that vividly detail the author's disturbing en
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