The Learning Household: How to Help Your Child Get More Out of School - Hardcover

$26.95

The Learning Household: How to Help Your Child Get More Out of School - Hardcover

Name: The Learning Household: How to Help Your Child Get More Out of School - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780674248168
Price: 26.95 USD
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by Ken Bain

$26.95

Book Overview

An expert guide to raising creative, passionate learners, from the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do.

Children are eager learners. As anyone who has taken a car trip with a toddler will tell you, they have a seemingly endless urge to ask questions about whatever pops into their heads. And yet, many kids end up bored and alienated at school. What can parents do to sustain their natural curiosity?

In The Learning Household, educators Ken Bain and Marsha Marshall Bain argue that parents can do a lot. Too often, however, parents emphasize grades instead of instilling the creativity, grit, and enthusiasm necessary to navigate a rapidly changing world. At its best, school provides opportunities to cultivate innovation and apply knowledge to novel problems. But before children can experience such an education, parents must create "a learning household" in which they encourage children to ask thoughtful questions rather than memorize correct answers, to discover their passions rather than fret about report cards, and to take risks rather than worry about failing.

Providing dozens of activities that can be adapted to meet the needs of every family, The Learning Household is an essential guide to bringing curiosity back to the classroom and fostering an appreciation for the intrinsic value of learning.

ISBN	9780674248168
Author	Ken Bain
Publisher	Belknap Press
Genre	Education and Relationships
Format	Hardcover
Published	August 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	304
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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