DedicationAcknowledgmentsReader's NoteIntroductionPart I: Smart Kids Failed By Our SchoolsChapter One: More New Reasons to Believe in Your Child & New Possibilities for Academic SuccessChapter Two: The Complexity of Education: Understanding Hidden Dangers Is More Complicated than Ever!Chapter Three: Cutting Edge New Research: What We Can and Must Do!Chapter Four: Is This Your Child? Understanding Hidden Dangers That Sabotage Your Child's LearningPart II: Are Hidden Problems in Our Schools Negatively Affecting Your Child's Learning?Chapter Five: A Foundation to Understand the Needs of Children in SchoolsChapter Six: Misguided Assumptions, Attitudes, and Procedures that Negatively Impact Smart KidsChapter Seven: Hidden Dangers in Testing that Impact Your ChildChapter Eight: Hidden Dangers with Labeling that Can Harm Your childChapter Nine: Hidden Dangers: Racial, Socio-Economic and Gender Inequities in Our Schools Chapter Ten: Paradoxical Safety Problems that Effect Student LearningChapter Eleven: Buildings That Negatively Impact Your Child's LearningPart III: What Can We Do as Parents for Short-Term and Long-Term Improvement? Chapter Twelve: System Overhaul: Developing Healthy SchoolsChapter Thirteen: Transcending Dangers: Improvements for All ChildrenChapter Fourteen: Options/Alternatives for Parents of Kids Struggling in Our Schools Appendix Annotated Resources and Contact InformationReferencesAbout the Author.
Hidden Dangers to Kids' Learning : A Parent Guide to Cope with Educational Roadblocks