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Ohanian, Susan – 2001
This book argues that the overemphasis in school systems on all students meeting high academic standards is detrimental to meeting the needs of idiosyncratic students in unique life circumstances and with aberrant behavior. The book presents stories from one teacher's experience in teaching remedial reading to seventh and eighth graders in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Classroom Techniques, Early Adolescents