Everything you need to understand or teach NurtureShock by Po Bronson.
Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman describes the effects of new scientific research on old beliefs about child development and education. Ranging from language acquisition to lying and measuring intelligence for gifted programs to devising strategies for resolving conflicts between children, and the effect of praise and sleep patterns on children's development, Bronson and Merryman show that the old assumptions about how children function are often faulty. They run against...