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Bright minds, poor grades

Michael D. Whitley

1996224 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996Response Publishing · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780964861008
  • 2001Perigee · 301 pages · ENGISBN 9780399527050
  • 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781101112465

For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer. Renowned clinical psychologist Michael Whitley, Ph.D. offers a proven ten-step program to motivate underachieving children. This easy-to follow book identifies the six types of underachievers from the procrastinator to the hidden perfectionist to the con artist, and it presents the ten steps to help children succeed in school-and ultimately, in life.

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