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Dr. Levine offers advice to parents on learning abilities and educational development in children.

How many times have you heard a teacher say that your child has tremendous potential "if only he''d just apply himself" or "if only she''d work just a little harder"? How often have you said the same thing to your son or daughter? Or perhaps you have a coworker who can''t seem to finish anything; his reports are never in on time, or her projects are always behind schedule. No matter what excuses you hear, you suspect that laziness is the real reason for your colleague''s low productivity. Almost no one is actually lazy, says Dr. Mel Levine, author of the #1 national bestseller A Mind at a Time. Low productivity -- whether in school or on the job -- is almost always caused by a genuine problem, a neuro-developmental dysfunction. Despite this, untold numbers of people have been stigmatized by unfair accusations of laziness, many of them adults who still carry emotional scars from their school days. In The Myth of Laziness Dr. Levine shows how we can spot the neurodevelopmental dysfunctions that may cause "output failure," as he calls it, whether in school or in the workplace. Dr. Levine identifies seven forms of dysfunction that obstruct output. Drawing on his years of clinical experience he describes eight people -- children, adolescents, and adults -- he has worked with who exhibited one or another of these problems. He shows how identifying the problem can make all the difference, leading to a course of corrective action rather than to accusations of laziness and moral failure. For example, a child who is unable to plan or to think ahead, who cannot consider different methods of accomplishing something or has difficulty making choices may wait until it is too late to complete an assignment or may act impulsively, creating a pattern of bad judgments and careless errors. Dr. Levine explains how such a child can be helped to learn how to plan ahead and weigh various alternatives. This sort of problem, if untreated, can persist into adulthood, where it can wreak far more havoc than in the classroom. The Myth of Laziness explains the significance of writing as a key barometer of productivity during the school years. Because writing brings together so many neurodevelopmental functions -- such as memory, motor control, organization, and verbalization of ideas -- it can provide crucial clues to pinpoint the sources of output failure. With its practical advice and its compassionate tone, The Myth of Laziness shows parents how to nurture their children''s strengths and improve their classroom productivity. Most important, it shows how correcting these problems in childhood will help children live a fulfilling and productive adult life.

Every parent wants to know, "What will he be like when he''s in his twenties?" After decades of observing children grow into young adults, Dr. Mel Levine, nationally known pediatrician and author, addresses the question of why some youngsters make a successful transition into adulthood while others do not. In recent years, says Dr. Levine, we have experienced an epidemic of career unreadiness as too many young people begin what he calls "the startup years" unprepared for the challenge of initiating a productive life. Parents and schools often raise children in a highly structured world of overscheduled activities, meeting kids'' demands for immediate gratification but leaving them unable to cope on their own. Instead of making a smooth transition into adulthood, many youngsters find themselves trapped in their teenage years, traveling down the wrong career road, unable to function in the world of work. These young people have failed, says Dr. Levine, to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses and have never learned the basics of choosing and advancing through the stages of a career. Dr. Levine urges that schools focus less on college prep (which, he points out, generally means "college admissions prep") and instead teach "life prep," equipping adolescents with what they will need to succeed as adults. He identifies these skills as falling within four growth processes, "the four I''s": inner direction, or self-awareness; interpretation, or understanding the outside world; instrumentation, or the acquisition of mental tools; and interaction, or the ability to relate to other people effectively. It is these abilities that ensure a successful transition into the startup years of early adulthood. Parents, schools, and adolescents themselves can all work together to improve work-life readiness, and Dr. Levine shows how. He even offers advice for young adults who find themselves unable to navigate the world of careers. Insightful, wise, and compassionate, Ready or Not, Here Life Comes is a powerful commentary on our times and a book that can help adolescents and startup adults -- with an assist from parents and educators -- to spring from the starting gate of adulthood.

Cada mente aprende de una manera distinta, afirma el doctor Mel Levine, uno de los expertos en pediatría y educación de más prestigio en la actualidad. Y eso constituye un problema para muchos niños, pues la mayor parte de los centros educativos siguen aferrándose a la filosofía de ofrecer una sola educación para todos. El resultado es que estos niños tienen dificultades en los estudios porque sus pautas de aprendizaje no acaban de encajar con la enseñanza que reciben. En este libro, el doctor Levine enseña a los padres, y a todas las personas interesadas en el tema, a identificar las pautas de aprendizaje propias de cada niño, a fomentar sus cualidades y a subsanar sus defectos con el fin de transformar el fracaso y la frustración en satisfacción y sensación de logro. El doctor Levine nos explica que cada cerebro está construido de una manera diferente. Hay ocho sistemas o componentes fundamentales del aprendizaje que hacen uso de diversas funciones neuroevolutivas. Ciertos alumnos destacan en unas áreas y otros destacan en otras: ninguno tiene la misma capacidad en todas. Algunos niños son muy creativos y escriben con mucha imaginación, pero rinden mal en Historia porque las deficiencias de su memoria les impiden retener sucesos y fechas. Otros no han desarrollado mentalmente una buena ordenación secuencial y les cuesta seguir instrucciones. Pueden rendir mal en los exámenes y fracasar en matemáticas... En fin, mediante ejemplos extraídos de su dilatada experiencia, el doctor Levine nos enseña a identificar las virtudes y las carencias de los niños para que podamos determinar cuál es su propio estilo de aprendizaje.

La pigrizia non è un male incurabile. Come insegna questo libro, semplicemente non esiste.

Mel Levine spiega a genitori e insegnanti come identificare gli stili di apprendimento individuali e suggerisce le strategie più efficaci per aggirare eventuali carenze e sfruttare al meglio il potenziale di ogni soggetto.

Un esperto in pedagogia e didattica illustra le diverse tipologie infantili di apprendimento, contestando così la teoria che vorrebbe il processo educativo uguali per tutti i bambini. Quasi mai pretendiamo risultati eccellenti in ogni campo negli adulti, mentre con i bambini cadiamo spesso nella tentazione di esigere il massimo in tutto (scuola, sport, attività sociali, ecc.). Gli stili di apprendimento sono invece individuali, con tempi, modalità e caratteristiche diverse da individuo a individuo, fin dall'' infanzia.

学校で落ちこぼれてしまった子のサポートから成績優秀な子が陥る落とし穴まで、子どもの発達・行動・学習上の問題とその対策のすべてがこの一冊に。子どもの学力向上に必要なのは、単に塾に行かせるというような対症療法ではなく問題の原因を究明し、親と子と、そして学校が一丸となって克服のための努力をする根本的な解決策なのだ。

Traditional Chinese edition of A Mind at a Time: America''s Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Succeed. The professor of pediatrics discusses how to help a child develop by recognizing each child''s physical, emotional, intellectual strength and then teaching directly to their strengths. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.