The Best School for Your Child: Selecting a Secondary in WEST END, Queensland for sale

Description
This practical book helps parents identify a school that best meets the unique needs, qualities and strengths of their young teenager and will help them thrive.
Key Features
Author(s) Erin Shale
Publisher Finch Publishing
Date of Publication 22/08/2008
Language English
Format Paperback
ISBN-10 187645184X
ISBN-13 9781876451844
Subject Education & Teaching
Publication Data
Place of Publication Lane Cove
Country of Publication Australia
Imprint Finch Publishing
Dimensions
Weight 450 g
Width 216 mm
Height 140 mm
Spine 15 mm
Editorial Details
Format Details B-format paperback
Description
Author Biography Erin Shale has been a high school careers counsellor for ten years, and is currently responsible for the motivation and guidance of over 1800 students. She teaches Health Education and Personal Development, and is the editor of the anthology Inside Out. Erin is a regular speaker at conferences for teachers, social workers and health professionals. She is the author of The Best School for Your Child and the coauthor of Adolescence. She lives in Melbourne.
The best school for your child
Now more than ever parents are concerned about which secondary school to send their children to. Selecting the 'right' school is crucial as it will be the world in which their teenager learns to develop socially, emotionally and morally. The right environment can help children enjoy learning, discover their talents and , possibly, their future career path.
The Best School For Your Child offers parents a down-to- earth, practical guide to identifying the sort of school that will be the best meet unique needs, qualities and strengths of their son and daughter.
It offers real-life stories from parents, children and teachers as to how they assessed qualities in different schools - and what mattered to them. Importantly, The Best School For Your Child demonstrates that to really understand what school is like, parents need to consider its culture, curricula, reputation, climate, programs, and policies.
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