Hothouse kids : the dilemma of the gifted child / Alissa Quart.

Author/creator Quart, Alissa
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Press, 2006.
Description260 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The Icarus effect -- The baby genius edutainment complex: the new smart baby products -- The educated infant: classes for an improved childhood -- Child's play of child labor? Preprofessional kids -- Gifted and left behind: enrichment in the public schools -- Gurus of giftedness: intelligence testing and talent by other measures -- Extreme parenting: mothers and fathers as the ultimate instructors -- Youth competitors: youth contests for good and for ill -- Children of God: the teen preaching tournaments -- The prodigy hunters: math whiz kids become Wall Street recruits -- Rethinking giftedness: against perfection.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-248) and index.
LCCN 2006043771
ISBN1594200955
ISBN9781594200953

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HQ773.5 Q83 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold