academic achievement

Argues that the failure of school reform is due more to the attitudes and influences of parents and peers than of educators, explains why some students succeed while others fail, and offers suggestions designed to help all students do better in school.

Provides practical advice for students on dealing with common problems like difficult subjects and teachers and overbooked schedules, including time-saving techniques and new study skills.

Gives children advice on being successful test takers.

Advises on writing "A" papers, selecting a major, building memory, earning good grades, and winning scholarships and grants.

Provides principals with positive strategies to assist teachers in adjusting curriculum, instruction, assessment, and feedback.

Describes strategies teachers may use to help young African-American males succeed in school by instilling them with self-worth.

Drawing on their years of experience in the classroom, the authors explain why culture makes the difference between a school that enables success for all students and a school that merely houses those students during the school day; and also provide nineteen action research tools that will help create a culture of achievement, so that a school or classroom is the best it can be.