Never enough : when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it /
Wallace, Jennifer Breheny
Never enough : when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it / Jennifer Breheny Wallace. - xxi, 297 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-282) and index.
Introduction. Running with their eyes closed -- Why are our kids "at risk"? -- Name it to tame it -- The power of mattering -- You first -- Taking the kettle off the heat -- Envy -- Greater expectations -- The ripple effect -- Resources: Taking action: at home -- Taking action: for educators -- Taking action: community efforts.
"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
9780593191866 0593191862
2022059938
Academic achievement--Psychological aspects.
Achievement motivation in adolescence
Performance in children
Overachievement
PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent.
LB1062.6 / .W35 2023
370.15
Never enough : when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it / Jennifer Breheny Wallace. - xxi, 297 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-282) and index.
Introduction. Running with their eyes closed -- Why are our kids "at risk"? -- Name it to tame it -- The power of mattering -- You first -- Taking the kettle off the heat -- Envy -- Greater expectations -- The ripple effect -- Resources: Taking action: at home -- Taking action: for educators -- Taking action: community efforts.
"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
9780593191866 0593191862
2022059938
Academic achievement--Psychological aspects.
Achievement motivation in adolescence
Performance in children
Overachievement
PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent.
LB1062.6 / .W35 2023
370.15