The Turned Off Child: Learned Helplessness And School Failure

by Robert Gordon, Myrna Gordon

Do you have a child, or know of a child, who is failing in school because he or she has "turned off" to the learning process? These children need to have their negative thinking, problems, and behaviors changed in order to rid themselves of anger, depression, and other learning obstacles and to become happy and successful students with a positive outlook. Robert and Myrna Gordon have more than thirty years of experience as classroom teachers, resource specialists, and educational therapists—they know what works! Trust them and The Turned-Off Child to inform you about the ways you can see the troubled child become a winner!

324 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2006

About the author

Robert Gordon (b. 1961) is an American writer and filmmaker from Memphis, Tennessee. His work has focused on the American south—its music, art, and politics—to create an insider's portrait of his home, both nuanced and ribald.

Reviews

[Linda Saleski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource for helping children work out of learned helplessness and begin experiencing efficacy in learning.

[Leanna Aker · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was really excited to read this book. While there were teaching strategies listed here, they were vague, referencing other books, and minimal. This book seemed to be geared toward psychologists and psychiatrists working with young children. The examples given were flowery, and did not explain what to do when roadblocks were encountered. There were some good reminders, but I was disappointed with the overly simplistic focus of this book, and its focus on very young children.