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Everybody knows what to do. It's HOW to do it that is the hard part. Andrene Bonner has done a rare thing. Somehow, she has cobbled together her years as a student, her decades as a teacher, her experience as a mother, and her insights as a battle tested human to share ways in which you can help your child succeed. If you're looking for 60 pages of airy sophistry, this isn't the book for you. There are 200+ pages of quotes, stories, affirmations and suggestions that any parent would love to have. Ms. Bonner cuts down to the bone in a few places - she shows us the times she's failed, changed her mind (particularly about the role of failure), and had to realign her priorities. As an educator, I've seen many philosophical texts as to what needs to be done. Here is an actionable smorgasbord of stories that will allow a parent to find at least one good match, and use it to help his child succeed. Useful, practical, enjoyable - this is a hidden gem written by a real person who shares everything and hides little in the quest to help other parents. I wish I had gotten to it sooner. -Doug Marolla, Educator

Everybody knows what to do. It's HOW to do it that is the hard part. Andrene Bonner has done a rare thing. Somehow, she has cobbled together her years as a student, her decades as a teacher, her experience as a mother, and her insights as a battle tested human to share ways in which you can help your child succeed. If you're looking for 60 pages of airy sophistry, this isn't the book for you. There are 200+ pages of quotes, stories, affirmations and suggestions that any parent would love to have. Ms. Bonner cuts down to the bone in a few places - she shows us the times she's failed, changed her mind (particularly about the role of failure), and had to realign her priorities. As an educator, I've seen many philosophical texts as to what needs to be done. Here is an actionable smorgasbord of stories that will allow a parent to find at least one good match, and use it to help his child succeed. Useful, practical, enjoyable - this is a hidden gem written by a real person who shares everything and hides little in the quest to help other parents. I wish I had gotten to it sooner. -Doug Marolla, Educator

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Andrene Bonner is the author of four non-fiction books about student resilience and the parent-teacher partnership. Her work of fiction, ""Olympic Gardens,"" championing a boy's search for identity and education won the 2009 Lorna Goodison Award for Transformative Literature. She is the 2012 Westchester Black Scholars Motivational Teacher Award recipient and founder of Literacy Gateway Institute, an educational solution business focused on success, innovation and access for all learners. Bonner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and Dance, Master of Science in Secondary Education and Master of Arts in Language and Literacy.

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