Description
Dive into the insightful narrative of 'Beautiful Failures', a poignant exploration of the modern education system and its impact on youth. This brand new B-format paperback, published by Random House Australia in 2017, delves into the emotional and psychological struggles faced by students today. Lucy Clark shares her intimate story of her daughter, who battled daily anxieties and societal pressures throughout her high school years. Through her experiences, Clark poses essential questions about how we define success in education and the detrimental effects of overwhelming expectations on children. Discover how the phrase 'failure' can mask deeper issues and drive the need for a more compassionate approach to schooling. With 320 pages of compelling content, 'Beautiful Failures' evaluates the need for systemic changes in how we perceive success and the urgent need to alleviate anxiety among students. This book is a must-read for parents, educators, and anyone concerned with the well-being of our future generations. Get yours today and join the conversation about reshaping our educational values and promoting mental health awareness. Fast delivery available!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857989260
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2017
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 320
Description:
'I want to tell you a story about my daughter, my beautiful failure. Every day of her high school life was a struggle. She woke up in the morning and the thought of going to school was like an enormous mountain to climb.'
Nothing will ever be as easy as your school years,' well-meaning adults told her, but I knew for my daughter, and for many kids who have struggled as square pegs trying to make themselves round, this was dead wrong. When Lucy Clark's daughter graduated from school a 'failure', she started asking questions about the way we measure success. Why is there so much pressure on kids today? Where does it come from? Most importantly, as we seem to be in the grip of an epidemic of anxiety, how can we reduce that pressure? Beautiful Failures explores, through personal experience and journalistic investigation, a broken education system that fails too many kids and puts terrible pressure on all kids, including those who 'succeed'. It challenges accepted wisdoms about schooling, calls on parents to examine their own expectations, and questions the purpose of education, and indeed the purpose of childhood.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857989260
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2017
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 320
Description:
'I want to tell you a story about my daughter, my beautiful failure. Every day of her high school life was a struggle. She woke up in the morning and the thought of going to school was like an enormous mountain to climb.'
Nothing will ever be as easy as your school years,' well-meaning adults told her, but I knew for my daughter, and for many kids who have struggled as square pegs trying to make themselves round, this was dead wrong. When Lucy Clark's daughter graduated from school a 'failure', she started asking questions about the way we measure success. Why is there so much pressure on kids today? Where does it come from? Most importantly, as we seem to be in the grip of an epidemic of anxiety, how can we reduce that pressure? Beautiful Failures explores, through personal experience and journalistic investigation, a broken education system that fails too many kids and puts terrible pressure on all kids, including those who 'succeed'. It challenges accepted wisdoms about schooling, calls on parents to examine their own expectations, and questions the purpose of education, and indeed the purpose of childhood.