The Turned-Off Child Learned Helplessness and School Failure

by Robert Gordon

Methods for parents, teachers and therapists to teach the turned-off child who is failing in school.

255 pages, Kindle Edition

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.