Never enough : when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it
(2023)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
370.15/WALLACE,J
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PUBLISHED
New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2023]
DESCRIPTION
xxi, 297 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780593191866, 0593191862 :, 0593191862, 9780593191866
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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."--