Hothouse Kids How the Pressure to Succeed is Threatening Childhood

A devastating indictment of the gifted child myth The effort to produce gifted children through an exhausting regimen of early (and ever-earlier) training has grown into a troubling national phenomenon. With less free playtime and overwhelming pressure to achieve, the kids are the ones who suffer. Investigative journalist Alissa Quart knows the terrain firsthand, having herself negotiated the gifted-child label. With phenomenal research and sharp insight, she takes a damning look at the industry that profits from marketing educational products to enhance giftedness and questions the correlation between rigorous early enrichment and higher achievement. A thoughtful, sometimes critical look at the excessive ambition foisted upon children, "Hothouse Kids" is essential reading for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education.Quart, Alissa is the author of 'Hothouse Kids How the Pressure to Succeed is Threatening Childhood', published 2007 under ISBN 9780143111917 and ISBN 0143111914.