How to Get the Right Education for your Child

“Let’s imagine you’re the parent of a nine-year-old boy named Jack. He is now beginning grade 4 at his neighbourhood school, John Dewey Public School. Starting from when Jack was in grade 2, it has become very obvious that his school experience is not going well. Not only has Jack not learned to read, but also he is starting to get a reputation as a ‘behaviour problem’. Things are going from bad to worse, and none of your discussions with Jack’s teachers has made the slightest bit of difference. The time for waiting and hoping is over!“

It may not be quite up to the standard of “It was the best of times, it was the worse of times”, but these immortal words open How to Get the Right Education for your Child, a practical manual for parents of children who are struggling in school. The Alberta Report described the book as “an easy-to-read and very funny (if at times painfully close to the bone) guide to the jargon, pitfalls and inadequacies of education as currently practised in most Canadian jurisdictions”. The London Free Press described it as “shrewd, well-informed advice” and the Kitchener-Waterloo Record said “In a field crowded with self-help literature on education, this book stands out for its common sense, its experienced tone and its usefulness”. You can read How to Get the Right Education for your Child online here, or order your free copy here.

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