Helping Kids Overcome Adversity in the Classroom and at Home
The Leonard Lopate Show | May 25, 2016
What role does the environment play in a child's academic success? In Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why, Paul Tough, contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and best-selling author, looks at how poverty affects classroom performance, as well as mental and physical development in students, and offers steps that teachers and families can take to create supportive environments which allow students to flourish.
