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The Overachievers : The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

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Unveiling the dark side of academic pressure.

The Overachievers follows the lives of several high school students as they navigate through the pressure-filled educational culture in the United States. Robbins delves into stress, cheating, parental guilt, and college admissions in a riveting and captivating style that makes this book a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dark side of academic competition. This book would be ideal for students, parents, and educators who want to gain a deeper understanding of the academic pressures that young people face in today's society.

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ISBN: 9781401309022
Authors: Alexandra Robbins
Publisher: Hachette Books
Date of Publication: 2007-08-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology
Related Topics: Education
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 3379 readers)

Description

The bestselling author of Pledged  and The Teachers  returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teensIn Pledged , Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The Overachievers , Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor, whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar.Robbins tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B.With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.
 

Unveiling the dark side of academic pressure.

The Overachievers follows the lives of several high school students as they navigate through the pressure-filled educational culture in the United States. Robbins delves into stress, cheating, parental guilt, and college admissions in a riveting and captivating style that makes this book a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dark side of academic competition. This book would be ideal for students, parents, and educators who want to gain a deeper understanding of the academic pressures that young people face in today's society.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.