The Learning Habit + Hyper

Rebecca Jackson, co-author of The Learning Habit.

Topic: A groundbreaking approach to homework that helps kids succeed in school and life.

Issues: Recent research on learning—what works and what doesn’t; managing our kids’ media use; supporting academic homework and reading; mastering time management; communicating effectively; learning to focus; developing self-reliance.

Timothy Denevi, author of Hyper.

Topic: A personal history of ADHD.

Issues: What it’s like to be a boy who can’t stop screaming or fighting or fidgeting; startling stats about ADHD (1/5 of high-school-age boys and 11 percent of all school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD; the evolution of drug treatments; understanding this complex and controversial diagnosis.