Robert D. Barr

Discover how to use resiliency and hope to address student needs and overcome the effects of poverty in the 21st century. Build learners’ emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills so they can face adversity and defeat learned helplessness.

Discover a blueprint for turning low-performing, high-poverty schools into cultures of hope. The authors illustrate an approach that considers both social and emotional factors.

Learn a step-by-step protocol for the self-guided audit focused on crucial areas of school improvement identified in the nationally recognized book The Kids Left Behind.