Cheating, Dishonesty, and Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It - Softcover

Kate Maupin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193506729X ISBN 13: 9781935067290

Publisher: Gifted Unlimited, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

Why do bright kids cheat, lie, and manipulate? What can you do about it? More than 80% of bright students self-reported that they had cheated in an academic setting and had never been caught. Bright children try to manipulate parents and teachers for many reasons-boredom, a lack of appropriate challenges, a need to fit in, fear of failure, or simply avoiding responsibility. Kate Maupin addresses symptoms, underlying causes, and how to address roots of the problem, rather than simple punishment, so that children do not become repeat offenders. She also discusses ways to build honesty and confidence so that children can become self-sufficient, life-long learners who no longer feel a need to resort to cheating, dishonesty, or manipulation.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Maupin, M.A., is an award-winning author, speaker, educator, and reformed gifted cheater currently living in Connecticut. Kate earned her Bachelor of Science in Honors Education from University of Maine at Orono, and her Master of the Arts in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut at Storrs. her extensive experience as a local and national speaker on education , parenting, and foster parenting topics led her to serve on the executive board of the Connecticut Association for the Gifted, an organization. that supports parents on a state and national level.Previously, she worked as a gifted and talented educator and coordinator, beginning her career in New England, ncluding Yale University, before traveling overseas to support an international educational initiative with China. After her first book, Cheating, Dishonesty, and Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It (Great Potential Press, 2014), was published, she launched a private consulting practice and worked with the national organization Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted to support local initiatives for parents. She works part time as a foster child advocate at the state level, and was recently a member of a team that collaborated with state legislative policy groups to successfully pass two education reform bills into law. Kate has counseled countless parents, children, and families in the NEw England area. She has been a featured speaker at several national conferecnes, including SENG, NAGC, and as a multipe-occasion keynote for the Parenting Series of Minds and Motion.Kate currently maintains her private practice on a part-time basis and continues to travel, speak, and work as an advocate for increased educational support for foster children. Kate's 2014 book won a first place Next generatio Indie Book Award, a first place International Books Award, adn was a finalist for the USA Best Book Awards.She lives with her extremely patient husband, two sons, and a gratuitous number of pets in Connecticut. You can find her on Twitter @Kate_Maupin.

From the Back Cover

Why would someone with everything going for them cheat, lie, or manipulate?

More than 80% of bright students self-reported that not only had they cheated in an academic setting, but they had also never been caught. Bright children try to manipulate parents and teachers for many reasons boredom and a lack of appropriate challenges, social anxiety and a need to fit in, fear of failure, or simply avoiding responsibility. Kate Maupin addresses the symptoms, the underlying causes, and how to address roots of the problem, rather than simple punishment, so that children do not become repeat offenders.

Cheaters only cheat themselves out of the true joy of learning and accomplishment, at best achieving the cheap satisfaction of beating the system and at worst locking themselves into an unhealthy pattern of deceit. Dishonest, manipulative behavior can become so ingrained that the habit is difficult to break once students reach high school or college. Maupin discusses solutions and strategies to build honesty and confidence and to provide appropriate challenges and healthy outlets for creativity so that children can become self-sufficient, life-long learners who no longer feel a need to resort to cheating, dishonesty, or manipulation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gifted Unlimited, LLC
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193506729X
• ISBN 13: 9781935067290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322