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"Throughout his long and varied career as an educator, Steve Schmitz has been told one story, and asked one question, more than any other: ""I know my child is in grade trouble at school, Dr. Schmitz, and it’s making my life hellish at home. I've tried everything, and nothing works. What do I do now?""From three decades as a counselor, Schmitz knows that most parents deeply want to help their children at school. But he knows all too well how powerless most parents feel in turning their lackluster learners around.And he knows, from long experience, how often, and how bitterly, parents clash with their children during ""you've got to do better"" periods.To keep household conflict from escalating, and to show concerned parents how to be part of the solution, Schmitz put down in book form all the successful advice he’s been dispensing for thirty years. In Gradebusters: How Parents Can End the Bad Grades Battle, he shares his practical methods with parents disturbed about their kids' low levels of academic achievement."
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During an extremely varied career, Stephen Schmitz, Ph.D., has directed curriculum development projects, substance abuse programs, and social service agencies in the U.S. and abroad. He has also worked as family therapist, parenting coach, case manager, health educator, mental health specialist, and chemical dependency counselor in various clinical and social venues.
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He earned his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University, and his master’s degree from the University of Colorado. His Ph.D. is from the University of Florida, where he earned several fellowships and the College of Education’s prestigious Outstanding Dissertation Award. He was a University of Florida President's 1993 Outstanding Student.
For more than 25 years, he has taught classes at schools such as the University of Florida, Spring International Language Center, the University of Guam, the Micronesian Language Institute, and Colegio Nueva Granada.
In addition, he has trained teachers, nurses, researchers, and social workers around the world. His academic research has appeared in such world-class international journals as Child Welfare and Journal of Education, as well as popular magazines like Mothering. His professional interests include adolescent outreach programs, parenting education, adolescent values, at-risk youth, and teenage chemical dependency.
Gradebusters: How Parents Can Turn Underachievers Around is his first book. His next book, Strike Back! How Parents Can Bust the Teen Drug Culture, will tell parents how to detect and handle their children’s problems with drugs and alcohol.
He currently lives with his partner, Patricia Walker, in a tiny loft apartment along the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California.
He is now Executive Director of Shanti Orange County, an agency that provides counseling and social services to individuals with HIV.
Dr. Schmitz is available for talks at schools and before parent-teacher organizations. Those interested should contact him directly at doctorschmitz@yahoo.com.
Bravo for acknowledging conflict as a necessary in being a parent, and reminding us school is a full-time job. -- Elizabeth Leiknes, California English Teacher
Deals with issues head-on that would otherwise plague our children with bad grades and rob them of innate talents. -- Dessie S. Williams, President, National Association for Developmental Education, and Asst. Professor/Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs, Louisiana State University (Alexandria)
Reads like parent's private session with author, who shares step-by-step solutions in highly readable style . . . Highly recommended -- Library Journal
Deals with issues head-on that would otherwise plague our children with bad grades and rob them of innate talents. -- Dessie S. Williams, President, National Association for Developmental Education, and Asst. Professor/Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs, Louisiana State University (Alexandria)
Reads like parent's private session with author, who shares step-by-step solutions in highly readable style . . . Highly recommended -- Library Journal
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- PublisherBancroft Press
- Publication date2005
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