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Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And Adhd Give You The Tools F 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Jonathan Mooney (Author), Dave Cole (Author), Edward M. Hallowell (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 238 ratings
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Learning with YOUR purpose in mind -- not your parents', not your teacher's, not your school's
Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your peers draw lines to
measure and standardize intelligence. They decide what criteria make one person smart and another person stupid. They decide who will succeed and who will just get by. Perhaps you find yourself outside the norm, because you learn differently -- but, unlike your classmates, you have no system in place that consistently supports your ability and desire to learn. Simply put, you are considered lazy and stupid. You are expected to fail.
Learning Outside the Lines is written by two such "academic failures" -- that is, two academic failures who graduated from Brown University at the top of their class. Jonathan Mooney and David Cole teach you how to take control of your education and find true success -- and they offer all the reasons why you should persevere. Witty, bold, and disarmingly honest, Learning Outside the Lines takes you on a journey toward personal empowerment and profound educational change, proving once again that rules sometimes need to be broken.
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Criticism for the public school system in the United States is nothing new; kids of all skill levels are slipping through the cracks at every age and in every city. Rather than attempting to change the system or point out it's failures, Jonathon Mooney and David Cole have created a practical guide to help kids jump through the necessary hoops to achieve whatever larger, postschool goals they may have. While much of the material is written for kids who've received the label LD or ADHD, many of the suggestions can be just as helpful for those who've been labeled "gifted," or any other student who feels frustrated with the daily routine of standard education.

The introduction (personal histories of the authors) is great reading for parents of LD or ADHD kids, and much of it has a humorous tone that makes it equally appropriate (and approachable) for discouraged adolescents. From the terror of weekly spelling tests to the few inspiring teachers and tutors the two encountered, the tales are equal parts entertaining, poignant, and encouraging to others who may well be experiencing quite similar events. There's little discussion of what methods are right or wrong--ultimately, both authors take a fundamentally pragmatic view, and it's "right" if it worked. A steady focus on study skills fills the majority of the book, and Mooney and Cole take what are generally pretty familiar stands on note-taking and test preparation and break them down into easily digestible concepts. With different methods for different types of learners (visual thinkers are encouraged to use maps and brightly colored markers), students will find plenty of help in creating notebooks, focusing their attention, and even appropriate ways of conducting the infamous all-nighter. Including information on how to recover lost class notebooks, how to make the most of a syllabus, and "The Seven Habits of Highly Disorganized People," Learning Outside the Lines provides students with plenty of tools to further each reader's personal idea of success. --Jill Lightner

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Provides students with plenty of tools to further each reader's personal idea of success.

-- "Amazon.com, editorial review"

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0031OQ0R4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Touchstone; 1st edition (July 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1259 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 068486598X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 238 ratings

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This book's content was useful. However, there was an error in producing this book. A different book was bound for pages 129-160. Very disappointing!
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Susan Kruger, M.Ed.-SOAR Study Skills
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for ALL College Students! (Not Just for ADHD/LD)
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013
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The most valuable element of this book is simply the theme of "empowerment" that is woven into every story and chapter. Jonathan and David tell their stories, in a raw and honest fashion. They point out problems with the general education system that leave struggling students to believe that THEY are the problem. Of course, Jonathan and David dispel many of these myths.

They include a pretty thorough description of effective study techniques. My only wish is that there was a "cheat sheet" summarizing a list of all of the strategies for specific learning situations. You have to weed through a lot of story-telling and description to find the strategies. Don't get me wrong, the stories and explanations are VERY important. It's just a bit challenging to find the Action Plan. Nonetheless, this is a great resource.

I found many useful tips, but I mostly appreciated the author's perspectives, often captured in interesting sound bites:

- Referring to study skills as "Power Tools"
- Explaining how to "unpack the lecture" in order to take good notes
- They are frank, but they are real: "Most study skills presented by teachers operate under the assumption that all teachers can lecture well."
- They are practical, endorsing what they call "Pragmatic personal learning."
- They emphasize efficiency: "Cover-to-cover reading is NOT the way to go..."

I am an expert in this field, and I am a big fan of this book! (By the way, it's GREAT for ALL students, not just students with ADHD/LD.)
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sunnyangels
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Damn Book About ADHD EVER!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2009
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I don't care how many F*** the writer put down on this book. This book has life! It reminded me of who I am. A person who are Dyslexic who has ADHD who suffer like hell in school being bullied and treated unfairly. Those years in a grammar school was the worst days of my life, elementary school were no better. Just a number of handful teachers that I remembered that really cared and took me under their wings. Dad went bankrupt several times. We cannot pay for school. I continue school after waiting for three years only to stop again because dad's finance gone under, again!

Life was bloody hard . Mom beats me like a dog in order to get those stupidity out of my system but no it never worked.

Whenever there's test at school she would make me study for hours and hours until 3 am or 5 am when she saw me closing my eyes because I was so tired and sleepy she would slap my face to wake me up. And you may ask "you've work so hard, does it worked" Hell no! I do read, my mouth was making noise , but all those word that I read does not and never register in my mind NEVER.

Home was like Hell to me, School was nothing better.

How can I not rebel ? My system is screaming inside me in order to survive!!

My mom kept on calling me crazy. I went to bed with her voice hovering over my head I can hear her say "you're crazy" and at a time I thought if I did not make a proclamation to myself saying" I am not crazy and will never be " I know for sure that I will have a nervous break down. I can't sleep for may nights. My heart felt as if it would leap over my chest.Life was HELL Truly Hell .

When I was 16 I read a book by a pastor in order to criticise him and insult him I want to curse him and tell him how stupid he was and what a liar it is and what a waste of time worshipping the God of Dillusion. Instead I drop on both of my knees and pray the prayer of repentace. I receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

I make a pat to myself to read the bible and to read it well. I started with the new testament. Reading was easy. understanding it need time and practice. I read and digest one line per one line slowly...and repeating it again until I really get the meaning of it.

Not to promote on religeon or anything but this is the turning point of change for my mentality. All those years sounding out words without knowing what I was reading suddenly became easy. Used to get grades much lower than D and now beating straight A student became easy.

But it did not happen over night. It takes several years for me to become what I am today.

I am still hyperactive. I can multi task so many things that others has no capability in matching. I however has totally lost the "Deficit Disorder" as I am Hyper Focus.

But Life was hard as an ADHD person . Life was really hard. My son who is 10. Did not start speaking untill he was 6 and that was just a few words.
I was the one who taught him to read and write. Not the school!Definately not the school! He got bullied all the time and he is such a gentle kid and I felt so sorry for him. All those books about helping ADHD had suggest nothing but 'don't forget to take your DAMN medication' but this book inspires me.

This book reminds me of my past with the honesty that the writer himself has poured over his heart and soul into this book and I thank you.
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Golden Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for all stuidents
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2011
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This book offers good insight into the experience of students struggling with serious learning disabilities. But it also offers a wide range of tips on how to do well in college that would be beneficial to any student (with or without diagnosed learning disabilities). In particular, the authors talk about why you should get to know your professors and how many great resources colleges have to help you succeed (research librarians, writing centers, etc.). The writing is engagingly irreverent and a breeze to read. My only caveat is this: As an English professor, I was uneasy about the author's admission that he had all of his college papers reviewed by and edited by his mother. It appears that she corrected spelling and grammar, both of which are difficult for the writer because of an acute disability. But how much did correcting grammar become improving style, correcting word choice, editing out wordiness, and so forth--all skills we strive to teach in writing classes? And, as a professor, I worry about whether parents--who may not be academically trained but have spent their lives advocating for their child--really understand the proper boundaries for their help. Jonathan Mooney's mother may well understand, but what about the student sitting next to him? Is it OK to fax your problem sets in economics or calculus to your parents as well and have them correct them before you turn them in? Should a student who can produce very good work with the help of a dedicated professional editor earn the same grade as a student who learns to edit his or her own work effectively? I wished this question had been more fully addressed--perhaps even with an interview with his mother.

Overall, though, this book is important reading for students and educators alike.
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Doena
5.0 out of 5 stars Own a hard copy, kindle version, and now audible version
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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I love this book. I'm a dyslexic speech-language pathologist and often reference this book when working with students or suggest parents buy a copy.
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Dimaheux
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my student - professional life!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2011
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I ordered this book, along with many others, for a project I am working on with adhd students. I was suposed to skip to the pertinent parts... but I stared reading and never put it down! I too was recently diagnosed with adhd (at 28), I am a grad student and I always managed to get good enough grades...but I struggled with directives (what do you mean I have to respect a certain number of pages?), I would get lost in my subject when I wrote papers, performance anxiety to start writting, last minute adrenaline rush was the only was to concentrate... this book just spoke to me directly! I was always told I was really smart BUT... I'm the kid who shows up for a statistics exam without a calculator!! And when I was told I was going to be part of this program to help kids with adhd get organised and study more effectively (ME???) I figured there had to be a book or two out there. This book is funny, engaging, honest... and soo helpfull I think it will save my academic career!! No exageration! (Pardon my spelling, I'm french! ;)) It's filled with concrete trick and doesn't pretend to hold THE recipe for success, just here are a few thing that have worked for us, try out a few and keep what works for you! Thank you to the authers! Parents... read this book and you will understand what you child feels like when it's time to sit down and work! I know it has helped me as a student and it will help many others!
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4.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2021
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good for uni
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