Download or read book Overcoming Underachievement: A Personal Journey to Build Confidence and Discover Purpose written by Barbara Walsh-McCaffrey and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your child struggle with underachievement? Does he or she do just the bare minimum to get by in school, not living up to their potential? Underachievement is described in this book as a phenomenon that has the potential to keep the afflicted student in a state of inertia if not realized and helped. In Overcoming Underachievement, Barbara Walsh-McCaffrey explores possible reasons for underachievement while sharing her own struggles and subsequent triumph over underachievement. She offers credible solutions while stressing the importance of parental involvement and communication between the student, parents, and teachers. Personality traits and other influences such as immigration, bullying, and environmental factors that may affect the learning process are also discussed.