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In the seventh grade Todd Rose was suspended-not for the first time-for throwing six stink bombs at the blackboard where his art teacher stood with his back to the class At eighteen he was a high school dropout stocking shelves at a department store for an hour Today Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Square Peg illuminates the struggles of millions of bright young children--and their frustrated parents and teachers--who are stuck in a one-size-fits-all school system that fails to approach the student as an individual Rose shares his own incredible journey from troubled childhood to Harvard seamlessly integrating cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology along with advances in the field of education to ultimately provide a roadmap for parents and teachers of kids who are the casualties of Americas antiquated school system With a distinguished blend of humor humility and practical advice for nurturing children who are a poor fit in conventional schools Square Peg is a game-changing manifesto that provides groundbreaking insight into how we can get the most out of all the students in our classrooms and why todays dropouts could be tomorrows innovators.