Common Sense: Empowering Parents to Help Their Children Learn and Retain Basic Knowledge

Parents: Help your child learn basic knowledge and combat "the Google effect" -- the tendency of today's students to forget information they can readily access online.

Common Sense contains knowledge a student should possess before graduating high school -- knowledge that exemplifies a well-educated, well-rounded individual.

The book is designed to empower parents to help their children learn and retain the material, via a format that is:
Clear: Knowledge is divided into facts a student should know at the end of 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade.
Concise: Most entries are three sentences or less.
Compact: Amount of content is manageable - not overwhelming.
Among the topics covered:
Landmarks: Gateway Arch, the Big Bend, Stonehenge.
Basic math: Prime number, square root, measuring square footage.
Idioms and expressions: Deja vu, Freudian slip, sitting duck.
Common usage: its and it's, their and there.
Prominent persons: Neil Armstrong, Winston Churchill, Jackie Robinson.
Basic science: Summer solstice, primary colors, friction.
Practical information: Understanding interest, calculating a tip, civil law.
Arts and culture: jazz, baseball, literary characters.
U.S.: Biggest cities, highest mountains, longest rivers.
Government: First Amendment, taking the Fifth, Founding Fathers.

Not a parent? No problem! Use the book to test your store of knowledge, or keep it as a handy reference.