{"product_id":"2940016722696","title":"Common Sense: Empowering Parents to Help Their Children Learn and Retain Basic Knowledge","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommon Sense contains knowledge a student should possess before graduating high school -- knowledge that exemplifies a well-educated, well-rounded individual. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is designed to empower parents to help their children learn and retain the material, via a format that is: \u003cbr\u003eClear: Knowledge is divided into facts a student should know at the end of 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade.\u003cbr\u003eConcise: Most entries are three sentences or less.\u003cbr\u003eCompact: Amount of content is manageable - not overwhelming.\u003cbr\u003eAmong the topics covered:\u003cbr\u003eLandmarks: Gateway Arch, the Big Bend, Stonehenge.\u003cbr\u003eBasic math: Prime number, square root, measuring square footage.\u003cbr\u003eIdioms and expressions: Deja vu, Freudian slip, sitting duck.\u003cbr\u003eCommon usage: its and it's, their and there.\u003cbr\u003eProminent persons: Neil Armstrong, Winston Churchill, Jackie Robinson.\u003cbr\u003eBasic science: Summer solstice, primary colors, friction.\u003cbr\u003ePractical information: Understanding interest, calculating a tip, civil law.\u003cbr\u003eArts and culture: jazz, baseball, literary characters.\u003cbr\u003eU.S.: Biggest cities, highest mountains, longest rivers.\u003cbr\u003eGovernment: First Amendment, taking the Fifth, Founding Fathers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot a parent? No problem! Use the book to test your store of knowledge, or keep it as a handy reference.","brand":"Dog Ear Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081873670384,"sku":"2940016722696","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016722696_p0.jpg?v=1763640220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016722696","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}