The book by Nelly Litvak, a mathematician, teacher at the University of Twente in Holland and mother of two daughters, has a clear tonic effect, much needed by confused parents of teenagers.
The book by Nelly Litvak, a mathematician, teacher at the University of Twente in Holland and mother of two daughters, has a clear tonic effect, much needed by confused parents of teenagers. A third-generation educator, Nelly looks at relationship difficulties like math problems: easy to solve if you know the right algorithm. Clearly formulating this algorithm, the author advises at the same time not to get carried away with education excessively. Teenagers are “funny, witty, funny, full of ideas… Enjoy the company of children before they become boring adults.” Perhaps the most informative part of the book is a story about the education system and family values in Holland. Reading that Dutch children sleep 12 hours a day, swim in PE classes in jackets and boots, and parents are calm about second-year schoolchildren and allow teenage girls to ride bicycles in high-heeled shoes even in ice, you willingly believe the UNICEF researchers, who claim that Dutch teenagers are the happiest in the world.
Alpina non-fiction, 254 p.