Do you want to help her child succeed or do better in school Then Kirshbaum and all kinds of ideas and even examples of forms, checklists and letters to help you, the parent, help your child in his or her school. "Kirshbaum has written the definite guide for parents to become effective partners with teachers and administrators," Susan Adler Kaplan, Founding Member, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Rhode Island Teacher of the Year.