The authors start with a reasonable premise - there arecertain qualities that students require to learn well.Industriousness, curiosity, etc. The list, and a fewstimulating paragraphs about each quality, would have madea helpful magazine article. Instead, there is a long,uninspiring chapter on each quality. The book remindedme of the longest lectures I received from my parentsyears ago. But I didn't didn't commit any offense thatwould entitle the authors to treat me in this way!