추천사 ······························································ 4
프롤로그 ···························································· 6
어떤 준비가 성공적인 영재학교 입시 준비일까? ························· 8

제1부_ 실전 수기

처음으로 수학학원에 가다 ············································ 20
목표가 생겼다 ······················································· 23
중2 여름 - 학원을 바꾸다 ············································· 26
이미 출발한 열차, 내릴 역은 없다 ······································ 28
3월, 첫 슬럼프 ······················································ 30
학교를 정하고 원서를 쓰다 ············································ 32
마지막 100일 - 분위기 환기, 기출, 복습 ······························· 34
면접전형을 준비하며 ················································· 37
면접 1일 차 - 엑스텐 적중 ············································· 41
면접 2일 차 - 모든 것을 평가받다 ······································ 45
25 한과영 입학식 - 입시 해방식을 끝내고 ······························ 49

제2부_ 유초중 영재고 로드맵

이 길로 꼭 들어서야 하는 것일까? ····································· 52
5~7세 영어공부 - 초등까지 놓지 말고 계속 다지기 ······················· 56
초등 저학년 - 자제력과 통제를 배우는 시간 ····························· 58
초등 고학년 - 탐구, 코딩, 책 읽기, 수학 ································· 63
중학생 - 완전히 새로운 세계로의 진입 ·································· 66
중2 여름~중3 여름 - 막판 스퍼트 ······································ 69
이 로드맵은 정답이 아닙니다. 당연히 ·································· 70
영재고에 들어가는 좁은 우회로 - 특별 전형 ···························· 72
중학교 입학 후 입시를 결정했다면 ····································· 77
고입 간략 정리 - 영재고·과학고·자사고 ································· 81
어디서 키울까? 대치동 vs 분당, 학군지 vs 비학군지 ····················· 85

제3부_ “진짜 공부”에 대한 불편한 진실을 마주하자

공부와 집중력의 본질 ················································ 92
머리에 남는 공부법 ··················································· 96
부모 스크린타임이 아이 성적을 결정한다 ····························· 100
풀가동·풀휴식: 완급조절이 성적 곡선을 바꾼다 ······················· 103
거실·독서실·카페, 어디서 집중이 폭발할까? ·························· 105
협박하는 학원을 피하자 ············································ 109

제4부_ 효과가 좋았던 공부 꿀팁

도대체 얼마나 공부를 해야 갈 수 있을까? ···························· 114
실패할 수 없는 궁극의 내신 대비 ···································· 118
명절 4일 = 약점 과목 1개 끝내기 프로젝트 · ·························· 123
낮잠 40분, 밤 2시간을 벌다 ········································· 126
가고 싶은 학교, 김칫국 마시며 견학하기 ······························ 129
쉬운 것에 안주하지 않는다. “레벨 업을 부르는 ‘성공 털기’ 습관” ········ 133
공부 방해하는 4대악 TV, YouTube, SNS, Game - 어떻게 합의할까? ··· 137

제5부_ 영역별 공부 전략

책 읽기 feat. 독서파티 ·············································· 142
수학 - 좋은 풀이 배우기 ············································ 148
계산 실수를 줄이는 법 - 비난을 왜 해? ······························· 152
KMO, 영재고 입시를 위해 꼭 해야 하나? ····························· 157
특목고를 위한 초·중등 코딩 공부는 어떻게 하면 좋을까? ·············· 161
영재고 대비 탐구 준비 ·············································· 170
영재고 탐구 준비 - 탐구 체력 향상 가이드 ····························· 176
베일에 쌓인 교사 추천서, 어떻게 공략할까 ··························· 180
영어공부 - 영재고 입시랑 무슨 상관? ································ 186

제6부_ 부모 성장 & 관계 기술

칭찬이 사라진 대치동에서 아이를 살린 한마디························ 196
부모가 먼저 사과하면 생기는 기적···································· 200
숨겨진 SOS 신호, 거짓말로 읽어내기································· 202
남자아이 사로잡는 양육법, 룰 세우기 ································ 205
잔소리 없이 분위기 잡는 방법 - 알지만 힘들죠? ······················· 208
사춘기 아이 프라이버시 존, 어떻게 지켜줄까? ························· 210
엄마는 가속, 아빠는 브레이크? 합의의 기술 ·························· 215
가르쳤던 학생의 학부모에게 보내는 마음 ····························· 218
아들과 헤어지는 중입니다 ·········································· 220
제7부_ 아이에게 보내는 편지
영재반 공부를 시작하고 ············································ 224
3학년 파이널 준비 중 ··············································· 226
2단계 시험장에 들여보내 놓고 ······································· 227
합격 후 ···························································· 229

에필로그 · ························································· 231

부록
생각을 풍부하게 해주었던 필독서 ···································· 234
재밌고 도움도 되는 유튜브 채널 ····································· 244