Student Student Life category: 717 books
Beyond Measure
Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller from Race to Nowhere director Vicki Abeles about how our schools can revolutionize learning, prioritize children’s health, and re-envision success for a lifetime.
Race to Nowhere, Vicki Abeles’s groundbreaking documentary about our educational...
The Career Book
Help for Restless Realist
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Instead of immediately focusing on what to do, the first section of the book (‘Principles’) asks detailed, probing questions about you. Knowing yourself and what makes you tick is the first step to getting the career you want. Using the unique ‘Ego Styles Theory’, which the author has used...
by Rosalie Kakos
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
General education for 12 years of your life doesn't mean you're ready for college. It only means you did what you were told.
In this book, find out what separates those who succeed from those who fail with tips and tricks you won't find anywhere else.
Study Smart, Study Less
Earn Better Grades and Higher Test Scores, Learn Study Habits That Get Fast Results, and Discover Your Study Persona
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life!
If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths....
Surviving High School
Essential Tools to Prepare you for the Road Ahead
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Getting on top of High School success.
The High School years can be the most exciting - yet overwhelming - years of your life! Inside this book, you'll find all the tools and advice you'll need to help make these years easier. If you are already in High School, or planning to go soon - YOU...
The Feedback Fix
Dump the Past, Embrace the Future, and Lead the Way to Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
The secret to giving better feedback isn’t what we say – it’s what others hear. Too often, people hear about a past they can’t control, not a future they can. That changes with “feedforward” – a radical approach to sharing feedback that unleashes the performance and potential of everyone...
by San Bolkan
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
During his time as a professor, the author has learned that although most university students are smart and capable, many of them go about their educations in a fashion that does not lead to success. This is because knowing what it takes to do well in college is never learned in high school, and really,...
From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom
Navigating Gender and Sexuality Diversity in PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Very few PreK-12 teachers are adequately trained to address the gender identity and sexual identity of their students in a developmentally-appropriate and pedagogically-sound manner. Yet responsible adults—parents, educators, pre-service teachers, coaches, religious instructors, camp administrators...
By Any Media Necessary
The New Youth Activism
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The participatory politics and civic engagement of youth in the digital age.
Read Online at connectedyouth.nyupress.org
There is a widespread perception that the foundations of American democracy are dysfunctional, public trust in core institutions is eroding, and little is likely to...
Pledged
The Secret Life of Sororities
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
2015 Edition: With a New Preface, Afterword, and Updates.
"Alexandra Robbins rips into the secret, sordid underbelly of sororities."--Vanity Fair
Updated ten years after it is original publication, Pledged by Alexandra Robbins is as timely today as it was when first published....
In Search of Civility
Confronting Incivility on the College Campus
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
In Search of Civility: Confronting Incivility on the College Campus addresses a way that an existing institution--the modern American college--can actively foster civility instead of expecting students to develop this virtue on their own. Civil conduct requires treating others the way one wishes...
by David Ragusa
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
The author uses his 33 years of experience to create a fictionalized account of ten days in the life of a high school disciplinarian. The author uses humor to convey a message of a positive vision he has of how best to work with the high school population. He also emphasizes the problems and pitfalls...
The Freshman Survival Guide
Soulful Advice for Studying, Socializing, and Everything In Between
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A completely revised and updated values-based guide to navigating the first year of college that speaks to college students in their own language and offers practical tools that readers need to keep from drinking, sleeping, or skipping their way out of college.
In the four years since its initial...
Inside Greek U.
Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2007
Popular culture portrays college Greek organizations as a training ground for malevolent young aristocrats. Films such as Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Old School, and Legally Blonde reinforce this stereotype, but they fail to depict the enduring influence of these organizations on their members....