Mike Tveten

In Charge of Their Own Education

How Parents and Teachers Can Help Students Navigate

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book endeavors to address every career and life skill that young people will need for success in school, career, and life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 353g
• ISBN-13: 9781475871838
• ISBN-10: 147587183X
• Artikelnr.: 67655761

Autorenporträt

Mike Tveten

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Emily Halvorson-Otts
Foreword by Stephanie Codd Anderson
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Figuring Out What to Do in Life
Chapter 2: The Three Most Important Skills in Life
Chapter 3: The Importance of Creativity
Chapter 4: Communication Skills
Chapter 5: Social Skills
Chapter 6: Work Ethic
Chapter 7: Collaboration and Team Skills
Chapter 8: Leadership Skills
Chapter 9: Flexibility, Adaptability, and Agility
Chapter 10: Other Life Skills
Chapter 11: Staying Physically and Mentally Healthy
Chapter 12: Choosing the Right Schools, Programs, and Teachers
Chapter 13: Mastering Study Skills and Study Habits
Chapter 14: Choosing a College and Paying For It
Chapter 15: Checking Out the Job
Chapter 16: Getting the Job
Chapter 17: Critical Thinking Revisited
Afterword
Success Story 1: "I Homeschooled Myself"
Success Story 2: "Grit, Resolve, and Determination"
Success Story 3: "I No Longer Feel Worthless"
Success Story 4: "I Got My Dream Job"
Success Story 5: "Young People Are Just as Able to Change the World"
Success Story 6: "The Paper Microscope and the Paper Centrifuge"
About the Author