Download or read book You Can t Drop out of High School and Drop into a Job written by H. David Hairston-Ridgley Jr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU CANT DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND DROP INTO A GOOD JOB: Explains why government makes teens go to school and pays for it Includes motivating letters and messages of encouragement from President Obama, celebrities, 4th graders, millionaire teen entrepreneurs, philanthropists, business leaders, drop-outs who returned to graduate and other concerned accomplished Americans Mentors from afar, but fi nger-tip close on dealing with diffi cult teachers, internet high schools, landing jobs, writing resumes & cover letters, starting a teen business, dealing with bullies, winning over stress and depression, dating, sexual temptation, chemical substance abuse, and much more. 1st lady Michelle Obama wrote David saying: the President and I share your hopes and optimism for what lies ahead at this important moment in history, we encourage you to continue to engage yourself in fi nding ways to strengthen our country by serving the youth of your community. (August, 2010) Teens and parents who read this book will never have to say: If only I had known!
Download or read book Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout written by Rick Rigsby and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestseller! Learn how to live a life of character and integrity—by following the simple advice of a third grade dropout. Be inspired by the book behind Dr. Rick Rigsby’s viral graduation speech. After his wife died, Rick Rigsby was ready to give up. The bare minimum was good enough. Rigsby was content to go through the motions, living out his life as a shell of himself. But then he remembered the lessons his father taught him years before— incredibly simple, yet incredibly profound. These lessons weren’t about advanced mathematics or the secrets of the stock market. They were quite straightforward, in fact, as Rigsby’s father never made it through third grade. But if this man’s instructions were powerful enough to inspire one of his children to earn a Ph.D. and another to become a judge—imagine what they can do for you. While Rick Rigsby’s father was a third-grade dropout, he was a man who never hid behind any excuse. A man who never allowed his problems or lack of a formal education to determine his present or affect his future. A man who realized that destiny was a choice and not a chance. In Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout, Rigsby shares the simple lessons from his father that will transform your mindset, including: Remain true to yourself Think the best at all times Give your best regardless of the circumstances Keep standing no matter what Join Rigsby as he dusts off time-tested beliefs and shares his father’s impactful, far-reaching story—of how a life can be enhanced, of how a corporate culture can be changed, of how a family can be united—by living the simple lessons of a third-grade dropout.
Download or read book Yes You Can written by Arthur G. Affleck, III and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “YES YOU CAN—Finish High School and go to College” is a book about possibility. At its best it seeks to motivate, inspire and empower young people to achieve their goal of going to college. This book will be useful and helpful to any student, but it will be especially useful to those students who have what it takes to finish high school and go to college but who may be experiencing doubts and lack of motivation. The first chapter is titled “Why you must go to college.” It makes a strong argument that “any young person wishing to retain the slimmest hope of financial security or even a decent standard of living must get some form of education or training beyond high school.” The book opens with a quote from Dorothy J. Hulst which says in part “there are efforts and results and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result . . .” I truly believe that dreams can come true and goals can be achieved. In fact, I know that any young person can finish high school and go to college, if that is what they truly desire to do and if they are willing to make some sacrifices and do the work. I know that this is possible because there are those of us who faced significant life challenges and who had similar fears and yet we persisted and succeeded. With the help of family, friends and many caring adults we finished high school, enrolled in college and managed to graduate. It can happen for young people today as well. They really don’t know what they are capable of until they commit themselves to a goal and begin working towards its fulfillment. In the United States, the richest country in the world, over one million students drop out of high school each and every year! Retired General Colin Powell, founder of America’s Promise Alliance said this state of affairs “is more than a problem, it’s a catastrophe.” This book is, in part, my small attempt to help to change the odds of students dropping out of high school by getting them to think about the consequences of their actions. Today we know that "the number one predictor of a young person’s future success is whether they graduate from high school.” And for those who go on to college they will earn a million dollars more than the average high school graduate during their lifetime. A college education is even more important today as we see major problems in the U.S. economy. In 2008, over 700,000 Americans lost their jobs. Many of these jobs went to workers in other countries like India and China. More job losses are projected for 2009. In recent months, major banks and other financial institutions have failed or had to be rescued by the Federal Government. Across the country many American families have lost their homes to foreclosure. I share these facts to underscore the point that young people and adults simply must have some marketable skills to have any chance of getting and keeping a job and making a decent wage in this rapidly changing economy. So, it is vitally important that teens give themselves a chance in life by finishing high school and by going to college. They can do it and this book will help.
Download or read book Dropping Out written by Russell W. Rumberger and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country’s leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Students start disengaging long before they get to high school, and the consequences are severe—not just for individuals but for the larger society and economy. Dropouts never catch up with high school graduates on any measure. They are less likely to find work at all, and more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, and suffer health problems. Even life expectancy for dropouts is shorter by seven years than for those who earn a diploma. Russell Rumberger advocates targeting the most vulnerable students as far back as the early elementary grades. And he levels sharp criticism at the conventional definition of success as readiness for college. He argues that high schools must offer all students what they need to succeed in the workplace and independent adult life. A more flexible and practical definition of achievement—one in which a high school education does not simply qualify you for more school—can make school make sense to young people. And maybe keep them there.
Download or read book Grown and Flown written by Lisa Heffernan and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.
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Download or read book Dropping Out Or Hanging in written by Duane Brown and published by Contemporary Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worksheets and self-tests help potential dropouts personalize how to make decisions and set life goals.
Download or read book Exceptionally Gifted Children written by Miraca U. M. Gross and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating examination of Australian children amongst the most intellectually gifted ever studied which explores the effect of early school life on their educational development.
Download or read book Why We Drop Out written by Deborah L. Feldman and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These engaging narratives and unique insights will help readers to better understand the interplay of school-related and personal factors that lead students to drop out of school. It is essential reading for K12 educators, school principals, counselors, psychologists, and everyone concerned with our nations dropout crisis.
Download or read book A Message to My Black People Stop Being the Nigga in America written by James Whitaker and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Message to My Black People: Stop Being the Nigga in America, first of all, is not meant to anger or disparage anyone. I wrote this book to help my people understand that we can do things a whole lot better as a people in order to earn and gain the respect as a people that we feel we deserve. Our slave ancestors endured too much for too long for us not to respect and reflect upon that and to make ourselves better. Our people and others devoted to the cause during the civil
Download or read book Reformation of Canada s Schools written by Mark Holmes and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proposal for the deregulation of the Canadian school. Arguing that a broad range of school choices is necessary in a pluralist society, the author contends centralized decision making by departments of education obstruct parental choice. He also criticizes the tenets of progressive (or child centered) pedagogy, which he claims has captured the school system for the past three decades. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Hands On Career Planning For Teens written by P.D. Mason and published by SugarDog Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hey! Did you know you should start your career planning journey by reading Hands-On Career Planning For Teens? This complete three-book series from vocational career expert P.D. Mason is written specifically for high-school and young adult readers and provides the knowledge and tools to discover lucrative, hands-on careers that don't require college degrees! This PROVEN PATH to a successful career is tested and trusted by thousands of high-school students already, and you won't want to miss your opportunity to start your working career as those thousands already have - Student Loan Debt-free! Learn to avoid the crippling cost of college and the financial impact of student loan debt, take advantage of nearly free accredited education paths, and get detailed information on 50+ skilled trades and industries providing high-paying career occupations. With Hands-On Career Planning For Teens, you'll get the Life-Changing and Money Saving career plan you can't afford to pass up! Tens of thousands of high-school students like yourself have already discovered these LUCRATIVE careers that are in DIRE NEED of hands-on skilled technical workers in the upcoming decades. These SOLID skilled trades careers provide excellent pay structures - some over the six-figure mark! They also provide EXCELLENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS - so you don’t have to constantly think about how to live the good life in your retirement years. Inside Hands-On Career Planning For Teens, you will find these three books: ① Financially Smart Career Planning for Teens. The first book in this series uncovers the crippling costs of college and the impact student loan debt has on our younger generation. It details the distinct differences between a traditional four-year college degree and vocational schools, which provide hands-on education paths for a fraction of the cost of a four-year degree. ② Apprenticeship Career Planning For Teens. P.D. Mason's second book gives readers the exact path towards a nearly free accredited education path that is tailored specifically for hands-on careers. The author uses his own experiences of dropping out of high school and twice out of college as a backdrop for his message that "college is not the only way" to a successful career in an earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship with minimal education costs - yet is comparable to a four-year college but without the high price tag! The best part is that apprenticeships pay you to learn on the job! ③ Skilled Trade Career Planning For Teens. The final book in the series provides the last piece of the puzzle of alternative career planning for teens. This book provides highly detailed information on many skilled trades in the United States. From descriptions of over 50 skilled trades to a list of the industries providing high-paying career occupations and their average yearly pay, Skilled Trade Career Planning For Teens is the ticket to a six-figure, hands-on & highly sought-after skilled trades career. Do yourself a favor, and don't get caught up in the crippling student loan debt trap. Read Hands-On Career Planning For Teens today and discover the best decision for your future!
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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book How to Get Any Job Second Edition written by Donald Asher and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Asher, America's career guru, believes that success comes from an alignment of passion and preparation. First tip: Your college major has very little to do with your job options. In fact, you can get to virtually any life-goal destination from virtually any starting point. Stephen Colbert was a philosophy major. Chad Hurley, billionaire founder of YouTube, was an art major. And while we're at it, Albert Einstein was a high-school drop-out. Still think your college major will determine your life path? Think again. HOW TO GET ANY JOB is the first book that definitively answers the following questions, and many more: • What is "life launch" and how is it different from getting a job? • Why do employers hire people like you? • Which skills do employers value most? (They're not what you think!) • How do non-tech people get hired and thrive in tech companies? • How do you set yourself up to get promoted? • How do you prove you have skills that don't show up on your transcripts? • How do you get experience if you can't get a job, or have the "wrong" major? • How can you get famous and influential people to help you? • How do you hit restart if you get stuck in a dead-end job out of college? • What should you do if you're a graduate and living in your parents' basement? • What should you do if you're a junior to make sure you don't end up in that basement? Whether you're twenty and still in college or twenty-nine and still wondering how to start your life, HOW TO GET ANY JOB offers the most creative and innovative thinking on life launch to date. It is used by college career centers nationwide.
Download or read book Fatherhood written by Etan Thomas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached out to young men (often young fathers) in the juvenile detention system and in local communities. He knows firsthand the difference having a father in your life every day can make. Now he brings together a chorus of voices to weigh in on the importance of being a father in our nation today and to share what they’ve learned from being a father, having a father, or in some cases not having a father around. With Original Essays and Poems from Taye Diggs • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Malcolm-Jamal Warner • Ice Cube • Howard Dean • Tony Hawk • Isaiah Washington • Yao Ming • Al Sharpton • John King • Lamman Rucker • Derek Fisher • Kevin Durant • Russ Parr • Michael Moore • Chuck D • Malcolm Shabazz • Talem Acey • Will Downing • Chris Paul • Allan Houston • Talib Kweli • Black Ice • Cornel West • Elijah Cummings • Mumia Abu-Jamal • Grant Hill • Coach John Thompson • Roland Martin • Joakim Noah • Arn Tellum • Damian Marley • Abiodune Oyewole • Styles P • Baron Davis • David Aldridge • Stuart Scott • Dave Zirin • Kevin Powell • John Carlos • Derrick Coleman • J. Ivy • Joe Johnson • Al Horford • Pastor John Jenkins • Julian Thomas • Ed Gordon Jr. • Tito Puente Jr. • Billy Hunter • 13 of Nazareth • Messiah Ramkissoon Through these inspiring personal experiences, Etan and the men he’s gathered together hope to share the message that by standing up and taking an active role as fathers, men not only find their own lives more joyful and fulfilling—they pass on to the next generation an unshakable legacy of love, wisdom, responsibility, and strength.
