In Charge of Their Own Education - How Parents and Teachers Can Help Students Navigate

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

List of contents

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

About the author

By Mike Tveten

Product details

• Authors: Michael Tveten, Mike Tveten
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781475871838
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7183-8
• No. of pages: 132
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, Organization & management of education, Advice on parenting, Educational administration and organization, Parenting: advice and issues, Student life, Advice on education, Students & Student Organisations