High School Study

Navigate the challenges of student life with ease using our practical guide! In today's demanding academic landscape, we understand the need for a balanced approach to excel as a student. This guide is here to offer you sensible advice and proven techniques to help you enhance your academic performance, secure the grades you desire, and smoothly transition into the college programs of your choice. Discover the simplicity and effectiveness of our guide, divided into three sections, each with two chapters, providing you with a structured and easy-to-follow path. The first section delves into ...

As the crack epidemic swept across inner-city America in the early 1980s, the streets of Baltimore were crime ridden. For poor kids from the housing projects, the future looked bleak. But basketball could provide the quickest ticket out, an opportunity to earn a college scholarship and perhaps even play in the NBA. Dunbar High School had one of the most successful basketball programs, not only in Baltimore but in the entire country, and in the early 1980s, the Dunbar Poets were arguably the best high school team ever.

Discover & Enjoy America’s Past Like Never Before with An Immersive, Entertaining Journey into United States Early History! Step back into enchanting, early America & bring your family, friends, & history buffs on a thrilling adventure: the first European explorers to the United States birth! Much more than a game—it’s an interactive experience that blends entertainment, education, hilarity & healthy, friendly competition. You’ll Love: 1. 776+ Engaging, Entertaining Questions – Packed with hundreds of multiple-choice questions & long, intriguing, interesting fact filled, often ...

In an increasingly complex world, the ability to think critically is essential. "Critical Thinking Skills & Drills Through Case Studies" offers a dynamic approach to sharpening this vital skill. Through carefully curated real-world scenarios, this book challenges readers to step into the shoes of others, analyze situations from multiple angles, and develop solutions that mirror life's complexities.Whether you're a high school teacher, an EFL/ESL instructor, or a lifelong learner, this book provides practical exercises designed to enhance reasoning, logic, and problem-solving abilities. Each...

In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on 18 months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a gendered process, but also a sexual one.

Thursday Night Lights tells the inspiring, largely unknown story of African American high school football in Texas. Drawing on interviews, newspaper stories, and memorabilia, Michael Hurd introduces the players, coaches, schools, and towns where African Americans built powerhouse football programs under the PVIL leadership. He covers 50 years (1920-1970) of high school football history.

Finally, a practical guide to teaching beauty! From classroom décor, to poetic infusion, to music and art appreciation, classical Christian education recognizes that students can have a higher aesthetic if teachers model a love of beauty. In this audiobook, you will discover the nature of beauty, how it relates to ordering the loves of our students, and a number of practical ways in which our schools can be spaces of beauty wherein your students' aesthetic sense flourishes.

Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and scattered thoughts? The Mind Map Manual: Brain on Fire! is your ultimate guide to mastering mind mapping—a powerful tool to organize your ideas, spark creativity, and achieve your goals. This book isn’t just about learning a skill; it’s about transforming how you you think and work. Whether you’re a student aiming for academic success, a professional juggling multiple projects, or someone who simply wants a clearer, sharper mind, this manual will help you unlock the genius within. What’s Inside? Visual Thinking Made Easy: Learn how to break...

Transform Your Thanksgiving into a Feast of Laughter, Learning, & Legendary Fun! 🦃🍁 Why settle for just turkey & pie when you can add a side of brain-boosting, belly-laughing trivia to your holiday table? This book is your ultimate Thanksgiving companion, packed with 50 trivia questions with incredibly fun and funny detailed answer explanations that will entertain kids, challenge adults, & spark hilarious debates over who really knows their Pilgrim history. From fascinating facts about the First Thanksgiving to funny turkey tidbits, this quiz is the perfect way to bond while stuffing ...

Unleash the quiz bowl champion inside you and uncover a geographical world you never knew existed with this fantastic Quiz Bowl Primer study guide! Are you preparing for a quiz bowl competition and looking for the perfect, spot-on guide to walk you through all you need to do to ace your performance? Do you want to impress your friends or family during random geography trivia games? Or are you just bored and want to give your mind a well-deserved challenge and learn while having fun in the process? Either way, this Quiz Bowl Primer has got you covered! We are encircled by geography, and ...

Help Your Students Develop Critical Skills Through Field Studies Field studies are considered by many to be the most powerful tool to teach the Critical Skills. A field study is a project conducted by a team of students to address a problem or issue in the “real world” under faculty supervision. They provide rigorous and learning rich experiences where students can practice and master their skills while working productively with an educational partner. Given the opportunity, virtually any student can participate and contribute as a field study team member. Field studies offer an ...

Ready to Unlock Your Full Potential and Ace the HSPT? 📘 HSPT Mastery isn’t just another prep book—it’s your secret weapon to getting into the high school of your dreams. 🧠 ATTENTION: Most students walk into the HSPT blind—nervous, unprepared, and unsure of what to expect. The result? Missed opportunities. But not you. You’re here because you’re ready to rise above the average and take control of your future. 🔍 INTEREST: Unlike generic guides filled with recycled tips and endless question lists, HSPT Mastery gives you real strategy. We break down each section—Verbal, ...

How do we help students work effectively with others from diverse cultural backgrounds? How do we help them understand the world? How do we prepare them for work and life in an era of globalization, volatility, and uncertainty? Empowering Global Citizens offers educators and parents compelling answers to those questions. This book presents The World Course, a curriculum on global citizenship education designed to equip students with the competencies they need to thrive and contribute to sustainable development in an era of globalization. Drawing on curriculum mapping this book offers a ...

In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life.

The CPA Audio Study Guide is an essential part of your study efforts for the CPA exam. It contains summaries and questions and answers. Clear, easy-to-understand rationales are also provided to help develop critical thinking. Ideal for busy students. it can be enjoyed while at the gym or walking around campus or stuck in rush hour traffic.

The journalism teacher who inspired generations of teenagers to aim for excellence—not just on the high school newspaper but for the rest of their lives—provides the playbook and offers strategies for everyone to improve their writing skills. Part memoir, part instruction manual, former UPI reporter and magazine freelancer Kathleen Neumeyer explains how she inadvertently taught smart but spoiled teenagers how to manage billion-dollar companies, after an inadvertent midlife career change to advising student publications at one of America’s top prep schools. Praise for Kathleen Neumeyer...

Great study skills. Study smarter. Reach your full potential! We’re all told to study hard in high school but none of us are ever taught how to study, let alone how to balance the increasing workload and demands of teenage life. You don’t have to sacrifice your life to get through high school and I am going to show you step-by-step exactly how to do it and become your most organised, productive, motivated, and confident self! This is exactly what I do in The High School Survival Guide.

Students without motivation or vision enroll in higher education because of social pressure and the imperative to conform. They enroll not because they want to learn, nor because they want to personally develop, but because they must earn a college degree if they want a chance at a decent job and entry into the middle class. Students have become capitalists. They are clients looking to invest their economic and human capital in order to secure their future. In such an environment, education as personal development is lost. Academic capitalism is corrupting higher education, especially with ...

Want to be part of the 50 percent who complete their doctoral program? In just seven steps, you’ll learn tools and techniques to help you start strong, stay the course, and finish on time. Each step contains action items so you can apply the information for immediate results. You’ll learn how to position yourself for success, manage overwhelming emotions, build a supportive network, work smarter, and more. Informed by 20 years of work with hundreds of students and faculty, The Happy Doc Student Handbook demystifies the process so you can successfully navigate your program.