Student Life

Since Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama of his students’ stories. In a riveting work of narrative nonfiction - winner of a Studs and Ida Terkel award - Hold Fast to Dreams follows the lives of 10 of Josh’s students as they navigate the vast and obstacle-ridden landscape of college in America.

🌟 Kisses at Sundown: A Tale of Love, Healing, and Montana Cowboys 🌟 In the heart of Montana's sprawling Double Horseshoe Ranch, where love unfolds like the vast prairie, comes a story of two souls navigating the winds of change. "Kisses at Sundown" is the fifth installment in the enchanting Unbridled Hearts series, where romance ignites against the backdrop of rugged landscapes and untamed hearts. Meet Aurora Dupree, a petite and smart med student, who finds herself entangled in the charming chaos of ranch life during a Christmas break visit. Her heart is torn between the allure of ...

Are “dangers and obstacles” becoming the “great wall of china” and making you “stuck” in your business? Would you like to “breakthrough,” “get unstuck” and discover how to “consistently thrive” in those elements in just 4 weeks? 2022 is a year that has three doubles in it. Would you like to double your business this year and become the only one at what you do with a proven step-by-step system? In this step-by-step uniquely written well-structured workbook, combined with detailed illustrations and video training, and filled with the right systems and tools, Bimal Shah...

My plan was simple. Serve a full-time mission. Go to college. Get married. Stick it out 'til death. That’s not what happened. I began my studies at BYU, hoping to strengthen my faith while I searched for love. That's when I met both Claire and Easton.

Tips on selling your house overseas and finding accommodation in Canada for a student, family, or professional. Get the best deal on your house if you want to sell a house in another country in order to live in Canada. Description of residency programs, Canadian culture and customs.

Before You Sign an Apartment Lease is a cautionary guide for college students, parents, and friends. Find out how a bad landlord can rip off good tenants. Learn research strategies to protect yourself, your kids, and your friends. Discover why lawsuits are a bad idea. And read about two stories involving the same bad landlord being taken to court.

A day in the life of a student nurse, what could possibly go wrong? If you're training to be a nurse right now, or just fancy an insight into what they do, then listen to this book. It will tell you that sleepless nights from constant worrying are absolutely normal. It is normal to make mistakes and want the ground to swallow you up. To eat and drink very little all day and suffer with constipation—this is, yes, you guessed it: normal.

The vibrant stories in I’ll Give You a Reason explore race, identity, connection, and belonging in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. A young widow goes on her first date since her husband’s death and finds herself hunting a bear in the woods with a near stranger. An unhappy wife compares her mother’s love spells and rituals to her own efforts to repair her strained marriage. A self-conscious college student discovers a porn star who shares her name and becomes obsessed with her doppelgänger’s freedom and comfort with her own body.

Outperform the competition! Being unbeatable from the neck down cannot happen without first being unbeatable from the neck up. If the best athletes on the planet are all training their minds for peak performance in training and competition, why aren’t you doing the same? Unlike speed, strength, power, height, hand-eye coordination, and overall God-given talent, mental strength is a learnable skill. You just need the road map.

The context in which adolescents are learning has shifted radically since students first offered blunt advice to high school teachers in the groundbreaking Fires in the Bathroom, a perennial best seller. Now their world is changing at warp speed, and classrooms, too, are seething with anxiety. This sequel raises the voices of diverse youth around the nation as they live through the mind-bending quandaries of this era and ask their teachers to notice.

Discover a Path to Transformation and Freedom in Just 30 Days Navigating college life can be overwhelming, filled with challenges and uncertainties. Yet, it's also a time ripe for growth and transformation. "30 Days to Freedom: Transform Your Life with Jesus: 5-Minute Daily Devotions for College Students" offers a clear and empowering guide to help you harness the strength and peace found in Jesus. Inside this practical and inspiring book, you'll find: Daily Devotions: Each day’s devotion is crafted to address common struggles and challenges faced by college students, helping you to find ...

"Learning for Life: Empowering Students Through Personalized Education." Learning for Life: Empowering Students Through Personalized Education is a comprehensive guide to student-centered personalized learning. With a focus on developing intellectual, social, and emotional strength of character, this book provides practical strategies and research-based best practices to support student growth and development. This book covers various topics essential for student success, from developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills to understanding one's own learning style and self-efficacy...

Christy Engel Wilson began her educational journey working in youth camps and has since taught every grade from kindergarten to eighth. Her 25 years of work in professional development, student management, and instruction with English Language Learners has helped establish her as a primary advocate for high-risk students and school leaders promoting equity and restorative justice.

When worlds collide...opposites attract. Small town race car driver Devon Mattson has never been as captivated as he is by debutante Olivia. She’s smart, witty and rich. But above all is the fact that even though they come from different worlds she understands him, his small town charm and his need for speed. He knows that to be together they’ll both have to give up a lot, but he’s promised to always be there for her. Now, in college, and afterward too. Forever. Olivia Carrington has never felt more alive than when she’s with Devon. She no longer feels the suffocating weight of ...

One lousy miracle. Is that too much to ask? Evidently so for Joel, as he tries to survive Hannukah 1971 in the suburbs of the suburbs of Los Angeles (or, as he calls it, "The Land of Shriveled Dreams"). That's no small task when you're a "seriously funny-looking" 12-year-old magician who dreams of being his own superhero: Normalman. And Joel's a long way from that as the only Jew at Bixby School, where his attempts to make himself disappear fail spectacularly.

From Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine, Blackballed is an explosive and controversial book that rips the veil off America's hidden secret: America's colleges have fostered a racist environment that makes them hostile spaces for African American students. Blackballed exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties and songs and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women.

In this book you will learn the 5 basic steps you need to follow in order to seduce her from being "just friends" into be lovers. Hi, I'm Robby! I can still remember the hot summer nights hanging out with one of my hot female friends, driving her home, dropping her off, and then going home alone only to mull over all the things I should have said, but didn't, or the things I did say but shouldn't have.... I had so much doubt and regret and mixed emotions. I loved hanging out with her but I desperately wanted more... and yet I didn't want to screw up our close relationship! I ...

LeadWell focuses on 16 of the most sought-after qualities in leaders but emphasizing them for 14- to 23-year-olds. The audiobook can be used as a stand-alone resource for schools and student groups, but it complements the LeadWell training curriculum provided by LeadYoung Training Systems.

Set The Rum Diaries or I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell in an out-of-control fraternity house, and you get Total Frat Move-- the next (d)evolution in college debauchery.

Teaching is more than a profession—it’s a calling to nurture and inspire. In Seeds of Change: Planting Hope and Growth in the Lives of Students, Mark Mansour takes listeners on a heartfelt journey through the transformative power of education. Drawing from his 20 years of experience as an educator, Mark shares practical insights and moving stories that highlight the immense impact teachers can have in shaping students’ lives.