My Freshman Year
My Freshman Year

Author: Rebekah Nathan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-07-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780143037477

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After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior—eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions—made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture: Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in the dining hall, and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job, too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable, making My Freshman Year essential reading for students, parents, faculty, and anyone interested in educational policy.

Lessons of the Freshman Year
Lessons of the Freshman Year

Author: Ken Baxter

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 147970329X

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A persons college years often lay the foundation for the rest of their lives. In Lessons of the Freshman Year, Ken Baxter tells the story of a young man from rural Arkansas who begins college with few life experiences and a limited perspective. Through a variety of interactions, pranks and adventures, this young man enjoys life to its fullest and gains some wisdom along the way. Lessons of the Freshman Year is ripe with the music, style, and major events of 1979. It blends laughter with the stress of the unknown while demonstrating the role our past plays in determining the people we become.

The Freshman
The Freshman

Author: Chad Simpson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-13

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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A spiritual fable for anyone starting fresh-searching for who they are created to be and what they are meant to do. Meet Chris. Chris is not ready to go off to college, but throughout his Freshman Year, he learns and applies fifteen life-changing, simple lessons from unlikely people and various places. Like Chris, these lessons will help you find the purpose that you are created for and your mission here on earth. This story is written within the context of a freshman in college, but the reality is this-we all experience Freshman Years throughout our life. By "Freshman Year," I mean starting a new adventure-something you have never done before that challenges you. And if you are honest, you don't know if you will make it through. But if you do. . . if you finish and complete the task, your confidence grows. And moving forward, you will be prepared to go to places you never even imagined. Essentially, you grow. That is what could happen after going through a Freshman Year. You face the test and your potential to impact and influence is now greater. Some fail. Some ace. What is the difference between winning and losing? Quitting or finishing? There is only one Way to truly "ace your life." Click "add to cart" if you want to know it . . ."Chad is a rising star in the arena of sports ministry."-Jason Romano, Author of The Uniform of Leadership and Host of Sports Spectrum"An impactful, quick story that will really cause you to reflect on your purpose and mission here on earth." -Damon West, Author of The Change Agent & Bestselling coauthor of The Coffee Bean"The Freshman...is the book I wish I had prior to my freshman year in college...Prior to my freshman year in the business world...Prior to my freshman year leaving corporate America."-Ryan Hawk, author of WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT, Host of The Learning Leader Show

Why They Can't Write
Why They Can't Write

Author: John Warner

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2018-12-03

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1421427117

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An important challenge to what currently masquerades as conventional wisdom regarding the teaching of writing. There seems to be widespread agreement that—when it comes to the writing skills of college students—we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They Can't Write, John Warner, who taught writing at the college level for two decades, argues that the problem isn't caused by a lack of rigor, or smartphones, or some generational character defect. Instead, he asserts, we're teaching writing wrong. Warner blames this on decades of educational reform rooted in standardization, assessments, and accountability. We have done no more, Warner argues, than conditioned students to perform "writing-related simulations," which pass temporary muster but do little to help students develop their writing abilities. This style of teaching has made students passive and disengaged. Worse yet, it hasn't prepared them for writing in the college classroom. Rather than making choices and thinking critically, as writers must, undergraduates simply follow the rules—such as the five-paragraph essay—designed to help them pass these high-stakes assessments. In Why They Can't Write, Warner has crafted both a diagnosis for what ails us and a blueprint for fixing a broken system. Combining current knowledge of what works in teaching and learning with the most enduring philosophies of classical education, this book challenges readers to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and habits of mind of strong writers.

Grown and Flown
Grown and Flown

Author: Lisa Heffernan

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1250188954

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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.

First Year Student to First Year Success
First Year Student to First Year Success

Author: Tom Krieglstein

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-05-26

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781530979066

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This book is for incoming and first year college students who are ready to make the most of their college experience, beyond what you might hear at at orientation. This book is a combination of the super secret insider tips to college that either us authors learned themselves, or they kept hearing from their campus leadership programs. From classroom seating tips, to self-care techniques, to scoring the perfect campus job, this book is your insider's guide to college success that most likely won't be told to you at orientation. You'll notice that the size, layout, and interactive sections of the book are all designed to make this book be your ultimate college field-guide that you can squeeze into a backpack or coat pocket. Read straight through, or thumb to a topic that's most relevant to you. College can be one of the most exciting times in your life and with our field guide in hand, you're already well on your way to going from first-year student to first year success!

100 Lessons That I Learned in College
100 Lessons That I Learned in College

Author: Cristina Doan

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1449037526

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So. You're off to college. You've been to Student Orientation and they've told you the generic things about college, like where the library is and where to get your books. But have they told you the important stuff yet? Of course not. But have no fear. 100 Lessons That I Learned In College is here. That's right. 100 Lessons. I learned them all in my first year of college at the University of California, Berkeley. Consider this your survival guide to college, whether you're a freshman or a senior. Inside are secrets and some honest truths about college that your relatives, counselors, and even your closest friends probably won't tell you. Whenever you need a good laugh to cheer you up after you failed your first midterm, this is a good read as well. So don't settle for being clueless about the college life. Be totally prepared for what's to come with this ingenious collection of lessons that you won't learn in the classroom.

First Language Lessons for the Well-trained Mind
First Language Lessons for the Well-trained Mind

Author: Jessie Wise

Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1933339446

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This simple-to-use scripted guide to grammar and composition makes successful teaching easy for both parents and teachers. It uses the classical techniques of memorization, copywork, dictation, and narration to develop a childs language ability in the first years of study.

The Forgotten Year
The Forgotten Year

Author: Shelby Mahaffie

Publisher: Consortium on Chicago School Research

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781733841214

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For many students, sophomore year can be a forgotten year, a time sandwiched between high school's more momentous milestones. As a result, sophomore year lacks a clear identity, but is also well positioned to be a time of intentional development for high school students. The purpose of this report is to help build an organizing purpose for sophomore year by developing a research-based organizing set of indicators for sophomore educators.Using Freshman OnTrack and more nuanced definitions of freshman success, sophomore educators can better target intervention and support from the beginning of sophomore year; and using similar sophomore success indicators, they can monitor and support students during sophomore year.

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

Author: David Lubar

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-01-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1101554894

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Starting high school is never easy. Seniors take your lunch money. Girls you’ve known forever are suddenly beautiful and unattainable.The guys you grew up with are drifting away.And you can never get enough sleep. Could there be a worse time for Scott’s mother to announce she’s pregnant? Scott decides high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual, so he begins to write down tips for his new sibling. Scott’s chronicle of his first year of bullies, romance, honors classes, and brotherhood is both laugh-out-loud funny and touchingly wise.