College Education

皆さんは、どんな希望や夢を持ちアメリカへの留学をお考えですか？　アメリカのキャンパスってどんな所なんだろう？　また実際の授業について行けるかな？　友達が出来るかな？　などと思われていると思います。このシリーズでは、アメリカ流の大学生のスキルを身に付けるための訓練法を紹介します。全体的に明るく積極的なアメリカ人。勉強のみでなく、アメリカ人生徒の発想、知識、文化を最大限に吸収するのが、このシリーズの特徴です。渡米前からリアルな情報や状況を知ることは渡米後の精神的サポートとして必ず役立ちます。このレッスンでは、教授との上手な付き合い方を伝授します！

A former college president and bestselling author offers leadership lessons for today’s troubled campuses Higher education is under assault from all sides. Scandals, protests, and dramatic resignations dominate the news cycle, and the pressure has grown so severe that the average tenure of...

So, you’re thinking about getting a degree. But do you truly know what lies ahead? Author and financial coach Charles A. Chadwick Jr. does—and he’s lived it. In College Debt or Skill Set: A Critical Choice for Success, Charles takes you behind the scenes of the college hustle, sharing how he paid for two degrees without external help and slashed his costs by 40% using one powerful strategy: a skill set.

Joshua R. Eyler identifies five broad themes running through recent scientific inquiry - curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure - devoting a chapter to each and providing practical takeaways for busy teachers. He also interviews and observes college instructors across the country, placing theoretical insight in dialogue with classroom experience.

In the spring of 2013, a study showed that despite huge economic problems, 27 states were awarding their highest salaries to college football coaches. College football has doubled in size in the last decade thanks to generous tax breaks, lavish TV deals, and corporate sponsors eager to slap their logos on everything from scoreboards to footballs and uniforms. In one recent year, the 10 biggest programs took in $800 million from football, with profit margins far surpassing those of Fortune 500 companies.

En esta obra, ofrecemos al lector oyente una compilación sumaria de dos trabajos cruciales de esta célebre filósofa alemana. Su obra cumbre fue sin dudas elemente und ursprünge totaler herrschaft, los orígenes del totalitarismo, de casi mil páginas.

Are you a new teacher preparing to transition from college to the real-world classroom? Let's be real—many of the strategies you learned in school are unrealistic and ineffective in a classroom. In First Class Teaching you'll find relatable stories that will make you feel less alone and equip you with simple and effective strategies that you can implement immediately to make your first few teaching years a whole lot easier.

From Biola president Barry Corey comes the perfect guide to making the college years count. It touches on everything from college romances to making friends, from getting sleep to embracing boredom, from your inner life to your social life. Barry Corey gives you wisdom that rings true but is rarely passed on. He serves up tips for survival, virtues to embrace, ideas to think about, and habits to cultivate for an enjoyable and flourishing journey through college. After all, you will remember your college experience for the rest of your life. Make the most of it.

In Class Dismissed: Why College Isn’t the Answer, Nick Adams explains how you can achieve the American dream without receiving a traditional education.

A vital call to disrupt systemic forces that impoverish families and to reimagine accessible higher education, empowering parents to thrive in college and at home From the former teen mom and award-winning founder of Generation Hope, a nonprofit committed to expanding education access for young...

Are you a middle or high school student who dreams of riding at the college level one day? Written with insider knowledge of both the college admission process and the strategies employed by top coaches when assembling their teams each season, the goal of this audiobook is to help you understand not only how many options riders have after high school, but also how to choose the opportunities that are the best fit for your educational future.

Many soon-to-be graduates are worried about their future. This audiobook will teach students the things they need to succeed in the real world, such as how to organize a job search, how to ace job interviews, how to manage time effectively, how to manage and reduce stress, how to be an effective leader, how to run a meeting well, how to survive a bad performance review, how to become a powerful speaker, how to network, and many other skills that are the keys to success and fulfillment.

Are you worried that you can't afford to send your child to college? Discover a comprehensive financial plan to cut your costs in half. Afraid that rising tuition costs will prevent your child from getting a much-needed education? Do you want a debt-free future for both you and your child? College fiduciary Beth V. Walker is here to help you navigate the complex world of higher education.

How did this change happen, and was it justified? As this book explains, it was largely due to the onslaught of naturalism-based science during the 1800s as energized by the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Science pressured the schools, but the addition of Kant's super-subjectivism turned science into a religion that could not live at peace with Christianity.

Why is it no longer worth it to go to college? In this book, you will learn why. Conducting original research into the rising costs and falling quality of higher education in the US, Professor Braus discovered that there are almost zero new colleges started in the United States, and this lack of new colleges coincided exactly with rising tuition and falling educational quality.

Dr. Matt’s Gutsy Guide to Reading in College takes you step by step through how to succeed with your college reading. This all-in-one guide shows you what happens to your brain on books and what’s going on in your professor’s head when they’re picking readings.

Since 2000, America's most ambitious young evangelicals have been making their way to Patrick Henry College in Virginia, a small Christian school that has earned the nickname "God's Harvard". Most of these students are home-schoolers whose idealism and discipline put the average American teenager to shame. The school grooms them to become the Christian elite of tomorrow, dispatching them to the front lines of politics, entertainment, and science to wage the battle to take back a godless nation.

Class ends. Students pack up and head back to their dorms. The professor, meanwhile, goes to her car...to catch a little sleep, and then eat a cheeseburger in her lap before driving across the city to a different university to teach another, wholly different class. All for a paycheck that, once prep and grading are factored in, barely reaches minimum wage.

At a time of political tribalism and ideological purity tests, it can be hard to remember that cross-party hatred isn't an inherent feature of partisan politics. But, as this book reminds us, a backward glance - or a quick survey of so many retiring members of Congress - tells us that even in the past decade partisan rancor has grown exponentially. In Angry Politics, Stacy G. Ulbig asks why. Even more to the point, she traces the trend to the place where it all might begin - the college campus, among the youngest segment of the electorate.

For most people, college is a significant investment, but with an important caveat: You need to graduate from it to reap the benefits. But the statistics for successfully graduating are not good. In this highly listenable book, Matt McCarthy drives home the lessons about what differentiates a college graduate from a college dropout. With his engaging style, McCarthy shares fundamental truths in a way that is accessible to both students and their parents. And by adopting the lessons in these minutes, a student is far more likely to graduate and realize the rewards of having done so.