Student Development

What if the traditional narrative about immigrant women--that those who come to the United States will succeed as long as they work hard, stay focused, and have supportive families--is a lie? Of the 73 million women in the US workforce, 11.5 million are foreign-born. The truth is--even in the...

With so much changing so fast-accelerated by the impacts of COVID-19, the most in-demand jobs and skills of today may be obsolete by the time our youngest become adults. For kids to be ready for this new reality, they must acquire four critical "currencies" that will serve them well: credentials, competencies, connections, and cash. Author Stephanie Malia Krauss lays out what adults can do to get young people ready for the future.

Without your support, your middle school student's self-regard can crack. But a solid sense of self-worth now—in middle school—will help your youngster find future fulfillment in the adult world of work. Career Book 2 empowers parents and counselors to prepare youngsters (ages 11-13) with disabilities for meaningful employment as adults.

Now, more than ever, parents and educators need better information about the challenges facing their children, what sorts of issues to expect and when, and the warning signs to look for. You'll find the guidance you need to feel prepared and tackle obstacles to your child's wellbeing in Things Have Changed.

In a world where information doubles every few years, the ability to learn quickly isn’t just an advantage it’s a necessity. How to Learn Anything Fast is your complete, step-by-step guide to acquiring knowledge, retaining it for the long term, and applying it in the real world. Whether you’re a student facing exams, a professional upgrading your skills, or a lifelong learner chasing curiosity, this book will give you the tools to transform the way you think, study, and remember.

In this unabridged audio download of Letters from the Land of Cancer, award-winning writer Walter Wangerin Jr. offers his profound insights into the greatest challenge we face: confronting our own mortality.“Shortly after the cancer had been diagnosed I began writing letters to the members of...

Grief and grieving apply to anyone experiencing loss, even if that loss is not tied to a death. Though it may feel difficult to address the topics of grief and loss, as we return to school after an unprecedented year, it’s no longer a question of “if” or “should” but “when” and ”how.” Learning from Loss is your guide to getting started with grief work, providing a path that can help you determine the best course of action in the wake of a loss that impacts a student or school community.

本有声书收集了当代大学生在面对社会、生活、情感時所碰到的66个问题，一一作解，协助他们更好的看清自己，更有自信走入这个烦扰却也精彩的社会……本有聲書收集了當代大學生在面對社會、生活、情感時所碰到的66個問題，一一作解，協助他們更好的看清自己，更有自信走入這個煩擾卻也精彩的社會……

Leading today's students often feels like being in a new country. The population in this new land has different attitudes (many entitled and narcissistic) and speaks a different language (emojis and social media). Attention spans are six to eight seconds. They multi-task on five screens. They often possess multiple personas on social media platforms. Understanding and connecting with this generation is often times frustrating and draining.

This new Christian book series gives you the most powerful Bible verses and Scripture for raising our kids today in this most challenging environment. To understand how to best raise our children, we must first understand how God raises us. After all we are called "children of God". So we must master this mindset first, to be best prepared to raise our own children. Raising our children property can be a blessing that lasts a lifetime.

In the fast-paced world where knowledge is power, the ability to learn quickly and effectively is essential. "BULLET-PROOF, Memory Strategies for High School & College Students" is a guide that addresses this need. Whether you're a student aiming for academic excellence or a professional adapting to a dynamic career landscape, rapid learning is a valuable asset.

In seinem Klassiker "Die 7 Wege zur Effektivität" liefert Stephen R. Covey Prinzipien und überzeugende Konzepte zur Steigerung der persönlichen Effektivität, die Menschen und Organisationen weltweit bis heute positiv beeinflussen. Die zentrale Botschaft des Buches: Nicht angelernte Erfolgstechniken, sondern Charakter, Kompetenz und Vertrauen führen zu einem erfüllten und erfolgreichen Leben. Das gilt in unserer heutigen volatilen Lebens- und Arbeitswelt mehr denn je.

Anger management is a crucial skill that everyone should learn, especially during the high school years. It's all about understanding and controlling our angry emotions in a healthy way. Anger is a normal human emotion, and it's perfectly okay to feel angry at times. However, what really matters is how we handle it. If not managed properly, anger can lead to negative consequences in our personal and social lives. One essential aspect of anger management is recognizing the physical and emotional signs of anger.

التقنية التي تمنح هذا الكتاب عنوانه هي واحدة من أقوى تقنيات الإنتاجية الشخصية التي ستتعلمها على الإطلاق. في الواقع، إذا استخدمت فقط هذا التكتيك يوميًا لبقية حياتك، فستزيد إنتاجيتك بمعدل عشرة أضعاف. هذه التقنية وحدها ستجعل قراءة هذا الكتاب تعود عليك بالفوائد التي لا يمكنك تصورها.

إذا كنت مثل معظم طلاب اليوم، فأنت مشغول جدًا بالكثير من المهام والوقت قليل. وبينما تكافح للوصول إلى المستوى المطلوب، تتوالى عليك المهام الجديدة والمسئوليات كأمواج المحيط. عمليات القبول في الكليات أصبحت أكثر تنافسًا من أي وقت مضى. الدرجات الجيدة ضرورية ولكنها ليست كافية. القيادة والعمل التطوعي وإظهار مجموعة متنوعة من...

Powerful solution to achieve your goals, skyrocket your productivity, master in success strategy and skills! Do you often wonder why some people are successful while most others struggle in life? Do you find yourself upset in self-sabotaging thinking patterns and miss out on great opportunities? How would your life change if you know the secret of achieving goals, productivity techniques and growing faster? Success Strategy for Students is a succinct guide for students and beginners.

Career Rookie is a book for every grad, student, and 20-something who feels lost, overwhelmed, and anxious. It tackles the emotional and logistical WTF-ness of starting your career, answering questions like, What if I don't have any experience? What if I went to school for something I hated? What if I have no idea what I actually want? Should I just suck it up and settle? Because, honestly, this career thing is starting to give me an ulcer. This fresh, fun guide gives even the most lost and overwhelmed a way forward.

Badly written but hopefully comical. Typical stories from the life of a first-year university student. This covers alcohol, food, friendship, enemies, more alcohol, and just a lot of random events that happened during my first year living at halls. Starting uni soon? Moving into halls? Or just wanting to know what life is like living away from home for the first time? This audiobook has it all. Well. Not really. I guess this could give future students a look into what life could be like. It could be used as a guide to not follow in my footsteps.

Students can take the exercises and examples from these chapters for practice purposes. Also, they should be able to create their versions of mnemonics along the lines of these models. If students learn the examples and practices thoroughly, they can be able to develop a super memory that will be helpful for their academic as well as professional lives.

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Stephen R. Covey illustrates how his principles of leadership can be applied to children of all ages. In today’s world, we are inundated with information about who to be, what to do, and how to live...

Gifted children are typically a bit more advanced in their thinking, but they still need to be taught how to apply that intelligence towards practical goals. This is where problem-solving skills come in. This book devotes at least one chapter to that topic. Aside from that, there are gold nuggets to be found about homework dilemma’s, dealing with depressive minds or sadness, and the existential, gloomy questions that lurk in a gifted person’s mind about the far-fetched problems in the world, or even in the universe.