College & Career Decisions: Choosing Courses, Picking the Right School & Degree
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High School Planning | Course Selection & Strands | Choosing a Degree | Choosing the Right College | Interests | Aptitudes | Abilities | High School Checklists & Time-Tables | Making Decisions. Help students on their path to a successful adulthood with these essential life-skills lessons & activities!
EASY-READING LESSONS:
These easy-reading and eye-opening activities feature dialogue between teens as they prepare for a successful life after high school. Students discuss everything from choosing the right high school classes & strands to figuring out their own personal interests, strengths and aptitudes. Additional topics include the importance of financial aid and getting good grades, along with narrowing down college options to a particular Field of Study and geographic region. Important checklists and time-tables for each year in high school are also provided to ensure students stay on top of the college process.
PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITIES:
A variety of exercises follow the reading passages and guide students along their path to self discovery, while also helping them to solve problems and make good choices. Exercises include true/false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Making Decisions
- Determining Your Interests
- Determining Your Abilities
- Choosing the Right High School Classes
- Getting Good Grades
College Planning:
- Choosing the RIGHT College for YOU
- Financial Resources
- Narrowing Down Your Choices
- Choosing a Field of Study
Action Plans:
- Freshman Checklists & Time Tables
- Sophmore Checklists & Time Tables
- Junior Checklists & Time Tables
- Senior Checklists & Time Tables
And much more!
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SUCCESS 10-BOOK SERIES:
Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school and in life! This series helps develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Topics are discussed in a non-threatening conversational manner, and are designed to guide students and help them see alternatives to the various choices they might make...
TITLES IN THIS SERIES:
Anger Management
Peer Pressure
Communicating Effectively
Improving Self Concept
How to Handle Stress
Learning How to Study
Learning How to Take a Test
How to Get Good Grades
Succeeding in the Classroom
Succeeding Outside the Classroom
Dropping Out of School
Problem Solving
Communication Skills
Recognizing Depression
Career Choices
Choosing a College
Peer Pressure
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Page Count: 55 pages
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