“This is a terrific reference and guide. The Study vs. Homework section was extremely well done. The highlighting and circling back are wonderful techniques — it’s the way kids learn. I could absolutely see this being used as a text in a study skills course. I’d like to use it in my district.”
“It’s a you-can-do-this book. These are life and academic skills to be learned. The fact that students don’t have them doesn’t mean that they can’t have them. They can acquire them with practice.”
“I would definitely recommend this book to parents who want to help their students achieve. Parents will not only learn about their kids, but about how the whole family can support learning.”
~Director of Special Education and Student Services, Midwestern Public School District
“I wish I had this book in 1972! I’ve already told all my friends, we need this book.”
“My daughter saw me reading the book, and she wanted to read it — she was sure it talked about tricks she doesn’t know but should. She’s a junior now, and she’s beginning to think she has to get more serious.”
“Very thorough and well done. The length is good for kids, and the approach is very effective. You can pick it up and put it down. It’s information in bite-size pieces.”
“The highlighting is good — it’s what kids do. The please-go-back is great.”
~Homemaker and Parent of 8th & 11th graders
“Some of these things I didn’t really figure out until I went back and got a Masters in Law.”
“That’s the beauty of the book. It says, in a very easy-to-understand way, things … that no one has ever articulated.”
~Attorney and Parent of 9th & 10th graders
"The interactive materials — checklists, activities, and the Learn About Yourselfs — are a really good way to get teens into the strategies.”
“It’s excellent …. It gives parents a place to go when things aren’t working out for their teenager. The book says, you can do better, and here’s how.”
“It’s the kind of thing I’d give to friends for a gift.”
~Editor, Adjunct Professor, and Parent of 9th grader & 29-year-old
“It’s wonderful. It’s got so much good information — and it’s written from a great perspective for kids. I’ve already heartily recommended it to my friends.”
"This book really spoke to me. It’s like a light bulb goes on over your head, especially the section about the First Two Weeks.”
“The book opens up the opportunity for good parent-child dialogue. This is valid stuff, not just Mom and Dad spouting off. And these things are do-able. Kids can make these changes.”
~Engineer, Parent of 8th & 11th graders
“I was an academic advisor at a community college, and this would have really been helpful — all the students could have used it.”
"Talking about the book with your kids would really neutralize the discussion. It would make it more objective, more of a problem solving situation…”
~Private Investigator, Parent of 10th & 11th graders
and 28-year-old
