Bored of Education? (At-Risk Youth/
Dropout Prevention Book)
"Someone FINALLY
did it!"
When a young person asks,
“Why should I go to school”, most of us find it difficult to
provide an adequate answer. When we think about the state of the economy
and the number of unemployed/ underemployed citizens, we all know that the
traditional answers simply don’t apply anymore. As a result, the high
school graduation rate in our country has slumped to nearly 50%. The
nation is struggling to address the problem. Charter schools, dropout
recovery and literacy programs are being implemented, but the question
still remains…Why should our youth go to school?
BORED OF EDUCATION
is the answer that parents, educators and youth service providers have
been looking for!
Finally,
a book that says all the things we know and have been thinking, but
haven’t found the right words to explain. It’s all here! AND…its
written in such a real-talk and practical manner, it simply makes sense!
10
Things Every Leader MUST Know (Leadership
Curriculum: Workbook/ DVD/
Textbook)
for Teens and Adults!
Activities
employ the nine instructional strategies that are most likely to improve
achievement across all content areas and across all grade levels.
Identifying
similarities and differences- 45% gain
Summarizing
and note taking- 34% gain
Reinforcing
effort and providing recognition- 29% gain
Homework
and practice- 28% gain
Nonlinguistic
representations- 27% gain
Cooperative
learning- 27% gain
Setting
objectives and providing feedback- 23% gain
Reaching
today's young people is becoming increasingly more difficult. If it's not
on an ipod, cellphone, TV or computer chances are...our youth don't care
about it. How then, do we get our youth engaged in school, particularly in
reading BOOKS?
Learn
why one
teacher calls author Hotep, "John Maxell for the Hip-Hop
generation."
Keep It Moving
(Motivational, Violence
Prevention & Conflict Resolution Book)
"Go
for the GOLD!"
Keep
It Movin’ is a users guide for the daily defense against life’s
most common pitfalls and problems. This book contains solutions for
nearly every situation imaginable! Read it if you want to: Leap over
issues, Bull-doze through
troubles, Smash negativity, Slide naysayers out the way,
Grab the baton
of life and keep it movin' towards all of your goals!
TOPICS
COVERED:
Getting the best of Bullies
Violence Prevention
Ignoring Name Calling
Overcoming Embarrassment
Resolving Conflicts
Staying focused on Goals
Turning Pain into Power
Avoiding Arguments
Dealing with Harassment
BOOK
EXCERPT:
Start With (and Keep)
the End in Mind
The
shortest distance between two points is a straight line. However, most
of our life journeys are not straight paths; they are more like zig-zags.
The more zig-zags we make, the longer it will take for us to reach our
goals. Here is one way to reduce the amount of zig-zags that occur in
our paths to success.
Start
With and Keep the End in Mind.
Along
your journey, you will be faced with an incredible amount of choices.
Having so many choices can be overwhelming. At times, you may have
difficulty deciding which choice to make. If you know your goal and keep
it in mind, this will make the decision-making process easier. It will
also lead you to make BETTER decisions.
This
is how it works. When you have a number of options to choose from, all
you have to do is ask yourself which choices will bring you closer to
your goal. Then you eliminate the options that will take you away from
your goal. From there, choose from the options left over. The more
clearly fine tuned your goal is, the easier it becomes to make the best
decision every time!
The
Bottom Line:Start
your journey with the desired result (goal) in mind. Keep this goal in
mind as much as possible. By doing so, it will help you make better
decisions when faced with multiple choices so you can keep it movin’!
Pain Into Power
(Self Esteem, Self
Improvement, Career &
Conflict Resolution Book)
WHAT
DOESN'T BREAK YOU...
ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER!
Many
of our youth are dealing with hurt, frustration and anger than we can
ever imagine. What's worse is their inability to channel their pain.
Therefore, much of it is expressed through rage and violence.
The
Pain into Power program shows youth how to turn all of their negative feelings and experiences into an over-flowing fountain from
which they can draw positive power!
The
program
doesn’t just stop there. Not only will students be renewed with strength, but
Pain into Power also shows how to turn many of life’s trials into
a CAREER!
Pain
into Power Course comes with:
Pain
into Power Audio Class, E-workbook and Teacher Guide
Scholars
Make Dollars
Activity Comic Book Series
The Scholars Make Dollars Activity Comic Book is an interactive
literacy based coloring book for ages 5-13. It chronicles the experiences
of 2 urban high school students (Hotep and Redd) who are on a
mission to start their own business.
Along the way, Hotep and Redd learn valuable life-lessons, the importance
of education, strong values and leadership characteristics that help them
not only become successful entrepreneurs, but also great community youth
leaders.
COMIC
#1 STORY: Issue 1 opens
on the last day of school. Hotep is excited about getting all A’s on his
report card, but Redd needs to pay for a lost library book before he can
get his. Redd’s mother tells him he will need to work in order to pay
for the book. So the 2 boys go to a job interview from a posting they saw
at their counselor’s office. Both boys show up early for the interview,
but only 1 is dressed appropriately. From this point, the boys start
learning valuable life lessons through trial and error.
This issue cleverly
teaches youth the importance of Dressing For Success and also
emphasizes the importance of READING. This book also features Spelling,
Comprehension, Writing and other fun and educational
activities!
COMIC #1 PAGE SAMPLE:
Scholars Make Dollars
Activity Comic Book
(Issue #2)
ISSUE
#2 STORY: In this issue,
Hotep and Redd decide to start a cleaning company (Redd Carpet Cleaning
Co.) When they bring on Kenya as a third partner, Hotep learns that girls
can be business minded too. Unfortunately, not before they lose a contract
opportunity because they arrive late. The lesson learned: The Early
Bird Gets the Worm.
This book also
features Word Search, Matching,Spelling, Comprehension,
Writing and other fun and educational activities!
ISSUE #2 PAGE SAMPLE:
Scholars Make Dollars
Activity Comic Book
(Issue #3)
Special
Theme:
Anti-Bullying
ISSUE #3 STORY: Redd
is upset because he is repeatedly being bullied at school due to his
height. Hotep doesn’t know how to help his good friend, so he
calls upon his mentor and superhero, Afro-Man. Afro-Man teaches the
boys all about bullying: why people bully, how to deal with bullies and
how to help someone who is being bullied. Lastly he teaches the boys to
Know and Believe in Themselves and to use their positive self-esteem as a
shield to protect them from would-be bullies in the future. In the end,
Redd realizes that being short can be advantageous at times and feels
better about himself and his newfound ability to handle problems.The
Lesson Learned: Know and Believe in Thyself.
