Reach Into My Darkness is a collection of spokenword poetry and poems that delve into teen violence, street life, education and other day to day issues that impact students. The goal of this book is to provide teachers with additional tools to connect with and empower their students to express themselves in a positive way through poetry. This is not a book about happy endings. This is a reflection of struggles that can silence a child forever.

Are you in middle school or headed there? Do you want tips, ideas and strategies to help you be successful in school? This book will inspire you to make the most of your middle school years. What you do during these years can set you up for success in High School and pave the way for college scholarships. Now is the time to dream big, work hard, have fun, and make new friends. Choose to be the best student you can be. You can do this

Truthfully, when you start your teaching career, it won't be your knowledge of content that keeps you up at night. It won't be your mastery of the latest technology. It won't even be the standardized tests. All of those can and do pose challenges, but the one thing even the best education program can't prepare you for are the kids. That's where this book comes into play. Time out for Teachers is a chance to share some of one music teacher's honest experiences with kiddos. The good, the bad, and sometimes the ugly moments are all here, waiting for you to discover what teaching is all about.

A book about being organized through using goal setting and time management to help college students perform at their highest level

The pleasant town of Kernersville, North Carolina, decided to take a peek at its teenage drug problem. Nestled in the heart of three large cities, this community was certain that its problem was not nearly as bad as the rest of the nation. Many adults believed that 10% of the high school students abused drugs. However, when the hometown newspaper-the Kernersville News-surveyed 1,706 local teenagers, it was shocked to report that 92% of the respondents believed that "most of the students in my school use drugs." Stunned, the townspeople decided to stop waiting for the Government to do something and to tackle the problem for themselves. First, they took the teens out of the back seat and put them in the driver's seat-airing their uncensored voices on the front pages of the newspaper. Then, the Kernersville Police Department joined forces with the News and the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. Together, they broke down walls from here to Washington, to give their students the leadership and life skills that transformed their community. What resulted was the grassroots non-profit Kernersville Cares for Kids and 20 student leaders that turned the town right-side up. This book invites readers to become cub reporters and shadow the investigative journalist as she uncovers life-altering truths that changed a community. FIND OUT: How to convert negative peer pressure into positive peer influence What kids really want from adults What it's like to work as an investigative reporter How to create dynamic YOUTH driven organizations Why 80% of students in Kernersville enroll in the It's My Call drug testing program Simple things YOU can do to make a difference with kids in your town ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Award-winning journalist, Patty Jo Sawvel, is pictured above with "her kids." She completed the Wake Forest University Addiction Studies Program for Journalists, author/edited the book, Issues That Concern You: Student Drug Testing, and contributed chapters to Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students (published by Thomson Gale). Sawvel served as a founding member of Kernersville Cares for Kids. In Short, Sawvel cares. Chapter titles for UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 1.An Unexpected Opportunity 2.Getting Started 3.Survey 4.Getting Results 5.Community Response 6.Gathering the Facts 7.Publicity 8.Voluntary Drug Testing 9.Community Meeting 10.Meetings at Glenn and East 11.Losing Momentum 12.The Press Conference 13.Four Teens From Two Families 14.School Board Policy Change 15.Police Accept the Challenge 16.Kicking Off the Project 17. Victory 18. We Can't Do It 19.Finding a Better Way 20. A REAL Community Organization 21. Kernersville Kids Lead the U.S. 22. Three Drug Addicts 23.Middle Schools Come Aboard 24. Thirty Days of Madness 25. KCK Gets a New President 26.Letting Go 27.Getting a Better Grip 28.New Voices 29.A Study of the Test 30.Retreat 31.10th Anniversary 32.Selling the tickets 33.Community Hug 34.The Final Lesson 35.A Mountain Top Experience 36.Grand Central Station 37.Passing the Baton 38.The Handoff is Complete Epilogue APPENDIX I: The Power of One Committed Person348 Whether you are child or an adult-if you are alive-there is something simple and meaningful that you can do to help. APPENDIX II: Understanding Today's Student359 Times have changed and so have students. Knowing the truth gives you the power to help and not to hurt an already fragile situation. APPENDIX III: Parent's Handbook367Harmful parenting myths and misguided wisdom has been handed down for generations. Scientific studies in this section disarm myths and reveal the truth so parents can be more effect

Indian Residential School Survivors Society British Columbia, Canada
For all the people who read this book may they be forever enlightened. By shining the light on a dark part of our past we have a chance to create a bright new day for aboriginals and all Canadians. We will all know what happened and then come to realize that what happens now and our vision for a future together is what really counts. Together we will stand for what is right and the intention of Indian residential schools and colonization will not happen again
With Deep Respect,
Chief Robert Joseph,
Executive Director

This book contains insight on how to become a successful student in just one hour by expanding your mind to make room for success.

The evolution of student activism in sub-Saharan Africa is crucial to understanding the process of democratic struggle and change in Africa. Focusing on the recent period of "democratic transitions" in the 1990s, Leo Zeilig discusses the widespread involvement of student activism in democratic struggles across contemporary Africa and focuses on two case studies, Senegal and Zimbabwe. He provides an historical examination of the student-intelligentsia on the continent that played a crucial role in the independence struggles across much of Africa, leading and organizing nationalist movements and outlines the development of grass-root activism. Zeilig demonstrates how students shape and are shaped by national processes of political change and popular protest and reveals both the continuities and transformations in student activism in an era of austerity, crisis and poverty.

Guess what? If your're not looking out for your own self-promotion, then no one is It doesn't matter whether you have a 4.0 or 2.1 G.P.A, if you want to remain at the top of your class or be successful while in college and after, then you must take control of your destiny. Get out of the "passenger seat" and become the "Driver of Your Own Success." If you are seeking scholarships, a new job, or simply want to be the best you, then it might be time to change your thinking. This book will empower you to evaluate your starting point, check where you are located on your roadmap to success, and most imprtantly, help you to navigate to where you want to be tomorrow. Buckle your seatbelts and enjoy the ride

Very soon your child will be going to college or university. Not knowing good money management skills will cause them to be at risk of excessive spending and debt. Financial literacy is the most important skill that your child will ever acquire. The knowledge and interactive tools in this book will help them to understand their finances better, and learn to set dreams and goals to achieve financial independence before they start work. What are some of the benefits your child will be getting? 1. Budgeting - with easy to follow step-by-step guides, your child will learn to create a personal financial statement. They will acquire the skill of prioritize spending and deferred gratification. This is an important skill that even adults lack. It will indeed help them in many financial decision in the future. 2. Credit card debt - your child will have their credit card when they join the workforce later. It will give them a better understanding about credit card and how to be a responsible credit card user without falling into the trap of excessive credit card usage. 3. Compounding interest - interest can work in your favour when it is interest income and against you when it is interest expense. Your child will learn how compounding interest income can be their good friend when they introduced with different saving options. It will be an open-eye to them when they build a bigger pool of funds for investment in the future.

Finally discover how to quickly and completely STOP being bullied. Survival is rule one in prison. Find out what most bullying experts, school officials and the police don't tell you and how you can finally put this "insider" information to work for YOU Author Dr. Dennis Regling has been involved in prison ministry for over 15 years. What he has learned can help you survive and thrive in high school and life.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but all that other stuff is going to kill me...or you. In Dakota's mind there are only two options; shoot her bully or take her own life. If she does it in the crowded cafeteria they'd both pretty much have the same effect. Either way the witnesses will be left with a horrific visual and undeniable guilt that will serve as a reminder for the rest of their lives. At the end of the day it doesn't matter, it's going to be a tragic end and West Chase High will never be the same again.

The book, "Memoirs of A University Life" gives a blow by blow description of the experiences encountered by a group of part time students, while on a five year long journey through the halls of their university. The account is given as seen through the eyes of the author, who was one of the students in the group. This book is however a very good read for students who are currently pursuing their university education or is planning to do so in the near future. In its pages are very vital pointers and tips to help them attain an exemplary tertiary level education. Each chapter covers the experiences and challenges encountered in particular years.

Year Abroad One of the Most Important Years of Your Life Going on a year abroad is a unique and life-changing experience. It should be exciting (and it is ). But most students crave more real information and tips from previous year abroad students. That is what Surviving Your Year Abroad is all about In 2009, Nicola Beedle went on her own year abroad and had a great time. But before she left she felt apprehensive. Turning up in a Spanish town with little to no information about what to do can be quite scary She, just like many other students in the same position, craved more information from previous year abroad students. The Best Advice from Previous Year Abroad Students Been there, done that advice is invaluable and this advice from previous year abroad students is packed into this book. What better than to hear the advice straight from the horse's mouth? All your year abroad worries answered: - What your year abroad will really be like... - Things you must do on your first day... - The documentation and visa information you need... - How to make sure your language improves leaps and bounds... - Plus much, much more

Early Age Winners: Show Love...NO Bullying books series by Todd O Jones- FUNducate LLC. This book will help educate and build awareness in children about bullying, and help them know they can Show Love NO Bullying....to take a stand against bullying. This book will make a difference and assist children to take the proper steps not to accept bullying

This sassy, urban sixth grade girl is not your typical twelve year old. Tonya has a vocabulary that is out of this world and wisdom beyond her years. She is undeniably one of those girls who can solve everyone eles's problems but cannot seem to manage how to deal with her own insecurities and dreams. Especially, the dream of hanging up those sneakers and putting on a dress As Tonya becomes the victim of gossip at MLK Elementary school, she learns to face the music of why she has these antagonistic views and she decides to wear and collect butterfly paraphernalia as a metaphor to think positively about herself and what she can accomplish. Is there anything really wrong with Tonya? Does she worry about how the world views her too much? Can she overcome the challenges of her self inflicted thoughts? As Tonya puts on her signature red chucks and snuggly attaches her butterfly backpack, come journey and advance your vocabulary with Tonya? Evaluate the possibilities and limitations that you place on your own life as Tonya deals with elementary school because middle school is knocking

The School Bullying Council Presents "Parent's Guide to Preventing and Responding to Bullying" This manual for parents and educators describes how we can work with students to prevent bullying and deal with it effectively when it happens.

America Serves, the College Edition, is a step-by-step guide to putting on an educational fundraiser for the nonprofit organization of your choice. Do something for a cause you believe in by generating resources and creating new supporters for their mission The America Serves College Edition guides you through the process with weekly action plans, meeting agendas, ideas for funding and publicity, and templates for invitations, group materials, thank you's, tax ID letters, etc. that have been used successfully to raise money for causes including the Central Asia Institute (Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea), United Movement to End Child Soldiering, Orphans of Rwanda (now Generation Rwanda), Polaris Project, and CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict). The high school edition of the America Serves Journal was honored in 2008 by the US Department of Education as a guide to service learning.

UPDATE: Finalist, 2012 Readers' Choice Awards, in its category. Going to College or University? First Year? Want to know what to expect? A quick search on Google or Amazon will reveal plenty of material, mostly written by profs, or deans, or counselors, or trusted experts, or graduating students. Not this book. Here, you'll find hundreds of students, mostly in their first year, telling stories about how it feels, as it happens. Some wise, some crazy. Some funny, some serious. Some sad, some scary. Advice: well yes, but like everything in this book, actually written by students for students, from their own experiences. Hundreds of stories in their own words. More than 200 voices. A worthwhile read for students, parents, teachers, counselors. The accompanying website has 130 more pieces, accessible from inside the book.