Making Your Education Work For You: A Proven System for Success in School and for Getting the Job of Your Dreams - Softcover

Gordon W. Green Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765319535 ISBN 13: 9780765319531

Publisher: Forge Books, 2010

Synopsis

In today's challenging economy, students need every advantage to compete effectively. Making Your Education Work For You is a proven system, developed by Dr. Gordon Green, to help students realize their full academic potential and land the job of their dreams. Dr. Green's fool-proof system covers all of the essential skills needed for maximizing academic success and turning that success into a successful career. Making Your Education Work for You shows students how to:

*Work with parents for success
*Maximize the academic experience
*Earn top grades
*Find educational assistance
*Engage in effective job planning
*Secure career success

More than just a "how-to", Making Your Education Work For You contains valuable information on how a good education leads to a good life, the value of getting good grades, setting goals, establishing contacts, gaining work experience and career planning. The appendices include suggested reading lists and other educational resources, and Dr. Green's own Academic Transcript, which proves his "Straight-A" system really works.

About this title

About the Author

DR. GORDON W. GREEN has a Ph.D. in economics from The George Washington University. His dissertation titled "Wage Differentials for Job Entrants, by Race and Sex " received national attention, including a front page article in the New York Times. He was Chief of the Governments Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. DR. GREEN also served as chair of the National Forum on Education Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education. He later became Assistant Director of the Welfare Reform Academy at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and the University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. His works are widely published in government periodicals, magazines and professional journals. DR. GREEN lives with his wife in Fairfax Station, Virginia.

Review

Praise for

How To Get Straight A’s in School and Have Fun at the Same Time:

“ What Gordon Green says he’ll deliver—he delivers!”

—Ben Wattenberg, Host,

Think Tank (PBS)

“ I have just finished reading the most wonderful book from Dr. Green. Dr. Green presents a road map for students (and parents) on how to maximize their efforts to achieve the best they can.”

—Lavan Dukes, Educational Policy Director, Florida Department of Education

“ Here it is! All in one place. Read this book....”

—Andy Rogers, Director of ITD, Los Angeles Unified School District

Edition details

• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0765319535
• ISBN 13: 9780765319531
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304