Hints for Success in School: A Practical Guide for Students

“Joseph Deely’s Hints for Success are practical, easy to understand, and get right to the point. All students (and teachers and parents too) can look through these hints to find ones that can help them. If you’re already successful in school, read through the hints and pat yourself on the back when you recognize what you’re doing right. I’ll use Joe’s hints to help students improve their goal setting and self-affirmation skills.”Mark HopkinsM.A.Ed., Special Education Teacher, New York StateStudents will appreciate these key benefits of the book:•Provides practical hints teachers can use to help their students.•Great quotes from interesting people.•“Try this” suggestions to put hints into practice.•Inspirational for grade improvements.•Provides skills that students can immediately apply.•Easy to understand with examples of success.The ContentsIntroduction / ixSection 1 - Hints Students Can Be Successful at Today / 1Section 2 - Hints That Change Bad Habits into Good Habits / 23Section 3 - Hints That You Can Work On Outside of School / 47Section 4 - Hints That Require Internal Change / 73Section 5 - Hints That Require Some Help from Others / 99Section 6 - Hints That May Take a While / 119Last Thoughts / 143About the Author / 145

Joe Deely graduated with a Masters in Education degree from James Madison University in 1995 and started teaching that fall. He has taught students in grades 6 through 12 his entire 23 year career in public schools. As an alternative education teacher, he finds that his students often struggle with academic, social, and emotional difficulties. His specialty is teaching kids who have a hard time understanding what to do to be successful at school. "I learn something every day from my students that helps me become a better teacher," he notes, adding, "The lessons they have taught me have inspire this book."