Synopses & Reviews
High School reality is a fairly artificial one, albeit one that seems excruciatingly real and valid while living through it. High School's Not Forever paints a vivid and realistic picture of what high school's all about from a teen perspective.
Authors Jane Bluestein and Eric Katz surveyed thousands of teens across the country, those still in school and recent graduates, about the ups and downs of the high school years and how to get through rough times. The result of their efforts, High School's Not Forever, serves as a road map--complete with hints, quizzes, sidebars, quotes, resources and more--for teens by teens, not just on how to get through the difficult times, but how to get through them successfully.
In accessible language and writing that appeals to teen sensibilities, High School's Not Forever guides teens through the many layers of the high-school experience, addressing subjects such as: Reputations: freaks, geeks, jocks and sluts. Real life versus public perception. Drugs: pot-heads, crack heads, ecstasy and Suicide Tuesdays. Social Pariahs: nerds and freaks; the scrawny and heifers, and other high school lepers. And much more.
For students who feel like they're on the sidelines because of social pressure, isolation or anger, or simply when the pressure to perform, conform or maintain appearances becomes too much, High School's Not Forever provides a reality check and offers assurance and guidance to make the high school years a more positive experience.
Synopsis
Your survival guide to the maze that is the maze that is the high school experience With real-life stories from teens across the country - as well as high school "survivors" - this book paints a real picture of how teens like you feel about the struggles and triumphs of the daily grind and how they get through it.
If you ever feel like you're on the sidelines or that the pressure to perform, conform or maintain appearances gets to be too much, this is the book for you!
Synopsis
Your survival guide to the maze that is the maze that is the high school experience
With real-life stories from teens across the country - as well as high school survivors - this book paints a real picture of how teens like you feel about the struggles and triumphs of the daily grind and how they get through it.
If you ever feel like you're on the sidelines or that the pressure to perform, conform or maintain appearances gets to be too much, this is the book for you!
About the Author
Jane Bluestein, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of 21st Century Discipline, Being a Successful Teacher and Creating Emotionally Safe Schools. A former classroom teacher, crisis-intervention counselor and teacher training program coordinator, she heads Instructional Support Services, Inc., a consulting and resource firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Eric D. Katz, MSAC, is a psychotherapist and a New York state certified school counselor who works on the front lines in a wonderful, diverse high school in Newburgh, New York. He is a consultant to the College Board's Equity and Excellence Program, an advisory board member for Long Island University's Graduate Program for School Counseling and the coauthor of the advanced series of school counselor workshops for the College Board's Pathways to Excellence Program. He is a featured speaker at the state and national level and is deeply committed to helping teens succeed not just in high school but in life. Mr. Katz is available to speak with groups of teens, educators, parents and all caring adults.