Kaplan Learning Power Book

It's hard for a student to make that quantum leap from not quite living up to one's potential to the student success story with the B average. For the pupil who's just switched schools and feels inundated with new expectations, who's working part-time and seems never to have enough time for sleep and homework, who just can't live up to teacher and/or parent expectations, it feels like this is the way it's always going to be--there'll be the "good" students who get no sick stomachs on report-card day, and then there'll be you. Well, finally there's a book dedicated to the mentality and process of becoming a successful student. According to Cynthia and Drew Johnson, 95 percent of school success depends on motivation, time management, and confidence--not on which color highlighter you use. So, instead of teaching how to memorize a list, they focus on essential skills such as how to act like a good student and how to maintain a decent relationship with your teacher. They explain how to take notes (and how to know which notes to take), how to set a sane schedule that allows you to succeed and have a life at the same time, and how to study for a test such that the material you pored over doesn't vanish from your brain when the test paper hits your desk. Realistic, practical, and attuned to the needs and feelings of the struggling student, the Johnsons' Learning Power offers hope and achievement to the student who might otherwise give up. --Stephanie Gold Read More