How to Raise a Great Student: The Ultimate Guide to Raising the Best Student YOU Possibly Can - Couverture souple

Thomas Roberts

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ISBN 10 : 1934616680 ISBN 13 : 9781934616680

Editeur : Empower YOUniversity, 2007

Synopsis

How to Raise a Great Student is not just a book. It is a parent s or caregiver s:

Personal tutor.
Positive and helpful parental companion.
Detailed road map for helping your child achieve success in school.
Comprehensive resource and training guide for interacting with your child.
Comprehensive resource and training guide for participating in your child s educational experience.
Inspirational and motivational tool.

How to Raise a Great Student is an action-based text that is designed to help YOU become an active supporter of your child s educational goals. It is written in a clear, simple, and easy to understand format, use of language, and structure. Each parent point is presented on its own page and then immediately explained and reinforced on the adjacent page in order to help YOU see the message, grasp and understand it quickly, and then explain how to use what YOU just learned and why that lesson is important for YOU to know and understand. The chapters are structured specifically to help YOU prepare for your child s educational experiences.

How to Raise a Great Student was not written to be read once or memorized, then left on the shelf. It should be constantly reviewed, read, and considered. This book is a dynamic and interactive tool.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Thomas Roberts is the Creator, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Roberts Education Corp (REC) and the Great Student Network (GSN). REC is the amalgamation of the lessons, experiences, and truths that have enabled him to transcend his original circumstances. GSN is a positive, collaborative network based on his fundamental belief that Every student deserves a chance to be great. Through his unconventional approach, Mr. Roberts intends to bring the power of education to everyone. He has published three innovative, empowering, and comprehensive educational books, How to be a Great Student, How to Raise a Great Student, and How to Have a Great College Experience.

Although he is the only child of a tenant farmer and girl raised in the projects and the first male in his family to graduate from college, Mr. Roberts became a Vice President on Wall Street, an alum of three prestigious academic institutions (Greensboro Day School, The College of William & Mary, and the UNC Business School), and a certified basketball legend (2004 Colonial Athletic Association Men s Basketball Legend Award, W&M Team Captain, MVP, and All-CAA 1990-93, and the 1990 CAA Rookie of the Year). Throughout his successful journey, Mr. Roberts has never forgotten what has made everything possible: unconditional love and a relentless commitment to education.

After playing basketball professionally in Gmunden, Austria and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr. Roberts is an accomplished banker with over fourteen years of experience in helping the wealthiest families, companies, and entrepreneurs reach their financial goals. He has served as a Small Business Banker at Wachovia Bank in North Carolina, a Private Banker with J.P. Morgan s Private Bank in New York and Atlanta, and a Vice President with Citigroup s Private Bank High Net Worth Group, in Washington, DC.

Mr. Roberts earned his BA in Economics and Anthropology (1993) from the College of William and Mary. He later completed his MBA at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001). He is member of the Leadership Fairfax 08.

Mr. Roberts is a dedicated father to his six-year old daughter, Mia. He resides in Fairfax, Va.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Empower YOUniversity
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1934616680
• ISBN 13: 9781934616680
• Reliure: Paperback
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Éditeur: Sherry Roberts
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible