About now, summer vacation has become mundane. Teens
are either looking for something to do, or they’re just lying around the house
texting each other. These are weeks they will never get back. Instead of
wasting time, they could be learning something which might help them get
through the rest of high school successfully and pay for college.
I taught teens for several decades. I know them. I know
what they need to do to be successful. I’ve put together a short reading list
for summer which will help them succeed. The first book they need to read is 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens by
Sean Covey. He’s the son of Stephen Covey who wrote the enormously successful 7 Habit of Highly Effective People. This
book has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. His son, Sean, wrote a
version of his father’s book aimed at helping teens get what they want out of
life.
Reading Sean’s book this summer will help teenagers set
goals and reach them. It will make them happier at home and at school. I kept
20 copies of the book in my classroom and loaned them to students in my
language classes. After doing so, they returned the book to me. Every one of
them told me they had bought a copy of their own. It’s a powerful book and a must read for any
child 13 or older.
The second book I recommend for teens to read this
summer is Personality Plus by
Florence Littauer. I read this book quite some time ago and learned so much
about how people tick that I bought copies for everyone I knew. I also taught
the information in the book to my high school foreign language students.
Although it had nothing to do with either French or German, it helped students
learn more in class. This was because the book taught them a great deal about
themselves and about the personalities of others.
The second benefit of this book is that students understood
the motivation of other students in class, and those outside of school. Instead
of thinking other kids were weird or annoying; they understood what made them
tick. They knew why their mothers and
fathers acted the way they did. They also comprehended their teachers better
and were, therefore, more successful in their classes.
The third book high school students should read this
summer is mine, Free College. The
book is researched based. It shows parents and students alike what it takes to
win lots of scholarship and/or grant money for college. After seeing all of my
students go to college with scholarships, I wondered why some received a
full-ride while others only earned a few thousand dollars. I looked into their
backgrounds and learned the strategies their parents followed that ended up
helping their kids avoid needing college loans. I researched several hundred students
who earned scholarships and discovered the tactics they employed to be
successful.
I began teaching my students and others in the school
what they needed to do to earn massive college scholarships. Then my sister
told me I must share the information with everyone else. She was right. It felt wrong to keep this to
myself. Free College shows families
what successful scholarship winners did that resulted in earning full-rides to
college. It also explains how students may follow suit, so they too may earn
massive college scholarships.
These are the three books I recommend for high school
students to read this summer. I’m sure they will both enjoy the books and learn
a great deal of important information from them. They should be happier and
more successful as a result.
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