Monday, December 30, 2019
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Holiday Gifts for Teens
Often when meeting parents at Back to School Night, they would ask
me what they could give their children for Christmas or their birthday that
would help them get ahead. I loved this question, and soon began writing a list
of gift ideas on the board before any parent meeting. Here’s the list I would
write on the board this year, (if I was still in the classroom) and the ages
when I would give them:
1. Seven Habits of Highly
Effective Students by Sean Covey – Age 13
2. Personality Plus by
Florence Littauer – Age 14
3. The Magic of Thinking Big
by David J. Schwartz – Age 15
4. Free $ for College for
Dummies by David Rosen and Caryn Mladen – Age 16
5. The Blue Zones of Happiness
by Dan Buettner – Age 17
6. The Millionaire Next Door
by Thomas J. Stanley – Age 18
Of course, it would be unethical to suggest families buy my own
book, Free College, if I was still in the classroom, but I’m not.
So, long before your child is thirteen, you need a copy of Free College. It’s for all families of Pre-K through high school students
(college bound or not). Like the strategy in this article, parents start the
process and students take over as they mature.
You are reading from the blog: http://www.roadtofreecollege.com
For daily updates to help students earn free money for college, check out my Twitter feed, @elizawallace27. For even more information on college planning and scholarships, you’ll want
my new book, Free College. It’s for families of Pre-K through
High School students. Scroll to the top of this page, click on the image
of my book on the right, and buy it now from Amazon.
Photo credit: Google Images
Monday, December 16, 2019
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Winter Break Scholarship Challenge
Although many students want to go to college, few have the
financial resources to do so without scholarships, grants or loans. I’m
completely against loans, since they often destroy a graduate’s future. That
leaves grants and scholarships. They don’t magically appear. Someone has to
apply for them.
When writing my book, Free College, I realized I
didn’t complete writing many chapters without having a specific goal, with a
time limit. Once I set this up, the chapters seemed to write themselves. This
is true for scholarship and grant applications too. I suggest setting up a
routine for finding, filling out, and submitting college scholarship and grant
forms.
To this end, I propose a challenge over Winter Break. For most
students, this means two weeks. For others, it may be three. Whichever is the
case for you, pick the number of applications you wish to submit during this
time. They will all be completed online, of course, so you don’t have to worry
about offices being closed. My suggestion is a minimum of one per day, better
yet would be two or three.
You’ll still have time for visiting with family and friends,
watching football or parades, opening presents, and eating lots of turkey or
ham. Discuss your family’s travel plans with your parents in advance. Block out
time on a calendar (you can print templates online for free). Then block out
your sleep schedule. You’ll do a terrible job if you’re sleep deprived.
You now know when you have free time for meeting this
scholarship/grant application challenge. Use a red pen to outline the times you
are allotting to find, complete and submit your applications. If you have
already filed at least one, you know how much time you’ll need. The average
student takes about an hour, after the first one.
Sure, vacations should be fun, but why not dedicate 20 hours of
the 500 over the upcoming Winter Break to applying for scholarships? Doing so
might result in being awarded thousands of dollars for college. Go ahead and do
it. I dare you.
For daily updates to help students earn free money for college, check out my Twitter feed, @elizawallace27. For even more information on college planning and scholarships, you’ll want my new book, Free College. It’s for families of Pre-K through High School students. Scroll to the top of this page, click on the image of my book on the right, and buy it now from Amazon.
You are reading from the blog: http://www.roadtofreecollege.com
Photo credit: Google Images
Friday, December 13, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
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Friday, November 29, 2019
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
More Free Cash for College
My new book, Free College, shows
how to avoid massive college loan debt. It includes the steps used by
successful Full-Ride Scholarship winners. It's a valuable tool for parents,
grandparents, teachers and anyone in the lives of Pre-K through High School
students. Help them earn more free cash for college and graduate debt free.
Free College is
available now. To buy, click the image of the book cover in the upper right
hand corner of this page. If interested in making a bulk purchase for your
school or PTA, send an email to freecollegeinfo@earthlink.net.
What People are saying about Free College:
“This book should be available to parents before their children
enter school. A perfect handbook for student success.”
-Jeanette A. Fratto
-Jeanette A. Fratto
“A much needed book depicting eye-opening methods easily employed
by parents and students to maximize scholarships covering college tuition and
expenses.” -Shelley Schuber
“Most people aren’t aware of what’s available. This book increases
awareness, step by step.”-Jane Lewis
An amazing guide through the ins and outs of acquiring the means
for a college education in the United States. Elizabeth Wallace takes you
step-by-step through 17 habits that all full scholarship winners have
practiced. It is written in a manner that makes these steps easy, without
feeling at all overwhelmed. -Amazon Review
This is not only a guide to getting into college for free but
practical ideas that will help them do what will make them successful in later
life. I recommend every high school parent should own this book. - Rett
Lemoult
"I was a scholarship receiver who followed
the advice she makes available. Graduated with zero debt." -Elizabeth
Burke
"The information in this book is beneficial
at any point in a college-bound student's academic life. The book is
well-written, easy-to-read, and lays out all the necessary steps in a very
detailed and organized manner." -Domestic
Diva (via Baby-Boomer-Retirement.com)
For daily updates to help students earn more free money for
college, check out my Twitter feed, @elizawallace27.
You are reading from the blog: http://www.roadtofreecollege.com
Photo Credit: Free College, Elizabeth Wallace ©
Monday, November 25, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
How to Stay Sane The Day Before The Thanksgiving Holiday
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Completely erase the entire white board. You will want the
space.
2. Number the entire board from 1 to 35. Place holiday appropriate
symbols, like pumpkins, around each number.
3. Put a large assortment of dry erase pens at the front of the
room. The more color variety the better.
4. After school, the day before the holiday vacation, have
each student in your most advanced class go to the board and draw a culturally
appropriate picture next to a number. If your class is smaller than 35, they
will need to draw more than one. Be sure to explain to the class the night
before they need to come up with three or four ideas for their drawings. Most
students are eager, although the shy need some encouragement. After this has
become a tradition in your classes, you will overhear students commenting they
look forward to being in the class that gets to draw the pictures. Never let an
underclassman participate in putting the pictures on the board.
5. Check each picture as they finish drawing. A few may need a
little help so their drawings are clear, and some can be too obscure. You may need
to edit, as students can be a bit gross at time. One Thanksgiving students drew
a very vivid picture of a turkey being beheaded. I erased that one. Remember,
all day students are going to see these pictures. You want to understand them,
so you can give hints if necessary. My favorite was The Twilight Zone Marathon.
It became a tradition in my program which was passed down each year from class
to class.
6. Before the first class arrives the next morning, place a stack
of German (French, Spanish, Chinese)/English dictionaries on the first desk of
each row. I always had enough dictionaries that students could work in groups
of two. Three does not work. Working alone is tough.
7. Students should look up what they see on the board, and write
the German (French, etc.) on their own papers. Don’t let them put two student
names on one paper. This never works. Trust me on this. One paper is
turned in by each student in class.
8. They must write the definite article and the noun. If there is
an adjective, like in a drawing of black cat, they must include the adjective,
with the correct ending. This allows you to preview grammar not yet taught.
Students are very receptive to this, and ask for help. It’s a contest. They
want to win.
9. Buy a small bag of individually wrapped candy (or
stickers) and give a piece to each member of the first team finished. Be sure
to check their work. Sometimes they make errors, of course. Don’t be too picky.
Perfection is not the goal.
10. After the first group finishes, and as each group
finishes, they will help their classmates. You’ll find they don’t give them the
answers, but give them hints instead, especially in grammar.
11. Collect work as students finish and the rest of the papers at
the end of the period. Grading is subjective. First year classes typically have
a few students who finish by the end of the class period. Most, however, finish
about half of the pictures. Second year will complete more. The majority
complete about two-thirds of the pictures. Most third year students finish them
all, as do AP/IB/fourth year students.
12. There are several goals in this lesson. Students learn the
correct way to use the dictionary. They learn the symbols and abbreviations. It
removes the mind-numbing boredom a dictionary lesson creates, and replaces it
with fun.
Students learn vocabulary that’s both meaningful, and is usually
more advanced than where they are in the curriculum. This they do without
complaint. You are able to foreshadow grammar, so when it arrives later in the
school year, you’re able to point back to what they discovered at Thanksgiving.
Finally, it keeps students focused, doing an academic lesson
without arguing at a time where students are going nuts in other classes. I had
four decades of happy “day befores” while colleagues were losing their minds.
If you don’t teach a foreign language class, adapt this lesson to
your curriculum. Remember to keep it fun and entertaining, but academic.
Photo credit: Google Images
If you’re interested in learning more about helping your children
succeed, you can follow me on Twitter, @ElizaWallace27 or
click on the image of my book, Free College, in the top
right corner of this page. You'll be taken to Amazon, where you can read more
about my book, and buy it now.
Monday, November 18, 2019
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Where to Find Help with Free College
Even if you have a great idea for a book, and there’s an enormous market for the subject, nothing will happen unless you
learn marketing. Before I began writing Free College, I started this blog,
RoadToFreeCollege.com, and joined Twitter, @ElizaWallace27. Once my book was
available on Amazon, several people took notice. Their interviews, guest blog posts, and
advice have been beneficial. I was lucky to meet Rick Lite, @stressfreepub,
who owns stressfreebookmarketing.com while I was on Twitter.
Rick is an expert in marketing, something I need in order to help millions of people pay for college without needing
student loans. His useful tips have already pointed me in the right direction
several times. Recently, Rick interviewed me for his newsletter. His questions
were concise and probing. You’ll learn how I came to write Free
College, some of the feedback I’ve had from readers so far, and much more. I'm quite grateful for the opportunity, and for the help I've received from Rick.
To read the interview, just click: HERE.
Photo credit: Rick Lite
If you’re interested in learning more about helping your children
succeed in school and win more college scholarships, you can follow me on
Twitter, @ElizaWallace27 or click on the image of my book, Free
College, in the top right corner of this page. You'll be taken to
Amazon, where you can read more about my book, and buy it now.
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