High School Students

The Parkland school shooting was the most avoidable mass murder in American history. And the policies that made it inevitable have spread to your school....

"Master Legal Vocabulary & Terminology" provides a structured framework under which law students, lawyers and other law professionals can significantly improve their knowledge of legal vocabulary and terminology. You will be taken through the main vocabulary and grammar structures in commercial contracts and allowed to practice them through highly targeted vocabulary and grammar activities, which aim to develop, not only your lexical and grammatical skills, but also your confidence and overall competence within international legal settings.

A little too smart, a little too fat, Bobby Goodspeed has always been a go-along-to-get-along kind of guy. But when his friend Addie decides to tackle the student council elections, Bobby finds himself changing in ways he never could have imagined in this tender, touching, utterly hilarious novel of life as a middle school misfit.

Embark on a journey through the hallowed halls of academia with Academic Writing, a tale that weaves the struggles and triumphs of mastering academic writing into the fabric of a student’s life. Panyim, a young scholar at the crossroads of curiosity and apprehension, stands before the grand library, the gateway to a world where ideas are currency and words are the medium of exchange. As Panyim navigates the labyrinth of scholarly expectations, he encounters Deng and Nyakor, companions who illuminate the path to clarity and precision in writing. Through their shared experiences, Panyim ...

Since its initial publication in hardcover in 2003, Fires in the Bathroom has been through multiple printings and received the attention of teachers across the country. Now, Kathleen Cushman's groundbreaking book offers original insights into teaching teenagers in today's hard-pressed urban high schools from the point of view of the students themselves. It speaks to both new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed.

There is something wrong with education in America. No. Belay that. There is something wrong with education in the world. Year after year, in different ways and using different methods, schools churn out and chew up millions of children who possess only a generalized relatively useless body of knowledge, pass a few standardized tests, and can’t seem to function in the real world. Something needs to change. It's time we switch over to a functional education that will train our kids for success rather than set them up for failure. Dr. David Powers is a Cultural Architect, combining the ...

Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students in his school into contributing to his literary journal to bolster his college application; his goal in life is to get into Northwestern and eventually become the editor of The New Yorker. At once laugh-out-loud funny, deliciously dark, and remarkably smart, Struck By Lightning unearths the dirt that lies just below the surface of high school.

So much beauty. So much hate. Vicious. Cruel. Horrible. All of them. Billionaire daddies. Trust fund babies. Teachers desperate to win their favor. I’m a nobody. Just another scholarship kid who doesn’t deserve to be here. Too bad for them, I’m no stranger to struggle. I live and breathe pain. I'm not afraid to fight. Grayson, head jerk and poor excuse for a decent human being, is the first person I’ve met who sees who I truly am. That scares the hell out of me. I don’t trust him. I don’t trust anyone. And I definitely don’t trust that he won’t hurt me. I still can’t help ...

Navigate the challenges of student life with ease using our practical guide! In today's demanding academic landscape, we understand the need for a balanced approach to excel as a student. This guide is here to offer you sensible advice and proven techniques to help you enhance your academic performance, secure the grades you desire, and smoothly transition into the college programs of your choice. Discover the simplicity and effectiveness of our guide, divided into three sections, each with two chapters, providing you with a structured and easy-to-follow path. The first section delves into ...

The book 'Rhetoric & Prosody, a handbook of Figures of Speech, rhymes, and poetic feet for High School Students is specifically crafted for high school students. It covers chapters on Rhetoric, the seven classes of Figures of Speech, which are often referred to as the embellishments of speech, used by writers or leaders to impress their readers or audience. The book delves into similes, metaphors, antitheses, epigrams, oxymoron, metonymy, synecdoche, hypallage, personification, pathetic fallacy, apostrophe, vision, hyperbole, irony, euphemism, alliteration, pun, and more, providing brief ...

A high school janitor. An old security dog. And a museum murder with a twist. Oliver Holmes is summoned to help the police solve a case in which an old security dog is the only witness to murders in a museum. When nothing appears to have been taken, clues unite this crime to the previous one, creating dangerous conditions in which no one is safe.˃˃˃ Murders and Mayhem Can Oliver protect his loved ones while solving a mystery that is far different from what it appears?p>˃˃˃ Is Oliver a Target? Scroll Up And Grab Your Copy Today!

From elementary to graduate school, classrooms are now filled with Generation Z students, born 1995-2010. And, much like those in the generations who came before, these students are eager to learn. But, their characteristics, interests, styles, and preferred learning environments are in many ways different from their predecessors. How then can educators effectively leverage the capacities and foster the potential of this generational cohort?In Generation Z Learns, Dr. Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, explore the nuances of Generation Z and offer recommendations to enhance the educational ...

Students without motivation or vision enroll in higher education because of social pressure and the imperative to conform. They enroll not because they want to learn, nor because they want to personally develop, but because they must earn a college degree if they want a chance at a decent job and entry into the middle class. Students have become capitalists. They are clients looking to invest their economic and human capital in order to secure their future. In such an environment, education as personal development is lost. Academic capitalism is corrupting higher education, especially with ...

Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today's college students are graduating into an uncertain job market that is leaving them financially dependent on their parents for years to come - a reality that has left moms and dads wondering: What did I pay all that money for? There Is Life After College offers students, parents, and even recent graduates the practical advice and insight they need to jump-start their careers.

Did you know that to date only 58 percent of students entering ADN programs complete the degree and of that 58 percent, only 84.83 percent pass the NCLEX on their first attempt? How to Survive and Thrive in Nursing School and Beyond is an easy-to-digest crash course targeted resource guide of tips and tricks for nursing students or prospective nursing students, written by a nurse for future nurses.

Being fake engaged to the guy you’re in love with is never a good idea. Life as a Royal is always chaotic. I’m the heroine. I save people. So when I suddenly become the damsel, I don’t know how to deal with it. My team goes into hiding with our rivals. We just have to keep a low profile and stay hidden. It sounds easy enough. But when is it ever easy to be a Spy School agent? And the very large engagement ring on my finger? It’s just for show. At least, I think it is. The High Life is book 4 in the Spy Academy: The Royals Series. This is a complete, full length, 80k+ word novel. It ...

A junior high janitor. A kidnapped pop star. And a talking guinea pig who saw too much. Oliver Holmes was content with his life as a janitor until the day he wakes to find a guinea pig on his bed adamant that he investigate a murder that might not be what it seems.˃˃˃ A Dangerous Mission Throw in a captivating veterinarian and an officer who knows the secrets of Oliver’s past, and he has his work cut out for him.˃˃˃ Can Oliver save a life? Scroll Up And Grab Your Copy Today!

Three powerful families. Three privileged sons. Roman, Ethan, and Klay are dark, devilish, delicious, each in their own way. I shouldn't even be on their radar, but they've marked me. I don't know why. I can't remember the last two years. A mental breakdown, they tell me, after both my parents died. I just want a fresh start to my senior year, a normal life, a graduation. But those three untouchables own Marshall High, and they're fighting over me. Not in a pretty way. They want to own me, control me, use me for their twisted schemes. The last one is the worst. Cold, cruel, beautiful Klay. ...

This thoughtful, wry story is about two girls - a 'punk' and a 'priss' - who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program and discover that they have some surprising things in common.

I'm Phoenix Black. My life was pretty normal up to this point. You know, aside from having rich parents, but trust me when I say, living in the upper 1% isn't as fun as it sounds. After my dad got elected to congress, a group of terrorists are threatening my life. My parents send me to the one place they think I will be safe... prep school, AKA prison. At East Raven Academy, it's all about tradition and upholding standards... oh, who am I kidding? It's a shark tank. And me? I'm fresh meat. Welcome to the Upper East Coast. This is book 1 of 4 in the East Raven Academy Series. It is a full ...