Own Your Education! A Student's Guide to Greater Success in School (and Life)

by Stone, Megan

• ISBN13: 9780133573176
• ISBN10: 0133573176
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-02-26
• Publisher: Pearson FT Press

Summary

Success in any endeavor is not a matter of luck, fate, or happenstance. And that is just as true about succeeding at school. This book will help you learn to look at your school experience from a new vantage point, one that allows you to increase your motivation and commitment, build your confidence, and take control over your educational experience instead of depending on others to get you where you want to go. How? You’ll learn to take ownership over your education. When you take ownership, and only then, you will succeed – and you will be more likely to succeed in other arenas of you life, as well. This book will teach you how to do that, and do that well.

Author Biography

Megan Stone, M.Ed., is the founder and president of Stone Foundations of Learning, Inc. and has been working with students and faculty members across the country for over seventeen years. Earlier in her career, she taught science in the Edina and Eden Prairie Public Schools before launching Stone Foundations of Learning, Inc.

Megan has walked alongside students, providing the tools needed to achieve success. The mission of her company is to provide organizational strategies and study skills for students to excel in academics and life. Self-advocacy, responsibility, and ownership are the foundations of her program. Megan and her staff desire to assist students, parents, and educators in the process of encouraging success in and outside of the classroom. Megan has found confidence in the classroom carries over to every aspect of a student’s life.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Chapter 1: Characteristics of Ownership     5
Chapter 2: Who Are You?     13
Chapter 3: Why Should You OwnWhen Renting Is Easy?     21
Chapter 4: The Education Pyramid: What Bricks Are You Missing?     27
Chapter 5: What Has Caused You to Rent?     33
Chapter 6: Why Do You Lack Pride and Confidence?     39
Chapter 7: The Key to Ownership...It’s All in a Circle     43
Chapter 8: What Does Ownership Look Like?     51
Chapter 9: Accountability: How Do You Own It?     57
Chapter 10: Critical Thinking: How Do You Own It?     75
Chapter 11: Effective Planning: How Do You Own It?     95
Chapter 12: Study Strategies: How Do You Own Them?     115
Conclusion: You Are in Charge!     131
Index     135