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In How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars - students who scored spots at the nation's top colleges by leading uncluttered, low stress, and authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and cutting-edge science, Newport explains the surprising truths behind these superstars' mixture of happiness and admissions success.

Many tens of thousands of parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger's syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments—and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and succeed in school. You'll learn how ASD is diagnosed and what treatments and educational supports really work.

As practical as it is inspiring, The Art of Creative Writing remains a timeless, illuminating guide that teaches every writer, and aspiring writer, how to create works that are both compelling and enduring.

The Secrets of Story is a revolutionary and comprehensive writing guide for the 21st century, focused on clever ways to get an audience to fully identify with an all-too-human hero. Authors will learn to how to cut through pop culture noise and win over a jaded modern audience by rediscovering the heart of writing: shaping stories that ring true to our shared understanding of human nature.

With Winning Strategies, you'll hear first-hand what drives an NFL quarterback, a former Navy Seal, New York Times best-selling authors, and other successful individuals and acclaimed athletes to greatness. From overcoming adversity to finding motivation, the Winning Strategies audio suite offers hours of inspiration and practical steps towards reaching your personal best, in the board room or on the field of competition.

A compassionate guide that tackles one of the fastest-growing issues facing families everywhere: the increasing number of children who are refusing or reluctant to attend school. When a child stops going to school, the entire family feels the impact. School avoidance may look like defiance, but...

Refugee High is a riveting chronicle of the 2017-18 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique education needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Esengo is shot at the beginning of the school year.

Over the past 12 years, the authors have been developing and practicing tips for managing high-conflict clients in mediation, which is now a fully developed new method called "New Ways for Mediation". Mediating High Conflict Disputes gives all of the little tips that any mediator can use, as well as the step-by-step structure of the New Ways for Mediation method for those who want to have better control of the process in high-conflict cases - or any cases.

Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system. In this, his last audiobook, he offers a vision of what a future secondary education might look like.

In this thoughtful collection of essays, Andrea Barrett draws from her experiences writing some of the most acclaimed historical fiction of our time to explore the mysteries and delights of the genre. Inspiration found in the past, she argues, can illuminate fiction, just as dust scatters light and makes the unseen visible.

The inspiration for the NBC TV series "Rise," starring Josh Radnor, Auli'i Cravalho, and Rosie Perez — the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town. By the author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino. ...

Bonjour,Learn French with captivating stories & everyday phrases.https://www.patreon.com/ShortStoriesinFrenchbyHFFMy Stories use High-frequency French words, those that appear most often in French. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to "High Flyer English Chill-out", your friendly podcast for mastering advanced English and achieving impressive fluency - with me, Steve Ellis.. Whether you're aiming for C1 or C2 fluency—or already there—this podcast is your ticket to speaking naturally and confidently, all in a laid-back and engaging atmosphere.

How to Do Discourse Analysis provides a comprehensive toolkit for conducting discourse analysis, offering twenty-six practical tools to examine how language is used to construct meaning, enact identities, and shape social realities. Written by renowned linguist James Paul Gee, it introduces key concepts like situated meanings, social languages, and discourses, showing how language both reflects and creates social contexts.

This is the podcast for heart-centered women entrepreneurs who are ready to grow their impact, build aligned businesses, and stay rooted in what truly matters. Hosted by a fellow dream-chaser and doer, High Vibe Table Talks is about what it actually takes to show up, stand out, and stay in motion—without burning out. Each week, we pull up a seat for high-vibe conversations on mindset, sales, self-leadership, and the real behind-the-scenes of building a business that feels good and works. Through honest solo episodes, powerful guest interviews, and relatable stories, you’ll feel seen, ...

Are you unemployed? Or, are you overworked, underpaid, and stuck in a lifeless job, reporting to someone who doesn't seem to be doing much better than you are? You're not alone. Corporations once needed large inflows of middle managers and the formally educated. Many of these posts have disappeared or have been displaced by outsourcing, offshoring, international competition, and by technology.

Podcasts at St Thomas High School in Houston, TX. Podcast cover art generated by AI using Adobe Firefly.

An Up-to-date Audio-Flashcards Review of Medicine

High Yield Family Medicine is a free audio course for 3rd year medical students who are looking to squeeze in some extra studying time in preparation for the Family Medicine shelf exam. Each episode delivers succinct overviews of highly tested topics and features tons of board-style practice questions. This podcast aims to illuminate the "big picture idea" of various topics while sprinkling in several key points that like to show up on the NBME. This is not intended to be an exhaustive resource. The information conveyed here is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

High Flow Peds aims to provide efficient and light hearted resources to keep your Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine knowledge base strong--for the boards, and for the wards! https://highflowpeds.com