A 36-Week, 10 Unit High School Course Guide
Semester 1: Life Skills, 18 weeks, 5 units
Semester 2: Life Management, 18 weeks, 5 units
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1st Semester: Life Skills
Materials
For this course you will need (available at book stores or
on amazon.com):
1. Book: Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School by
Kent & Kyle Healy
2. Book: Masters of Success by Ivan Misner,
PhD (if you want to go for a B)
Grades
If you are taking this course for high school credit, here
is a suggested grading formula to discuss with your teacher / parent:
C = get the basic information:
read Cool Stuff They
Should Teach in School or ask someone to read it to
you
each week answer the questions in this guide in writing
or discuss with
parent/teacher
B
= get the basic information plus get involved:
do everything under C above PLUS complete
the DO sections in this guide
(you will need the book Masters of Success )
A
= get the basic information, get involved, go deeper
do everything under B above PLUS do a project:
make a scrapbook, chart, or poster of the important points
in each chapter of
Cool
Stuff
OR
choose
another book from the optional book list on the next page and
¥ read or listen to it
¥ summarize the most important points in each chapter
by writing a paper, making
a poster, drawing a chart/diagram,
giving a talk (presentation) to a group, tape
recording yourself, or making a booklet
OR
if
you have an idea for a project present it to your teacher for approval
Learning Style Options
When doing your assignments choose the format that works best for
you. You may write, draw, or verbalize your answers by talking with
someone or recording yourself.
Timeline
This is an 18-week, 1 semester course, divided into weekly
lessons.
With your teacher's approval you may speed up the course and finish
sooner.
Strategies
Study smart instead of hard!
For better understanding and retention, look at the
questions you will be answering before you read a section. That
way you will be alerted to the important points and it will be easier
for your brain to notice them. Also, make sure you refer to your books
when answering the questions. This is not cheating! The point of this
course to make learning this material as easy as possible so that you
will really get it!
Note for teachers / parents
Your input and availability for discussion could enrich this
course.
Sample page
WEEK 5: Chapter 3Ñ Goals & Habits
READ (or have someone read to you)
ANSWER (draw, write, or discuss)
1. What 2 things does much of your future depend on?
2. What does it take to create a good habit?
3. How do goals create opportunities?
4. What are successful people willing to do that unsuccessful people
aren't?
5. What are 3 reasons people don't achieve their goals?
6. What kind of ÒboardsÓ do Kent and Kyle have to help them stay
focused on their goals?
7. What did the study at Yale University show?
For a B also do:
1. Make your own vision board. Follow the suggestions on page
69ÑCool Stuff Motivator Inflator.
2. Do the Goals exercises on pages 73-77.
For an A also work on:
your project or third book you chose
WEEK 6: Chapter 4Ñ Feelin' the Pressure?
READ
(or have someone read to you)
ANSWER (write, draw, or discuss)
1. Is peer pressure something that only happens when you're
in school or when you're a kid?
2. Is peer pressure easy to spot? Where does it come from sometimes?
3. What's the best way to defeat peer pressure?
4. Who determines how others treat you?
5. Where does self-confidence come from and how does it show?
6. Who would you go to for advice? What if someone comes to you for
advice?
7. If you try to please everyone, does that usually lead to success
or failure?
For a B also do:
Masters of Success ÑChapter
4: Choose 3 stories to read (or have them read to you):
Write or tell what these people did to succeed.
For an A also work on:
your project or third book you chose
2nd Semester: Life Management
Materials
For this course you will need:
1. Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw
2. Life Strategies for Teens Workbook (if
you want to go for a B)
Grades
If you are taking this course for high school credit, here is a suggested grading formula to discuss with your teacher / parent:
C
= get the basic information:
read Life Strategies for Teens (or
ask someone to read it to you)
each week answer
the questions in this guide in writing or discuss with
parent/teacher
B
= get the basic information plus get involved:
do
everything under C above PLUS complete Life
Strategies for Teens Workbook
A
= get the basic information, get involved, go deeper
do
everything under B above PLUS do a project:
choose
another book from the optional book list on the next page and
¥ read or
listen to it
¥ summarize the most important points in each chapter by
writing a paper, making
a poster, drawing a chart/diagram,
giving a talk (presentation) to a group, tape
recording
yourself, or making a booklet
OR
if you have an idea for a project present
it to your teacher for approval
Sample Page
WEEK 9: Life Law 5Ñ Life
Rewards Action
READ (or have someone read to you)
ANSWER (draw, discuss, or write)
1. Why does Jay recommend that you read about this Life Law?
2.
What is the simple formula that is in the adult Life Strategies book?
3.
What is wrong with saying, ÒI'll do it somedayÓ?
4. Notice the quote
from Yoda in Star Wars: ÒDo or do not; there is no tryÓ?
What do you
think that means?
5. What is the measuring stick for success or failure?
6. Do the exercises
on page 131-132.
For a B also do Workbook:
Do pages 83-94.
For an A also work on:
your project or third book you chose
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Please note: You are purchasing a downloadable ebook. You will
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