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Ready or not, here life comes

Author: Melvin D Levine
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2005.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A nationally known pediatrician and author addresses the question of why some youngsters make a successful transition into adulthood while others do not. Parents and schools often raise children in a highly structured world, leaving them unable to cope on their own. Dr. Levine urges that schools teach "life prep," equipping adolescents with what they will need to succeed as adults. He identifies these skills as "the  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Melvin D Levine
ISBN: 0743262247 9780743262248
OCLC Number: 56942054
Description: xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Here life comes : how startup adults get unready for careers -- pt. 1: Getting unready. Startup adults trapped in their teens : when adolescents won't take leave -- Ones who were once revered : when idols fall -- Some who have gone astray : when wrong roads are taken -- Victims of brain neglect : when minds fall into debt. -- pt. 2: Ways to grow. Deft novices : achieving a successful startup -- Inner direction : deepening self-knowledge -- Interpretation : sharpening outside insights -- Instrumentation : equipping a mind's toolbox -- Interaction : crafting interpersonal skill. -- pt. 3: Mind growers. Parents : achieving the right mixes -- Educators : offering life prep schools -- Adolescents : conduction the experiments -- Startup adults : looking ahead from behind.
Responsibility: Mel Levine.
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Abstract:

A nationally known pediatrician and author addresses the question of why some youngsters make a successful transition into adulthood while others do not. Parents and schools often raise children in a highly structured world, leaving them unable to cope on their own. Dr. Levine urges that schools teach "life prep," equipping adolescents with what they will need to succeed as adults. He identifies these skills as "the four I's": inner direction, or self-awareness; interpretation, or understanding the outside world; instrumentation, or the acquisition of mental tools; and interaction, or the ability to relate to other people effectively. He offers advice for young adults who find themselves unable to navigate the world of careers.

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