Successful Entrepreneurs and Teen Authors Offer a Revolutionary Back-to-School Solution
Posted on: Thursday, 25 August 2005, 12:00 CDT
High school and college students struggle with the real-world skills necessary for success in adult life. University administrators say more students drop out due to an inability to manage their credit card debts than to academic failure. In addition, today's competitive job market is a massive hurdle for youth who haven't been taught how to impress potential employers -- not to mention other crucial life-skills such as controlling your attitude, setting goals, and planning for the future. To combat this growing problem, authors Kent and Kyle Healy, 21 and 19, offer a revolutionary, teen-wise, back-to-school solution with their new book, "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach In School.
Teens learn how to balance chemicals in science classes, but never learn how to balance a checkbook. Students learn how to make sense of complex algebraic equations, but never learn how to make money or save it. They learn how to study for a quiz and get the grade, but graduate with no idea how to get a job. "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School provides the missing link between what kids are taught in school and what they really need to know in order to successfully navigate in today's complex world.
"We finish school knowing all about some French painter who died 300 years ago, but there's no class that teaches the fundamentals about how to succeed in the real world," Kent Healy said. "We realized there were still so many things we needed to know, and knew we weren't alone in feeling completely unprepared for success in adult life. We decided to write the book to equip ourselves and other young people with the basic skills necessary to thrive in the real world."
Jack Canfield, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" said "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach In School is a "guaranteed blueprint for building a lifetime of fulfilling relationships, happiness, and financial success starting now."
To purchase a copy of "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School visit www.coolstuffmedia.com, www.amazon.com or most local bookstores. For more information about Kent and Kyle Healy, and their book, visit www.coolstuffmedia.com.
Source: Business Wire
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