10 Steps To the Head of the Class: A Handbook for Middle School Students

Students at the head of their class have more choices. Young people in school have choices: reach for the top or settle for mediocrity. Dr. Samuel Betances, America’s foremost communicator on casting away barriers to success, challenges readers to confront ten of the habits which prevent students from achieving academic excellence.

Learn how to identify and overcome:
• Procrasti-cramming
• Reckless Reading
• Fishing for Answers
• Post-Lecture Reading
• Loafing in the Place of Study
• Going Solo
• Viewing Teachers as Adultists
• Seeking Solutions Without Education
• Pursuing Logical Paths to Wrong Decisions
• Dishonoring Your Loved Ones by Failing in School