Looking for a good book to curl up with over spring break?
Check out our next #NACACreads selection — The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messaging and Other Behavioral Strategies Can Improve Education.
A Twitter discussion of the book with author Benjamin Castleman is scheduled for April 18 at 9 p.m. (ET).
Continue reading #NACACreads: Learn New Strategies to Help Students Succeed
From identifying right-fit schools to securing financial aid and selecting classes — success in higher education is intrinsically linked to a student’s ability to make informed decisions about their future and follow through on their plans.
Discuss new ways to help students navigate this critical process during an April 18 #NACACreads chat with Benjamin Castleman, author of The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messages and Other Behavioral Strategies Can Improve Education.
Want to suggest titles for the #NACACreads book club?
A new survey allows club participants to submit their top picks and provide feedback about the recent discussion of My (Underground) American Dream with author Julissa Arce.
It’s a time of uncertainly and fear for undocumented students.
DACA recipients will lose protection from deportation in March. And although lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have voiced support for the DREAM Act, disagreements over border security and other issues have stalled legislative action.
Yet despite current conditions, college counselors and admission officers are uniquely positioned to offer support and hope to young immigrants, author/activist Julissa Arce noted during a Tuesday #NACACreads chat.
Continue reading #NACACreads Author Shares Resources to Help Undocumented Students
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from US high schools each year.
In 2001, Julissa Arce was one of those students.
Join us Tuesday for a #NACACreads discussion of her book: My (Underground) American Dream. The author/activist will participate in the hour-long Twitter discussion, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to share your own thoughts and discuss strategies to help undocumented youth access higher education.
Can you believe it’s already December? That means our next #NACACreads book chat is just a month away.
On Jan. 9, we’ll discuss My (Underground) American Dream with author Julissa Arce.
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from US high schools each year. In 2001, Arce was one of those students.
Continue reading Help Shape the Upcoming #NACACreads Discussion
College-bound kids from across the globe are increasingly internalizing the same harmful message: Only excellence will do when it comes to grades, test scores, extracurricular activities, and college admission.
But expecting across-the-board greatness is a “set-up,” clinical psychologist David Gleason told counselors and admission professionals on Tuesday.
“Trying to conform to these expectations, kids become depleted, feeling scared about their futures, and disillusioned by their inability to do it all,” Gleason tweeted during a #NACACreads discussion of his book, At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools.
Continue reading #NACACreads: College Prep and the Price of Perfection
How much pressure is too much for college-bound students?
Join us Tuesday for a #NACACreads discussion of At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools.
The hour-long Twitter chat, featuring author David L. Gleason, will kick off at 9 p.m. ET.
“Pressure to succeed, in and of itself, is not necessarily unhealthy,” Gleason notes in his book. “However, too much pressure — for anyone — but especially for still-developing children and adolescents — can be dangerous.”
Continue reading #NACACreads: Discuss Student Mental Health on Tuesday
Depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions are on the rise among youth at many competitive schools in the US and abroad.
Yet when kids struggle academically or emotionally, we often put the onus on them to change.
Join us Oct. 24 to explore the adjustments educators can make to help students prepare for college in more healthy and balanced ways. An hour-long #NACACreads discussion of At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools will kick off on Twitter at 9 p.m. (ET) featuring special guest and author David L. Gleason.
Continue reading #NACACreads: Upcoming Book Discussion Will Explore Student Mental Health
Looking for summer reading suggestions for yourself or the students you serve?
NACAC member Brennan Barnard has released his annual compilation of book recommendations.
The full list — featuring titles suggested by college admission deans and counselors — appears on The Washington Post website. Some selections are related to education, while other titles are simply good reads.
Continue reading College Counselor Compiles Summer Reading List
