| Like Music to My Ears, Student Edition: A Hip-Hop Approach to Social Emotional Learning Contributor(s): Williams, Dwayne D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0984715762 ISBN-13: 9780984715763 Publisher: Dwayne D. Williams OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.42 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author of this book: -was held back in elementary school because he couldn't read -lived in housing projects as a kid -received "food stamps" for weekly allowance -was homeless -got into many fights in middle and high school -earned a "1-point something" GPA -obtained a whopping "15" on his ACT This same author: -graduated from high school -earned an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, and 2 master's degrees -is a school psychologist and success coach -started his own business-and earned close to $30,000 within 30 hours -published 4 books -receives requests from professors to ghostwrite books -trains teachers on how to make learning fun for all students This author is Dwayne D. Williams, and in this book, he shares his powerful story of overcoming poverty and academic failure-and explains just what students must do to experience success in every area of their life |