Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College: (A Special Guide for Latino Parents) (Guias Practicas) - Softcover

Dabbah, Mariela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572486430 ISBN 13: 9781572486430

Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College is a guide for Latino parents that stresses the importance of education and provides a framework for parents to put their children on a college-bound path. It explains the American educational system, how parents can get involved, how to help children stay focused and motivated, scholarships available for Latino children, student loans, choosing the right college, and the college application process.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

PRACTICAL GUIDES
Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College teaches Latinos how to support their children through the American high school process, whether they are new to the country or not. This useful guide is full of helpful examples, advice from experts and parents who have already successfully taken their children through the high school and college years, and tips so you can see exactly how to navigate the sometimes confusing American system.
Praise for Mariela Dabbah's previous book:
?Mariela Dabbah is at the head of the class when it comes to helping new Latino residents navigate life in the United States. Her latest book, Ayude a su Hijo a Tener ??xito en la Escuela (Help Your Child Succeed in School), comes on the heels of C??mo
Conseguir Trabajo en los Estados Unidos (How to Get Work in the United States),
published last year?It would behoove immigrant parents to familiarize themselves with Dabbah's work; likewise, it makes sense for school officials to take a gander themselves. It certainly makes sense they understand both sides of the cultural divide.?
-Editorial page, The Journal News (Gannett)

About the Author:

Mariela Dabbah is the author of Help your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College, Help your Children Succeed in School, How to Get a Job in the U.S. and the co-author of The Latino Advantage in the Workplace.

Mariela has been a guest at "Wake up with Whoopi" (Syndicated Radio Show), "All things considered" (NPR), "Good Morning America" (ABC) "Today in New York" (NBC), "Despierta América" (Univision), "Directo desde Estados Unidos" (CNN en Español), "Temprano en la Mañana" (93.1 FM- AMOR), and many other TV programs and radio shows. She's been interviewed by Business Week and Time magazine and she's been featured and quoted in publications across the country including the New York Times, Latina magazine and Vanidades magazine.

As a speaker Mariela presents workshops and keynotes at corporations and organizations such as General Electric, American Express, National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Goldman Sachs and HBO.

She is also the spokesperson of HACER, the Ronald McDonald House Charities' scholarship for Latino students.

She is a contributor for Siempre Mujer (Meredith Corporation), Hoy (Tribune), Latina Style, Nexos magazine and Yahoo. Her blog is:
www.marielablog.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1572486430
• ISBN 13: 9781572486430
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144