Category Archives: Are You Really Ready for College?

Learning is a Process—The Passive High School Method is NOT Good Enough to Succeed at University: An active Method of Learning is Needed.

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The Learning Curve November 21, 2011 Robert Neuman–part 2

Learning is a Process—The Passive High School Method is NOT Good Enough to Succeed at University: An active Method of Learning is Needed.

Parents have a critical part to play in getting their kids ready for college.

This week we have the return of Dr. Robert Neuman, the retired Dean of Academic Development at Marquette University and author of Are You Really Ready for College?

Dr Neuman reveals there are too many conversations about what the schools are not doing, but not enough conversations about what parents are not doing!

What you and your child can do to prepare for college and then what to do when in college so we win.

Click here to listen November 21, 2011 Robert Neuman part 2

Roger & Virginia at The Learning Curve — Overcoming the Seven Barriers to Comprehension

 

25% of College Freshmen Don’t Return For Their Sophomore Year, 64% Don’t Graduate in 4 Years and nearly 40% take 7 or More Years or Don’t Graduate at All . . . Will You (or Your Child) be One of Them?

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The Learning Curve November 14, 2011 Dr. Robert Neuman–part 1

25% of College Freshmen Don’t Return For Their Sophomore Year, 64% Don’t Graduate in 4 Years and nearly 40% take 7 or More Years or Don’t Graduate at All . . . Will You (or Your Child) be One of Them?

This week’s Learning Curve with Roger & Virginia is about preparing for college and doing well when there.

Our guest is Dr. Robert Neuman, the retired Dean of Marquette University and author of Are You Really Ready for College?

Hear Dr. Neuman reveal the fact that good grades in High School do not guarantee good grades in college?  No! — College takes personal skills as well as smarts.  Students who don’t have the skills or who are not properly prepared have trouble.  It is high school graduates with excellent grades that comprise the failure statistics cited above in our headline.

Parents, you need this information so you can avoid the financial strain of incurring the extra cost of the added years your child will take to graduate because of not really being ready for college.

Students, you need this information so that you arrive at college able to win at it and get the best results you deserve.

Did you know the US ranks only number 14 in the world for the percent of students who complete college?  You don’t want to part of that sad stat!

Find out about the difference between passive and active learning, and why active learning is important in college.

Click here to listen The Learning Curve November 14, 2011 Robert Neuman 1

Roger & Virginia at The Learning Curve — Overcoming the Seven Barriers to Comprehension

 

 


Dr. Roger McIntire Speaks on How Students Win in School or College

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The Learning Curve April 25, 2011

Dr. Roger McIntire Speaks on How Students Win in School or College

This is Part Two of our interview with Dr. Roger McIntire PhD, who is the author of Raising Your Teenager: 5 Crucial Skills for Moms and Dads and Raising Good Kids in Tough Times. Dr. McIntire is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Maryland, where he taught for 32 years. An award-winning columnist, McIntire shares his wisdom in the Martinsburg (WV) Journal and other publications.  As a child psychologist, a consultant and a teacher of teachers in preschools, grade schools, high schools and colleges since the 1960s, McIntire has worked extensively with families and children of all ages. He is the father of three children, now adults. Dr. McIntire’s scientific writings, over 100 in all, address everything from infant vocalizations, eating problems, and strategies for teachers, to high school motivation and college retention.  One of the key points Dr. McIntire makes is: “Happiness in Childhood Depends on School.

Click here to listen April 25, 2011

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