Table of Contents for The New Global Student
Gracias y Besos
Top Ten Reasons to Read This Book
EYES-WIDE-OPEN EDUCATION
ONE: Creative, Not Crazy: Our Family's Story
--Following Our Instincts
--The Results Are In
--High Fiving vs. Hand Wringing
TWO: Beyond Math and Mandarin
--What "Global" Really Means
--Backing Away from the Everybody's-Doing-It Cliff
--Shifting from "What" to "How"
--Rate the Global Job Candidates
--Game Over: The New Way to Play
FROM FRANTIC TO FEARLESS
THREE: Fego: You're Soaking In It!
--The ONE THING Preventing Students from
Catapulting Forward
--Paging Dr. House: Common Sense + Boldness
--Pushing the CC Button
FOUR: AP, IB, & SAT: OMG!
--Why Advanced Placement Isn't So Advanced
--To IB Or Not to IB: One Unfortunate Flaw
--When It's Smart to Skip the SAT
--The One Test That Can Change Everything
FIVE: Meet the New A Student: Artful, Advanced,
Atypical and Adventurous
--Three Stories from A Students
--The Right to a Rite of Passage
THE BIG IDEA: GOING GLOBAL
SIX: The Boldest Advantage: A Year-Long High School
Exchange
--The Most Recommended Exchange Program--and Why It's the Best
--"The Most Amazing Year of My Life": Stories From Returnees
--Why Timing Is Everything
--Boo Hoos and Woo Hoos: What to Expect
SEVEN: How to Save Thousands on College Study Abroad
--The Shocking Numbers--and Who Is To Blame
--First, Lose the Cruise Mentality
--The Rewards of Indie Study Abroad--and What Students Need to Thrive
--How to Study Abroad for Less Than $5,000 Per Semester--And Why It's Safer To Go Solo
--Top Ten Tips for Getting Credit for Study Abroad
--Choose a Country, Pick a College, And Find Great Contacts--In Thirty Minutes Or Less
EIGHT: The Full-Family Deal: Sabbatical Or Sell-It-All?
--How to Save Thousands for College (And Give Your Kids Great Global Skills) By Living Abroad
--The Ten Commandments for Families Heading Abroad
--Short Stay or Big Move: A Look at the Differences
--"You're Dragging Me WHERE?": Bringing the Adolescents Along
MAKING IT WORK
NINE: The Get-Real Guide for Bold Parents
--Mutinies, Meltdowns and Other Merriment
--Handling Criticism: The Snappy Comeback Cheat Sheet
EPILOGUE: The Not So Big Education
Notes
Index
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Experts quoted in the book (in order of appearance):
Dr. Paul H. Donahue, author of Parenting Without Fear: Letting Go of Worry and Focusing On What Really Matters
Hara Estroff Marano, editor of Psychology Today and author of A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting
Dr. Cliff Adelman, senior associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy
Kevin Carey, policy analyst at Education Sector
Linda Jensen, dual enrollment coordinator at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, Arizona
Steven Roy Goodman, educational consultant, admissions strategist and co-author of College Admissions Together: It Takes a Family
Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--And What We Can Do About It
Dr. Ralph Cline, director of global school services for International Baccaulaureate (IB)
Robert Schaeffer, public education for FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing
Robert MacGillivray, former deputy executive director for GED Testing Service
Dr. Thomas Armstrong, author of The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life
Dr. Jay Giedd, neuroscientist specializing in the adolescent brain
Dr. Joe Dispenza, author of Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
Dr. Dennis White, psychologist specializing in culture shock and reverse culture shock
Doug Lansky, travel expert and author of numerous books, including There's No Toilet Paper...On the Road Less Traveled and The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World
Cindy Lesher, parent who spent four years with her family living aboard a sailboat
Sarah Susanka, bestselling author of The Not So Big House series and The Not So Big Life
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