by R.J. Baumel ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2013
Practical help for a crucial and daunting part of the college application process.
A handbook for students applying for college financial aid that includes a step-by-step guide to the sometimes-confusing Free Application for Federal Student Aid application forms.
The all-important FAFSA application can give students access to federal grants, loans and work-study programs, as well as state and individual college programs. This useful guide gets into the nitty-gritty of FAFSA, and Baumel answers even the most basic questions, beginning with the definition of “financial aid.” Two full chapters show applicants how to file online or by mail; the lengthy chapter on online filing provides page-by-page directions, and includes detailed instructions for obtaining electronic signatures, if needed. “Frequently asked questions” sections include answers to such elementary questions as “What is Selective Service?,” while clear headings and subheadings allow knowledgeable students to skip to more relevant material. “After the FAFSA” urges students to carefully review Student Aid Reports that they receive from colleges after applying, and there’s a full chapter about correcting any mistakes. The writer also briefly discusses and debunks common misconceptions about college financial aid programs, such as “I won’t qualify for financial aid if my family owns a house,” as well as how to retain financial aid in the future. In “Money-Saving Tips,” the author notes that private colleges can generally offer more aid than public schools and gives advice on meal plans and buying textbooks. However, the book’s sections on finding scholarships and the particulars about 529 college savings plans are less detailed and seem like add-ons given its core FAFSA focus.
Practical help for a crucial and daunting part of the college application process.Pub Date: April 3, 2013
ISBN: 978-1480069220
Page Count: 156
Publisher: CreateSpace
Review Posted Online: June 18, 2013
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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by Aidan Key ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 27, 2023
Essential guidance on proactively navigating the challenges of gender-diverse student bodies.
A comprehensive look at gender-diverse youth in the classroom.
As the transgender student population continues to become more widely visible, navigation tools have become critical for educators and parents alike, notes Key, a veteran gender diversity educator. While written with parents of trans+ children in mind, the book is primarily directed at teachers, administrators, and school staff who directly impact students’ lives on a daily basis. Key shows readers what is involved when a child considers a gender transition process, and he confronts the challenges of gender inclusion, which may be a new topic for some readers. Particularly striking are the stories from parents of trans+ students who are managing the stages of their own apprehension alongside those of their child. Key incorporates learning points on gender vernacular and fighting community stigmatization. Personal anecdotes and timely discussions from school educators complement instructive illustrations and Q&A sections that answer sensitive questions regarding sports participation, bathroom choices, and changing areas. In an encouraging, consistently positive manner, Key addresses the overt political and/or cultural resistance that proliferates within heated debates and public forum discussions, and he asserts that accurate information is the best way to educate and collaborate. He stresses the importance of delivering practical, real-world discussion tools and assistance to parents and educators of trans+ children, who often find themselves without resources, advice, answers, or support to fortify what can often be an overwhelmingly complex experience. Key’s checklists of suggestions successfully bridge the gap between trans+ kids, adults, and school educators with strategically supportive approaches and behaviors. Authoritative yet written in pleasant, straightforward language, this book is an invaluable resource for understanding what it clearly means (and doesn’t mean) to be transgender while ensuring that every student has access to an optimal learning environment free from discrimination.
Essential guidance on proactively navigating the challenges of gender-diverse student bodies.Pub Date: June 27, 2023
ISBN: 9780190886547
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Oxford Univ.
Review Posted Online: April 24, 2023
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2023
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by Gregg Jarrett with Don Yaeger ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 30, 2023
An instructive history with a disturbing coda: If you want to learn about evolution, go to college.
Fox News commentator Jarrett’s account of the iconic 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial turns out to be a satisfying traditional history that celebrates the good guys.
Although widely derided, the flurry of post–World War I state laws forbidding public schools from teaching evolution enjoyed a great deal of popular support. Concerned about the effect on academic freedom, the American Civil Liberties Union ran a news release seeking a volunteer to test the newly enacted Tennessee law. The trial took place in the small town of Dayton only because local boosters believed it “would put [the town] on the map.” They persuaded high school teacher John Scopes to offer himself as defendant. News of the case made headlines, and a mass of journalists descended on the city along with celebrities, including William Jennings Bryan and legendary lawyer Clarence Darrow. With a churchgoing jury and biased judge who began the proceedings by declaiming the first chapter of Genesis, the outcome was never in doubt, but Jarrett remains firmly for the defense, praising Darrow’s and colleagues’ arguments in favor of First Amendment freedoms and opposing religious bigotry and government interference in education. To Darrow’s frustration, the judge ruled that the trial was solely to determine whether Scopes broke the law, so he refused to allow the defense to call scientists and theologians to inform the jury that evolution was not equivalent to atheism. After several frustrating days, Darrow grew discouraged, and many reporters left before he hit the jackpot cross-examining Bryan, who had volunteered to prove the literal truth of everything in the Bible and did a terrible job. Despite an upbeat conclusion, Jarrett admits that there is less in Darrow’s triumph than meets the eye. Disbelief in evolution remains common, so school boards (and publishers anxious to sell them science textbooks) treat the subject with kid gloves.
An instructive history with a disturbing coda: If you want to learn about evolution, go to college.Pub Date: May 30, 2023
ISBN: 9781982198572
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: May 1, 2023
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 2023
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