Ayude a sus hijos a triunfar en la escuela secundaria y llegar a la universidad (Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College): Guía para Padres Latinos (A Special Guide for Latino Parents)

Ayude a sus hijos a triunfar en la escuela secundaria y llegar a la universidad (Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College): Guía para Padres Latinos (A Special Guide for Latino Parents)

by Mariela Dabbah
Ayude a sus hijos a triunfar en la escuela secundaria y llegar a la universidad (Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College): Guía para Padres Latinos (A Special Guide for Latino Parents)

Ayude a sus hijos a triunfar en la escuela secundaria y llegar a la universidad (Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College): Guía para Padres Latinos (A Special Guide for Latino Parents)

by Mariela Dabbah

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Overview

Ayude a sus Hijos a Tener Éxito en High School y Llegar al College is a guide translated to Spanish 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781402231834
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: 09/01/2007
Series: Guias Practicas
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 619 KB

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


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 frequent 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), “Cada Día” (Telemundo), “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 and has been featured and quoted in publications across the country including the New York Times, Latina magazine and Vanidades magazine.

The author received her Master’s in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Buenos Aires. She was one of the owners of Flame Co., an educational book distributor, where she developed training programs as well as manuals for teachers and parents. Since the publication of her books, she has focused on her writing and speaking engagements.

As a speaker Mariela presents workshops and keynote speeches at corporations such as General Electric, American Express, Exxon/Mobil, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HBO and Verizon, and at organizations such as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the New York State Association for Bilingual Education, Junior Achievement and others.

She is a contributor for Siempre Mujer (Meredith Corporation), Nexos magazine (American Airlines), www.serlatino.com, Crossover on Telemundo/MSN.com and is the columnist of Padres de Hoy (Hoy Chicago, Tribune) and Mujer de Hoy on Telemundo/MSN.com. The author is the guest expert in several segments on Univision TV and radio and on the Telemundo network.

Mariela is the National Spokesperson of McDonald’s Education program for Latino students and the columnist on their website: www.meencanta.com.

She presents and writes both in Spanish and in English.

The author lives in Westchester, New York and can be seen at www.marieladabbah.com and www.marielablog.com.

Table of Contents


Introduccion: Nota para padres con hijos indocumentados     xi
Una dosis de inspiracion     1
Las reglas basicas     5
Como escoger el high school adecuado
Subiendo la barra academica para los estudiantes minoritarios
Requisitos
Asistencia
Calificaciones y nota promedio (Grade Point Average o GPA)
Aprenda acerca de examenes y programas clave
Tracking, Streaming, Ability Grouping
Voluntariado
Otras formas de satisfacer los requisitos de la escuela secundaria     29
Aprendizaje a distancia
Escuela nocturna
GED
Actividades extracurriculares y programas de verano     35
Actividades extracurriculares
Programas de verano
Participacion de los padres en la escuela secundaria     47
Identificar mentores
Mantener abiertos los canales de comunicacion
Escoger cursos
Conocer a los profesores
Educacion especial en la escuela secundaria
Una palabra acerca de como abordar situaciones de matiz etnico
Identificar y apoyar la vocacion de sus hijos
Como ayudar a su hijo a permanecer en la escuela y a no meterse en problemas     59
Padres que han sido separados de sus hijos     67
Opciones para estudios postsecundarios     73
Universidades
Colleges
Community Colleges/ Junior Colleges
Escuelas tecnicas/ vocacionales
Que buscan las universidades en los estudiantes que quieren ingresar?     81
Buenas calificaciones
Una seleccion de cursos demandante
Buenascalificaciones en SAT y ACT
Actividades extracurriculares
El ensayo (redaccion/ essay) de la solicitud de ingreso a la universidad
Cartas de recomendacion
La entrevista
La diversidad y otros factores importantes
Accion temprana o decision temprana (Early action o early decision)
Secretos para obtener una carta de aceptacion de la universidad
Pagar la universidad     93
Ayuda financiera
Ahorrar para la universidad
Una palabra mas acerca de pagar la universidad
Marque la universidad en su calendario     173
Noveno grado
Decimo grado
Onceavo grado
Doceavo grado
Nota de aliento     126
Acerca de la autora     127
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