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About the Author
Sally
D. Ketchum
Sally
Ketchum has worked with super students and happy kids from
kindergarteners to college students. Ketchum loves children,
animals (dogs, especially) and nature. She enjoys cooking and
cooks with philosophy and whim rather than recipes. Sally's
culinary ideas can be viewed regularly in her column for
the Traverse City, Michigan, Record-Eagle titled "In
the Kitchen with Sally Ketchum". Another interest,
gardening, encompasses 200 herbs, perennials, and old and
English roses. Her interest in the environment goes
hand-in-hand with wilderness island camping on an island in
Lake Michigan-UP).
Writing
and reading are a major part of Sally's life. She began by
publishing poetry in children's magazines and Detroit papers
while still a child, and her list of publications
includes many small magazines, academic journals, children's
magazines and a number of newspapers.
Both
her teaching and writing have brought Sally awards, honors and
profiles, including a nomination for "Teacher of the
Year" and 3 nominations for "National Journalism
Teacher of the Year".
A
graduate of The University of Michigan, Ketchum is the mother
of three adult children and the mistress of three super and
happy dogs.
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Super
Student/
Happy
Kid
by Sally
D. Ketchum
Foreword
by
Dr.
Cecil G. Miskel, Dean
and Professor School of Education
The
University of Michigan
40
Chapters
8
Appendices
OVER 500
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A book that will save all
students HOURS of work
A book that will save
education majors DAYS of work
"Make a large wall board
with chalkboard paint for a kid's room, and you might make a
mathematician." "Be kind to geeks." "The
rear corners of a classroom are a kiss of death," and
"Never be the first one to turn in a test."
SUPER
STUDENT/ HAPPY KID!,
a book formatted to be accessible to the entire family, gives
hundreds of such tidbits, called
Red
Hot Tips by author and popular
teacher, Sally Ketchum. The tips are sprinkled throughout the
book with 400 bonus tips in the last appendix.
SUPER
STUDENT's forty chapters are grouped into sections.
The Self-Empowerment section deals with such
things as habits and humor, independence and influences, and
gives specific advice and exercises such as Affirmation and
Visualization which Ketchum explains in clear,
straight-forward style.
The Facts of School Life
pages deal with the often mundane, but important aspects of
school: books, grades, teachers, and stress. Always
specific, the tips for stress, for instance, include
anti-stress foods, psyching up, clothing, and fresh air.
Ian Doten, a Wayne State
University Medical student, says, "each
time I faced a major project, assignment, or stressful
situation, Ketchum's tips and philosophies were right there:
simple, powerful, and highly applicable."
The Study Skills section
cuts through much of the fog in today's education surrounding
high level thinking skills and various learning styles. The Three
R's discuss the basics, and The Cutting Edge
Unit gives both students and parents insight into giftedness
and leadership abilities.
The section of The Higher
Self perhaps distinguishes SUPER
STUDENT/ HAPPY KID! from other study guides since
it addresses such elevated subjects as quiet, honesty,
self-esteem (all-important in Ketchum's opinion), and the
concept of service. However the book keeps its practical and
sensible tone.
With eight helpful appendices
featuring diagrams, directions, and samples of actual student
work, SUPER STUDENT/HAPPY KID!
is
280 some pages of fresh advice which can be put into use by
student and parent easily, inexpensively, and immediately.
"You'll be a better
student, parent, or teacher for having read this book,"
says Lynne Olds, a Grosse Pointe elementary teacher.
"It's a delightful collection of practical ideas that
will expand your educational horizons."
Table
of Contents
Self
Empowerment
Attitude
Behavior
Flexibility
Habits
Humor
Independence
Influences
Priorities
Rewards
Study
Skills
Creativity
Depth
and Breadth
Higher
Level Thinking Skills
Learning
Styles
Listening
Note
Taking
Preparation
Proofreading
Tests
Thinking
on Paper
What
and Why?
Facts
of School Life
Calendar
Competition
Extra-Curricular
Activities
Failures
and Blocks
Grades
School
Supplies
Stress
Teachers
Textbooks
The
Three R's
Math
and Science
Reading
Thesis
Transitions
The
Cutting Edge
Gifted
Education
Leadership
Portfolio
The
Higher Self
Honesty
Quiet
Self-Esteem
Service
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What they are saying about
Super
Student/ Happy Kid
From pre-school
teachers who are using the tips on teaching listening, to
college students who want time to socialize, from professors
who teach teachers to 7th graders taking tests, Super
Student/Happy Kid! readers are captivated by the usefulness
of its advice and tips
"As I read
Super
Student, I could not but remember how impressed I was as I
observed Ketchum's masterful interaction with students in the
classroom. Her writing in Super Student is an incisive
and instructive reinforcement of her performance as a
classroom teacher and as a teacher of teachers." Paul
Oberle, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Teacher
education, Central Michigan University
"Sally Ketchum's 'Play
hard, study hard, but don't mix the two!" philosophy
helped me at Boston College and beyond. It is an idea I keep
handy to accomplish more and enjoy more in life"
Jason Evans, Boston College, The University of
Michigan, B.A.
"Ketchum has the
background and keen professional insight needed to provide
parents and students with valuable information on how to study
and compete in today's schools."
Dr. Elmer
Peterman, Superintendent, Elk Rapids Schools
"The tips are
wonderfully helpful. I think all kids can use them. I
especially like the category about tests. The test tiips will
help ids who don't have much experience most of
all." Lauren Wilkinson, 7th grade,
Cherryland Middle School, Elk Rapids, Michigan
"Great ideas and well
presented-- clear to our cluttered minds. My favorite
section was Quiet." Cheryl Wall,
young mother
"Ketchum's Red Hot Tips
not only help me get 4.0's in class, but they also help me
approach my professors, keep my classwork organized, and give
me ideas for socializing." Samantha Brown, 19, Northwestern Michigan College
"Ketchum writes with a
grace and elegance that has won her hundreds of diehard fans.
Her writing shows an obvious love of teaching and talent for
doing it creatively. She is bubbling with ideas of how to do
anything better."
Anne Stanton, Editor and writer
"There are great tips.
You can use them for the infants and keep referring for years
and years!"
Kim White, Mother of two elementary school
children
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