PTSA BookClub

 

If you missed our PTSA Book Club meeting on Jan. 14th, you should still read the book...Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Bruni.  It goes against everything you’ve heard at cocktail parties—i.e., do anything you can to get your son or daughter into the absolute BEST university you can;  take practice SAT tests, hire tutors; talk to alumni--in short, DO ANYTHING!  

 

But, instead, our goal as parents and educators should be to build authentic discovery and self-esteem for students, and help them find a best-fit, transformative, affordable college where they will thrive and grow. It’s not where they go to school that is important—it’s what they do with the experience when they get there!
 

Check out some of the past Langley Read books:

2015 Daniel James Brown--The Boys in the Boat

          Art Spiegelman--Maus: A Survivor's Guide (Part 1)

          Jeff Hobbs--The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Pearce

          Maya Angelou--I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

          Adam Johnson--The Orphan Master's Son

2014 Mary Pearson--The Adoration of Jenna Fox

2013 Yoko Ogawa--The Housekeeper and the Professor

2012 John Green--Fault in our Stars

2011 Laura Hillenbrand--Unbroken

2010 Malcolm Gladwell--Outliers

 

And some interesting parenting books:

Emptying the Nest: Launching Your Young Adult toward Success and Self-Reliance

by Brad Sachs

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz

Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope

 

And, should you want to purchase any of these books, use our link to Amazon for your purchase. The PTSA earns money from your purchase.