Drowning in D's: You Can Turn Your Grades Around
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesEmpowers teens at risk of failing or dropping out of school by showing them how real students around the country have gone from drowning in D’s to swimming in A’s and B’s. Their compelling stories clearly detail effective strategies to enable viewers to get their grades back on track. Strategies include: identify long term goals, prioritize what is important, believe that you have the power to change, accept personal responsibility for your shortcomings, develop self-advocacy skills, devise and implement a plan of action.
Media Details
Runtime: 18 minutes, 51 seconds
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Language Arts
- Subtopic: Counseling, Study Skills
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2010
- Producer/Distributor: Human Relations Media
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