A study of learning styles, note taking, goal planning, time management, how to study for tests, introduction to careers, study skills, transcripts and portfolios, classroom tests, and very basic research writing.
Total Due:
$195.00 per semester
All course
materials are provided by the tutor, including a
tutor-compiled manual. No additional text is needed.
Payment
Options:
$195.00 due with Registration per semester - paid in full per
semester at the time of registration.
110th - 12th Grades - (Tutor
recommended ideal time to take this course is the fall of a
student's 11th grade)
Class Size Limit:
5 minimum; 12 maximum
Prerequisite:
none (Educational Skills I is
NOT a prerequisite)
Class Type:
One Semester - offered fall
semester
Class Description:
This one semester class focuses on the two
typical paths that students take after high school. Topics
include job applications, résumés, and job interviewing;
college planning and exploration, college standardized testing,
college application, activities resume, and essay; and a brief
exploration of alternatives to those two options. This
class will make at least two college visits during classes and
depending on interest, a college visit outside of the Twin
Cities on a non-class day.
Total Due:
$195.00 per semester
(All course
materials are provided by the tutor, including a
tutor-compiled manual. No additional course text is
needed.
Payment
Options:
$195.00 due with Registration per semester - paid in full per
semester at the time of registration.
None - but recommended to
follow Educational Skills II (see course description above)
NOTE:
To get the maximum benefit from this course, it is strongly
recommended that students have some income from an allowance
and/or from part time jobs (including lawn mowing or
babysitting) to better understand banking and personal
budgeting.
Class Type:
One Semester - offered spring
semester
Class Description:
This course covers information that students
will need to be financially literate. Topics include
attitudes about money, advertising, budgeting, consumer
comparisons, insurance, taxes, banking (savings and credit),
recordkeeping, buying a car, beginning investing, rental
contracts, and privacy
issues. We will begin with an overview of
percentages. Instructor will provide a notebook and
dividers. Students must bring a basic calculator to class.
TEXT: Personal Finance, A lifetime
Responsibility. Parents can rent the textbook from the
instructor for $25.00/semester or purchase it from the
instructor for $60.00.
Total Due:
$195.00 per semester
(See
above)
Payment
Options:
$195.00 due with Registration per semester - paid in full per
semester at the time of registration.
