Education Don't Start the Millennium Without It

Book excerpt: This lesson guide is one in a series for teachers and counselors on teaching problem-solving interventions and coping skills to troubled youth. The series is aimed at training adolescents to succeed while empowering them to avoid the social pressure to drop out of school. The goal of this guide is to convince students they need an education to survive in the new millennium. A list of computer-related terms, a job skill matrix, and earning potential table is included. Contains 20 ready-to-use lesson plans with handouts. Selected lesson titles are: "So, Which Millennium Will You Be Ready For? "Will Your Skills--Or You--Work in the New Century?""Are You Cool or a Fool if You Decide to Finish School?""Will Yesterday's Skills Work Tomorrow?""The More You Learn, The More You Earn.""Buddy, Can You Spare a Mind?""Get Ready to Travel to the New Millennium." Includes a descriptive list of additional resources available from Youth Change. (JDM)