SUCCESS MOTIVATION AND LIFE SKILLS
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by MICHAEL O. OJEWALE
Price: $18.95
320 Pages, Paperback, 6 x 9
ISBN-10: 0-9741745-6-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-9741745-6-3
Having been in the classroom in inner-city public middle schools for nearly a decade as a science teacher, the author realizes that a lack of inner motivation and a lack of social skills put many students in a disadvantaged position, both in the classroom and later in life. He addresses these barriers to success in a two-volume series that teachers will find helpful for teaching character education and self-motivation in the classroom.
Success Motivation and Life Skills is also a resource that parents can use to initiate discussions and guide their children through the difficult terrain of teenage years. It is one of the author's efforts to help bridge the gap between school and the real world, motivating students to move in the positive direction of civility, culture, and character.
Dr. Edison O. Jackson, President of Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, in his foreword states, "This book in its totality is indeed thought provoking and inspires the reader to do some self examinations. Dr. Michael O. Ojewale is a prophetic drum major and leader addressing the social, educational and economic problems we face in our communities."
About The Author
Michael Ojewale holds a BS in agriculture from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria, an MS in animal science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an MDiv in biblical studies, and a PhD in biblical counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana.
He served as Protestant chaplain of the University of Lagos in Akoka, Nigeria, before he relocated to the United States in the fall of 1996. He is a New York state-certified science teacher (biology 7–12), and also a board-certified clinical chaplain under the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. He completed his four units of clinical pastoral education in two hospitals in Manhattan, Beth-Israel Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, under the auspices of the Healthcare Chaplaincy Inc. He is an accomplished and published author of a dozen books.
Reviews
This book is a necessary document for educators, parents, and students. It is a must-have curriculum and a how-to guide for those who consider themselves lifetime learners. The book is in dialogue form, which makes it an easy read. I especially like the portions on name-calling, anger management, assertiveness, and handling peer pressure, and the self-action plan at the end of the book.
—Ms. Yvette Miller, educator for twenty-one years
This book is a wonderfully written, timely, thoughtful, and sensitive call to promoting "self-respect, integrity, and character" among young people in America. The tone is positive from cover to cover, and the author's passion and love for kids shines forth. Using examples from his own experiences, Ojewale has shown us how we can make our schools an important instrument engaging students in critical experiences.
"Ms. Denyse Knecht, math coach for eighteen years"
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