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"The New Global Student" - Maya Frost
Three Rivers - 316 pages - $14.95
I've just been blasted out of the autumn doldrums by a high-octane book written by an Oregon-born woman now living in Buenos Aires. Maya Frost has written "The New Global Student," a tradition-busting approach to the education of American teens.
If you are a student - or the parent of a student - who is obsessed with that whole alphabet soup's worth of college-prep concerns (AP, IB, GPA, FAFSA, SAT, ACT, etc.) not to mention financing the whole shebang, dip into this book for some intriguing alternative approaches.
The audacity begins on its cover with the subtitle: "Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition and Get a Truly International Education."
If this sounds too good to be true, Frost quickly lets you know that her family has put these ideas to the test. After selling their home in 2005, Frost, her husband and their four teenaged daughters moved abroad, just at the point when the youngest three girls were slated to enter their freshman, junior and senior years of high school.
By the end of 2009, all of the daughters will have earned college degrees - yes, you read that right - and the oldest at age 23 has completed her master's degree.
Frost argues that American society has become too protective of its young people and notes that other cultures and generations have recognized the need for adolescents to break free of their families - be it via the Native American vision quest or the Victorian grand tour. "The New Global Student" provides tons of resources, success stories and insider tips to help readers figure out their own exciting, affordable and globally relevant education.
The Bookmonger is Barbara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink.com
Three Rivers - 316 pages - $14.95
I've just been blasted out of the autumn doldrums by a high-octane book written by an Oregon-born woman now living in Buenos Aires. Maya Frost has written "The New Global Student," a tradition-busting approach to the education of American teens.
If you are a student - or the parent of a student - who is obsessed with that whole alphabet soup's worth of college-prep concerns (AP, IB, GPA, FAFSA, SAT, ACT, etc.) not to mention financing the whole shebang, dip into this book for some intriguing alternative approaches.
The audacity begins on its cover with the subtitle: "Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition and Get a Truly International Education."
If this sounds too good to be true, Frost quickly lets you know that her family has put these ideas to the test. After selling their home in 2005, Frost, her husband and their four teenaged daughters moved abroad, just at the point when the youngest three girls were slated to enter their freshman, junior and senior years of high school.
By the end of 2009, all of the daughters will have earned college degrees - yes, you read that right - and the oldest at age 23 has completed her master's degree.
Frost argues that American society has become too protective of its young people and notes that other cultures and generations have recognized the need for adolescents to break free of their families - be it via the Native American vision quest or the Victorian grand tour. "The New Global Student" provides tons of resources, success stories and insider tips to help readers figure out their own exciting, affordable and globally relevant education.
The Bookmonger is Barbara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink.com
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