"Joseph Deely's Hints for Success are practical, easy to understand, and get right to the point. All students (and teachers and parents too) can look through these hints to find ones that can help them. If you're already successful in school, read through the hints and pat yourself on the back when you recognize what you're doing right. I'll use Joe's hints to help students improve their goal setting and self-affirmation skills." Mark Hopkins M.A.Ed., Special Education Teacher, New York State Students will appreciate these key benefits of the book: - Provides practical hints teachers can use to help their students. - Great quotes from interesting people. - "Try this" suggestions to put hints into practice. - Inspirational for grade improvements. - Provides skills that students can immediately apply. - Easy to understand with examples of success. The Contents Introduction / ix Section 1 - Hints Students Can Be Successful at Today / 1 Section 2 - Hints That Change Bad Habits into Good Habits / 23 Section 3 - Hints That You Can Work On Outside of School / 47 Section 4 - Hints That Require Internal Change / 73 Section 5 - Hints That Require Some Help from Others / 99 Section 6 - Hints That May Take a While / 119 Last Thoughts / 143 About the Author / 145