College 101: A First Year Reader

by John D. Lawry

COLLEGE 101 is a thematically arranged reader designed to provide first-year students with a solid foundation for reflecting on -- and making the most of -- their college experience. The readings, -- which include professional essays, student essays, poems, short stories, letters, and a play, -- address issues of direct relevance to first-year students. The probing questions for discussion and suggestions for journal entries that accompany each reading encourage students to examine these critical issues, and help them to develop the skills necessary for making good decisions and growing as individuals. While retaining the best features of the first edition, the second edition of COLLEGE 101 includes more emphasis on specially academic issues, a greater focus on diversity, and consideration of the impact of the Internet in school and in our lives.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of short stories and poems written by students and professors throughout the generations. I have to read it for the First Year Seminar class for which I will be a Teaching Assistant, and it has proven helpful in coming up with lessons along with the professor I'm working for. She has used it before and I see why. A lot of material in the book many freshman can relate to. And more entries make them think about what having a college education means, what college is really all about, and what you want to take with you when you graduate. I highly recommend it not just for freshman. But all college students.