Study Is Hard Work

by William H. Armstrong

Overview

This is the best guide ever published on how to acquire and maintain good study skills. It covers everything from developing a vocabulary to improving the quality of written work, and has chapters on studying math, science, and languages; taking tests; and using libraries. If anyone you know is college-bound, buy this book: it will prove a lifesaver and a godsend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567925067
Publisher:	David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication date:	02/01/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

William H. Armstrong is best known for his 1970 Newbery Award winner, Sounder, and its sequel, Sour Land. The recipient of the National School Bell Award, Mr. Armstrong taught history at The Kent School for over fifty years. He died at home in 1999.

Sounder, and its sequel, Sour Land. The recipient of the National School Bell Award, Mr. Armstrong taught history at The Kent School for over fifty years. He died at home in 1999.

What People are Saying About This

John R. Silber

This uncompromising title foreshadows the clarity and honesty contained within . . . The student who reads [this] carefully will be prepared not merely for success in school, but for something far more important: a life of self-fulfillment. David R. Godine is to be praised for bringing this remarkable book before the public in a new edition. (John R. Silber, President, Boston University)

Jill Ker Conway

He speaks truthfully about the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures of order and system in acquiring knowledge. Any reader, of any age, will enjoy this book. (Jill Ker Conway, Author and Former President, Smith College)

Ann Quinn

An indispensable classic; comprehensive, clear, pragmatic. (Ann Quinn, Dean of Studies, Deerfield Academy)

Marlyn McGrath Lewis

There is much to admire in this wonderfully commonsensical book. The optimistic, and realistic, assumption that learning is accessible to the ambitious, that one can learn how to learn, underlies a kind of democratic scholasticism. Mr. Armstrong knows that the bright futures belong to students who make the effort. The modest effort required to read this practical little book should be handsomely repaid, in school and in life. (Marlyn McGrath Lewis, Director of Admissions, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges)