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<\/a>December 10, 2013<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\nNew Book Makes College Transition Easier<\/b><\/p>\n
Great Gift for High School Seniors<\/b><\/p>\n
Fairport, N.Y. \u2013 <\/b>Mike Metzler, an educator with nearly two decades of high school and college teaching experience, has released Carpe College! Seize Your Whole College Experience<\/i>, to help recent high school graduates and their families navigate the transition into college.<\/p>\n
The book offers breadth and depth, covering matters first-year college students will encounter both inside and outside the classroom.\u00a0 According to Paul Roche, parent of a college student who has benefitted from reading the book and hearing the author speak, \u201cMetzler\u2019s experience with both high school and college students becomes quickly evident.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Metzler, \u201cA typical college student\u2019s day is a whirlwind of extremes, from engaging in lofty philosophical thought to managing mundane minutiae to cutting loose and blowing off steam.\u00a0 So, the book parallels that experience.\u00a0 It\u2019s lofty one moment and silly the next.\u00a0 Just like the students it hopes to help.\u201d\u00a0 It also recognizes that students are juggling a number of macro and micro challenges, like reflecting on career and life choices and managing their time, across both academic and social domains, all in the midst of trying to discover their emerging selves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe high school experience is laden with support and guidance from adults,\u201d says Metzler, \u201cand this has the potential to create passivity in some students, a bad habit that should be left behind when heading off to college.\u201d\u00a0 Carpe College!<\/i> offers an approach that encourages students to be active and intentional about every aspect of their college experience.\u00a0 It addresses interactions with peers and professors, career reflection and academic choices, dorm living and partying \u2013 teaching students to develop a mindset that helps them make the most of their fleeting college years.\u00a0 To guide their pursuits, Metzler suggests a mantra that is laced throughout the book:\u00a0 \u2018Know thyself.\u00a0 Have a plan.\u00a0 Assume no one else cares.\u2019\u00a0 It is meant to remind students of the need to be reflective, organized and in control of their own destiny.<\/p>\n
The book strikes a playful tone as evidenced by fun illustrations and quirky chapter titles, including \u201c(Parents in Parentheses),\u201d \u201cDoorstops & Chopsticks,\u201d \u201cFive Alarm Mac-n-Cheese,\u201d \u201cParty Like a Smarty,\u201d \u201cTeenage Wasteland,\u201d and \u201cIf You\u2019re Cocky and You Know It, Clap Your Hands.\u201d\u00a0 While the tone is light, the material is substantive, including numerous tips and templates for academic planning, communicating with professors, contacting professionals, and seeing the link between a rich life outside the classroom and future success beyond the college years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2013\u00a0 New Book Makes College Transition Easier Great Gift for High School Seniors Fairport, N.Y. \u2013 Mike Metzler, an educator with nearly two decades of high school and college teaching experience, has released Carpe College! Seize Your Whole College Experience, to help recent high school graduates and their families navigate the transition into college. The … Continue Reading