What the best college students do /
Ken Bain.
- Cambridge ; Oxford : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2012].
- 289 p. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The roots of success -- 2. What makes an expert? -- 3. Managing yourself -- 4. Learning how to embrace failure -- 6. Messy problems -- Encouragement -- 7. Curiosity and endless education -- 8. Making the hard choices.
The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. Use these four years to cultivate habits of thought that enable learning, growth, and adaptation throughout life.
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