Skills for Living

Book info: Skills for Living (Hardcover, 720 pages) – Goodheart-Willcox, 2008. Language: English.

Skills for Living has been completely redesigned and streamlined to help make your teaching more efficient! With over 200 new photos and a bright new look, this comprehensive Family and Consumer Sciences text helps secondary level students meet the challenges of their daily lives with confidence. They will learn practical skills for making decisions at home, school, and in the workplace. Pages titled "career guide" describe various career options, their preparation requirements, and personal qualities needed to succeed. Two added features are sure to generate student interest. Reports called "The More You Know" amplify chapter concepts, and "Setting the Scene" stories give students real-life scenarios to analyze and apply. Editorial Reviews About the Author Goodheart-Willcox is the premier publisher for Technical, Trades, and Technology; Family and Consumer Sciences; and Business, Marketing and Career Education. Goodheart-Willcox products are designed to train everyone from students through practicing professionals. Our books and supplements contain a wealth of information on the latest theories, techniques, tools, and operations for these subject areas. Whether the subject is automotive or child care, you will find numerous features throughout our textbooks to make learning easier. High-quality presentation, authoritative content, sound topic sequence, an abundance of illustrations, involving pedagogy, real-world examples, and appropriate readability are hallmarks of Goodheart-Willcox products.