The author reveals the intense, dramatic process that sets teens in crisis back on the right path at the Academy at Swift River, a school known for combining intensive academics, wilderness survival and group therapy. He charts a path to hope that any kid and parent can take, whether in crisis or not.
The author reveals the intense, dramatic process that sets teens in crisis back on the right path at the Academy at Swift River, a school known for co...
An engrossing profile of an extraordinary guidance counselor who helps kids get into the right colleges through focusing on self- awareness Gwyeth Smith, known as Smitty, is a nationally renowned guidance counselor who believes that getting into college should be a kid's first great moment of self-discovery. In Acceptance, David L. Marcus, Pulitzer Prize-winning former education writer for U.S. News & World Report, spins an absorbing narrative of a year in the lives of Smitty and "his" kids. At a diverse public school in Long Island, New York, Smitty works his...
An engrossing profile of an extraordinary guidance counselor who helps kids get into the right colleges through focusing on self- awareness
