Finally it is here.  A book written by a teacher of 40 years experience working with students from Kindergarten through to the University level.

A Teenager’s Guide to Success is not mere theory.  It is the sharing of information gathered over a lifetime in the classroom, working chiefly with High School and College students.

The book answers the often-asked questions about succeeding in school and in later life.  It deals with the importance of working towards a goal; developing time management skills; handling peer pressure; seeing failure as an opportunity; the importance of being willing to learn from anyone who has knowledge to share; listening and learning; money management; how to resist high pressure sales techniques; the importance of moral and spiritual values in the teenager’s life; the importance of accepting responsibility for his/her success, and many, many more ideas.

The book examines – ability, aptitude, attitude, ambition and application (hard work) as the secrets of success.  It suggests different ways of handling conflict, and shows how to promote healthy relationships.  It suggests qualities, which teenagers who aspire to leadership roles should have, and concludes with a section on motivational and inspirational poems, along wit poems, which present matters of a social nature, which all teenagers should think about.

A Teenager’s Guide to Success as the name suggests, provides the reader with a road map of life for the difficult teen years.  The book is great also for family discussions or counseling sessions.  It is a work which pre-teen, teenagers, and parents alike will find exciting, informative and different.  It is a MUST for your library.  You will not be disappointed.

The author Lloyd E. Afflick was born and raised in Portland, Jamaica.  He is a graduate of the Mico Teachers College and the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.  He holds a Masters Degree in Education from Florida Atlantic University, where he received a special award for Academic Excellence.  He is an amateur poet and enjoys writing on social, educational and historical themes.

Throughout his long teaching career he has taught Primary, Middle and High School students in Jamaica, the Bahamas and Broward County – Florida.  He is a former lecturer at the San Salvador Teachers College, Bahamas, and part time lecturer at the college of the Bahamas.  He is currently a guest lecturer at the Florida Atlantic University.  His area of specialization is History and the Social Sciences

He sees his work – A Teenager’s Guide to Success as a special contribution to education.  He hopes that through this book he will be able to help young people to succeed in their educational pursuits and to inspire them to make a difference in the communities of which they are a part.