Anatomy of a Model Student

About the Book

The attempts of fixing our nation’s school system since 1964 have not been a walk in the park. Several legislations and laws have been reformed to improve ways to implement the improvement plans in our school system. Looking back at the anatomy of our education system in the last fifty years brings up very few solutions as to what direction is righteously affordable for the next generation. Whether you talk about equality of education or legislation for the common standards for K–12, what really matters is how well our next generation of youth is ready for the twenty-first-century workforce and/or college pathways. This book was written on behalf of students, teachers, and parents, who lack the understanding, guidance, stability, and hope in the twenty-first-century educational system. This is a system of turmoil. We have seen changes over the last fifty years, yet millions of students from elementary to freshmen year in college are suffering academically. Many are failing, and few are making the grade. Our nation ranks below the top 20 worldwide in math and science, and we are not moving fast enough to change it. It is very important to note that students of all ages can benefit from this book to improve their education and get the much-needed support academically through counseling and mentoring. Parents and students need advisement. Students need to know what tools are available to succeed in their academic affairs, and parents need to know if those tools are adequate. Education is the key for success, and perseverance unlocks the door. This book opens the door to a rewarding career and best decision making for a prosperous future and allows students to grasp a better understanding of what it means to be educated. This book gives the essence of where we were and where we are headed. Many students don’t know how to study and lack the understanding of why reading is important. Millions of students come to school with raw minds and starving brains. This book looks at the mind of a teenager and the brain. In this book, you’ll learn about proper nutrition that will enhance the mind and spark the thinking cells. As you read this guide, you will learn more and more answers to readiness for the twenty-first-century workplace and the needed skills to succeed. Anatomy of a Model Student dares to speak out on what’s wrong with today’s youth and behavior issues that hinder learning. This book is the bible of educational fitness for parents and educators alike. It will empower, encourage, and mesmerize its readers, so please read it to be wise, practice it to be educated.

About the Author

Dr. Bennett has over twenty-five years’ experience as a research engineer, educator, author, and infrastructure technologist and over fourteen years’ experience as an administrator of science and technology programs at Stony Brook, Hofstra, and City Universities. As a student advocate, Dr. Bennett received several awards, including the Black Men of Distinction Award from NYS Senate and the First Junior Goodwill Ambassador from the Better World JL Institute. He was also selected in Who’s Who in America 2005 Almanac. He has been nominated for the 2012–2013 Who’s Who in North America Almanac for Educators and received the 2011 City University of New York’s Chancellor Award. Dr. Bennett and a team of aerospace engineers were invited by Congress in 2013 to lobby against needless reform in education and promote STEM. He also presented research topics on science and technology to government officials in Washington DC, New York State, the Department of Defense US Military, and the National American Council of Education, just to name a few. Dr. Bennett has been an active member of a few organizations: member of the Board of Directors for the City University of New York, University Transportation Research Center, certified lobbyist for Stony Brook University and Long Island for the Association of Program Administrators for CSTEP and STEP (APACS), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) passport for future teacher, and program and judge/host at the Johns Hopkins University Annual AIAA Region 1 Young Professional, Students and Education (YPSE) Conference. He authored three novels and currently is working on an academic textbook about bridge design through math infusion for elementary, middle school, and high school students. It is Dr. Bennett’s goal to teach students the importance of math and science in their lives and to produce scientists, engineers, and math and health science professionals in the twenty-first century for New York State and the country. Dr. Bennett studied manufacturing engineering of electronic materials at Polytechnic University and holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica, New York; a master’s of science degree in technology management from Stony Brook University; and a doctor of education from St. John’s University School of Education for Leadership and Accountability, Administration, and Supervision. Currently, Dr. Bennett is executive director of Math-Infusion, LLC; educator for the Wyandanch School District, Long Island, New York; educational researcher and former director of College Now, and director of high schools/college collaborations at the City University of New York LaGuardia Community College. He was overseer of thirty-one high schools in Queens, New York, where juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take college-level credit-bearing courses through a program called College Now. He was the liaison for the early college program at middle college and international high schools and was principal investigator for three grant programs, including Upward Bound, STEP, and LSAMP. He served as member of the University Transportation Research Center board of directors at City University of New York,City College