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Real Jobs, Real Stories
 
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Price: $16.95

Code: YD-RJ
ISBN: 9781933939964

Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Format: Paperback
Pages: 179
 
 
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In this collection of 33 true stories, teens describe how they got jobs, how they kept them, and what they learned. They also write about managing the money they earned, and how they are planning for the future.

See the Table of Contents for this title (PDF).
Read a sample story (PDF).
Read a review of Real Jobs, Real Stories in Youth Today (PDF).

Learn more about the Real Jobs program.

Our Real Jobs curriculum was piloted with 1,500 young people in NYC’s 2009 Summer Youth Employment Program. The goal: improve their work readiness. Read the independent evaluation. (PDF).

— 80% of the participants reported that as a result of Real Jobs they know how they should (and should not) act on the job.
— 73% reported that Real Jobs helped strengthened their understanding of the link between education and career success.
— 75% of the participants voluntarily read additional stories, even though they reported doing little or no other summer reading.


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