Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations | Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations | Alex Harris, Brett Harris | Do Hard Things

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	Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations Alex Harris, Brett Harris Multnomah Books, 2008 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 83 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Not a "Christian"? Read THIS review

I am NOT a fundamentalist Christian- I am a liberal, ultra-progressive Roman Catholic and a democrat. I am writing this because, although I have different political and spiritual views from the authors of this book (and nearly all of the reviewers) I thought this book had a lot of ideas worthy of thought.

I didn't always agree with certain ideas (though a modest dresser myself, I wasn't happy with parts of their modesty survey). Nor do I agree with some of the authors' religious statements and conclusions. But after deciding to "agree to disagree" with those parts, I can honestly say that the overall thesis and message of the book I completely agreed with. Moreover, this book was very well written and inspiring, even for me, an adult well past the teen years.

I'm not going to waste space on Amazon talking about the good points of the book- plenty of reviewers have, and you can read what they wrote. All I'm saying is, you can disagree with certain political and religious views of the authors and still get a lot out of this book.

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Do Hard Things

A book that all teens should read, and their parents. Especially before the summer. So many kids are either bored or waste summer months. Hopefully, it would help them realize the abilities they already possess. And a more meaningful life they could have.
I am a grandmother. Bought this book for my children- for their children.

Must read for teachers, parents, and teens/preteens.

This book goes a long way towards undoing the current damage our society has inflicted on attitudes among young people. The effort must come from all levels, and parents and teachers should also read this to learn how to remove attitudes and language that perpetuate low expectations, and to put in place skills that facilitate excelling.

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Fabulous and Challenging!

This book challenged me to move outside my comfort zone. My 13 and 15 year old are also impacted by the book. We talk about deeper topics and we are beginning to dream big. How those dreams become reality is yet to be determined. I highly recommend this book for parents and teens to read together and then to go out and do hard things!

It's Easy to praise Do Hard Things!

I know this book was written for teens by teens, but its message is a challenge and a motivator for people of all ages. As a parent, I would swell with pride with teens like this, as an educator, it would be my goal for all my students, and as a citizen, I would want these two to run for president! It is written with total honesty, in language all can understand and does not skirt the issues faced by all of us at one time or another. I applaud the approach to living a purposeful, productive, exciting life presented by these authors in this book.

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