This chapter seems somewhat irrelevant for students who are in their first year of college.

I find this very problematic. In short, those were periods of enslavement of African peoples, genocide, forced migration and displacement of peoples, all kinds of human rights atrocities. Why use this as an opening to say that they job skills you needed back then will be different than today, but that many of the industries from those times are still with us?

Too individualistic

I hope this book contains a section on how to advocate for yourself in finding an academic advisor.

Needs explanation

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assessment Cultural capital should be included

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HAs a ton of orthography erros

Asi de facil! Olvidate de las barreras que existen para mucha gente

Boot straps fallacy.

Statistics need updated. What about student loan debt?

update

diversify the examples

for white, affluent men

confusing

But, sometimes students are in college and also taking remedial classes to get them to the level to be able to take for-credit courses. "readiness" is a moving target and is flexible.

Why are they listing college and career ready with the same criteria? One can be college ready and not yet be career ready.

paid internships should be promoted

What if the school does not have anyone who you identify with or connect with?

This is not a shared experience. many students lack the financial support to pursue what students from more affluent backgrounds can pursue. I feel like this whole chapter is speaking to a very small portion of students, leaving out the incredibly wide and diverse experiences of a broader student population. Imagine being 18 and not being able to qualify for FAFSA because Congress won't pass legislation to make a pathway to citizenship for DACA students.

Many students carry the hopes and dreams of their parents. Students who have immigrant parents may have added expectations to make good their parents' sacrifices. The decision to attend college and pursue a career goes much further beyond personal self-actualization. Many times the student has the pressure to fulfill the expectations and dreams of the parents/larger family unit, and these expectations will play an important role in students' career choices.

This chapter has some very useful information. It could be improved or supplemented by providing tips for tests within specific disciplines, such as science, math, literature, etc.

As is the case with many of the other quotes, I feel like a more suitable quote could be selected from an inspirational person who represents a marginalized community

Many institutions are moving away from scantron exams or exams that use paper. This section should be updated to talk about prepping one's device to take an exam.

Also, the section should talk about DAS students making sure they are getting their approved accommodations.

Add "they"

What does this refer to?

I disagree. Students think about exams at very regular intervals and much sooner than the week or day of the exam.

I'm sorry, but this whole section smacks of ableism and assumptions about students' capacities and abilities. There is very little sensitivity to issues of equality and inclusion.

No mention of things that contribute to distractibility, such as having ADD. Sometimes a person relies on the adaptive technology.

Too many assumptions. Many students squeeze study time in in snippets between jobs, classes, other responsibilities. Sometimes they have little choice over when they study.

Pero no es cierto, a veces uno no tiene donde estudiar que sea un lugar privado, callado, tranquilo. There are too many underlying assumptions here.

The video needs to be updated. There are newer videos that demonstrate the concept.

I feel like there should be some discussion of how trauma can affect memory, of intergenerational memory, of societal memory/amnesia. What about brain systems 1 and 2? Surely there is something more recent that can tell us how the memory works than using computer-processing model that was proposed in the 1960s.

Que tiene que ver con la memoria?

and good sleep

Is this in reference to information gleaned from passive listening?

need comma

Entire chapter could benefit from editing for grammar and punctuation.

May not be given permission to access them. Some exams might be open-note, however, so taking good notes could provide useful in that context.

Ableist language. Surely the chapter could open with a more inspiring, inclusive quote?

Chapter title is somewhat misleading. The chapter is more about listening skills

Provide some type of supplement to this chapter for folks who have hearing impairments and rely on assistive technology.

What about listening skills in context beyond lectures? Such as group presentations, group work, videos, guest presenters?

he/she/they Expand pronouns to include non-binary pronouns (e.g., "they")

This is really confusing. Some more explanation is needed, or some illustrations, of what the author is trying to demonstrate by giving an example of using arms to illustrate close vs. global reading.

Take into account language of the reading, subject matter, one's access to assistive technology, etc.

But, it could be helpful for the student to go back and identify key points they want to remember, vocabulary items. Highlighting, or underlining text, or some other technique to draw attention to a particular section of the text can be helpful for reviewing, revisiting that section, and making notes of why that part is highlighted for importance

Offer suggestions. In a notebook? A digital file? Google doc? Margins of the book (if one owns the book)?

Maybe request info from the teacher about what the key points they should be getting from the reading, or something to help guide the reading

Depends on the source. Reading skills include critical thinking about what one is reading.

Consider updating the quote, It is somewhat ironic to have a quote from a name that is synonymous with movies and video media, rather than books.

I think this is potentially a helpful chapter for print textbooks. It should be updated to include helpful resources that digital textbooks might have, depending on the publisher, such as interactive graphics, short videos, or screenreader technology.

Define

Where is the quote from?

This chapter is confusing in that the reader has to make it through the entire chapter before understanding what the focus of the chapter is. There needs to be an introductory paragraph or set of sentences stating what this chapter covers, and the information the reader should glean from this chapter.

Is this a quote? It is not attributed to anyone.

Give example of each

Provide an example

This needs to be explained. Why is this important?

Why not?

"skills" The word "traits" connotates something that person is born with , or already possesses, rather than something that can be learned.

Sometimes members of groups can be dismissive of each other's ideas, and even dismissive of others based on devaluing identities. Something missing from this section is what students can do if they experience extreme discomfort in group work, and how to self-advocate

Is also very beneficial skill for the job market

"instructor" "teacher"

What is the intended purpose of this information? Who is the intended audience of this information?

In reviewing the table of contents, I wonder if it would be beneficial to add a chapter on funding options for DACA students, unDACAmented students? Also, didn't Oregon just pass legislation to have human services ambassadors on all campuses, so that students could have help with meeting basic needs (e.g., food, housing, textbooks)?