Editorial Review
There are certain fundamentals necessary to win the game of life but they are not being taught in school. Already, a top-selling title, this book has given thousands of readers the practical life-skills necessary to thrive in the real world.
Written by young people for young people!
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Customer Reviews
Great book for teens! 
2008-09-30
I bought this book for my 17 year old and he loved it. I wish I would have it for my other children when they were teens. Very valuable information to prepare teens for life and work and responsibility. Written in an easy to read format so even teens who dont really like to read will find it fun and enjoyable. The chapter on finding a job has so much information on filling out applications, doing the interviews and how to actually get the job that it alone is worth the price of the book, and that is just one chapter.
If it is common sense, then how come it is not so common 2008-06-09
Every once in a while you read a book, and you can not let go of it. You recommend it to friends, you buy it for family and people you care about and you actually go back and revisit it long after the first read. This is one of those books. With four young children, my wife and I constantly worry about a myriad of things, mostly having to do with giving our kids the skills the need to become good people, successful adults (by whatever measure they deem successful) and all around better prepared than we were.
This book is a great framework for discussions with your kids about what is important to know, and it is really shocking how little of this we give them in school.
In my family, we were told never to talk of money. How was I supposed to learn about it. Managing the green in this book is a great example of real world tactics for kids to become responsible young adults.
I read a lot of business books, and I am happy when there are one or two key points that stick with me and become a part of the set of tools I use everyday, but to be honest this book is so full of them, I had to go through it with a highlighter!
Do your kids a favor, buy this book for them, but read it first. You will be amazed at the conversations you will have and you can go sleep at night knowing that maybe just maybe, everything is going to be all right for them.
More style than substance 
2008-06-07
I bought this on the basis of the reviews. I thought the book was pretty good, but the content was not as comprehensive or helpful as I thought it should be.
"Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School 
2007-07-15
Cool Stuff they should teach in school is a guide to jobs, people skills, goals, and money for young adults written by two normal teenagers. This book covers everything from trying to figure out what you want to do with your life and how your attitude actually determine how successful you'll be through how to make a good impression and what not to do during a job interview to how to manage your money and how to make your savings work for you.
I loved the conversational style of this book as well as the straightforward no punches pulled advice. I also liked the colourful Cool Stuff quotes and 2K tips. This is the advice your best friend would give you if he could. Cool Stuff they should teach in school will make a really great gift for any teenager or young adult needing just a little bit of nudge to start their future on the right track.
Definitely worth exploring by students & freshmen...to help face a multitude of real-world challenges 2006-08-08
From the standpoint of intent, scope & substance, this wonderful book is exactly similar to 'The Power of Focus for College Students' by Andrew Hewitt & Luc D'Adabie. I have reviewed this latter book earlier.
The 'Cool Stuff' book is apparently targetted at high school students (& graduates). The 'Power of Focus' book is targetted at high school graduates & college students, even though the delineation is really not an issue. The earlier book is written by two brothers during their late teen years, in 2004. The latter book, which has been published one year later, is written by two university graduates in their early twenties. This book is also an extension of the earlier 'The Power of Focus' by Les Hewitt, Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen, which is obviously targeted at adult professionals.
Essentially, the 'Cool Stuff' book is designed to help students GET REAL...to help them face a multitude of challenges as they grow from teens to young adults & while they move into the real world. The abundant information in this book are packed into bite-sized nuggets, illustrated with zany graphics.
Whereas, the 'Power of Focus' book is more sober of the two books, with abundant information, as well as inspiring stories, packed into nine focusing strategies. Tactically, it has been designed to help high school graduates & college freshmen in finding fulfilling career pathways.
While the 'Cool Stuff'book has a more light-hearted approach, both books generally help to answer these critical questions:
- why 70% of graduates are unhappy & disillusioned within five years of leaving college?
- what 3% of Yale students do that lead them to become wealthier than the other 97% combined?
One interesting point: The entrepreneurial flair of the authors of both books is exemplified by their own respective websites: namely ccolstuffmedia & focusedstudent, which continue to promote their books, seminars & workshops & other stuff.
One last point: The 'Power of Focus' book has a seemingly subtle & yet direct slant towards 'GET RICH' partly because of its association with Donald Trump...so it's also designed to help you build the financial future you so desire.
To sum up my review, both books are really great stuff! If you are a high school student or college freshman, I strongly urge you to go & get a copy to read & to learn how to maximise your high school - & college - experience & also how to deal with a rapdily changing world out there!
awsome book 2006-07-20
There are certain fundamentals necessary to win the game of life but they are not being taught in school. Already, a top-selling title, this book has given thousands of readers the practical life-skills necessary to thrive in the real world.
Written by young people for young people!
"Cool Stuff" They Should Teach In School 2006-05-25
I picked up this book this week-end TO "BROWSE" and found myself into the book one hour later, still reading. WOW!!! I sure wish there would have been a book like this for my age group.But, I'm learning a thing or two even now with reading Kent and Kyle's book. This book is a must for any family with teens, pre-teens or adults still wanting to grow. I'm going to buy a copy for our church library, too. What an inspiration this book is-----for everyone! Thanks for writing it.
These guys rock 2006-05-03
I am 17, and this book was so inspirational. I feel like I am ahead of the game, and that I will be able to face challenges in life no matter what they are. This is also a great book because it was written by guys about my age, so I totally understand what they are talking about, because they went through the same stuff I am. This book is awesome.
Cool Stuff They Should Teach In School 2006-03-23
We loved it. We gave it to 2 of our children ages 20 and 28 and they also were very impressed with it.
Grandma and Grandson agree 2006-03-08
Both Grandma (who bought the book) and Grandson (age 15) agreed the book was on the money and well worth the read.
