1) More people drop out of college due to difficulties making relationships work and navigating teamwork than due to academic struggles. 2) It's important to have skills in making relationships work with people who may not have your best interests in mind, such as learning how to get what you need from others willingly. 3) Effective teamwork skills are also essential for school and jobs, as the document suggests reviewing information on good teamwork practices.

1. More people drop out of college for the reasons on these slides than for readin’, ritin’,
or Rithmatic. Please look at the web pages listed and see if you already have the skills
they describe, or if you will need to work on these as well.
1. Making Relationships Work.
Your Parents, Family and Teachers all have an interest in helping you succeed.
However, you may find that in school, and on jobs, you are placed in situations were
then other people do not have any interest, or were their interests and yours may be
very different.
If you have always let Mom or Dad, or your Teacher or Coach be the “adult” and keep
things on track, you may find yourself losing out on things that are important to you.
Read through the web page listed below, and see if you know the important skills to
getting what you need so that the other person willingly helps you get it.
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/good-relationships.htm

2. 2. The Do’s and Don’ts of teamwork