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ZT Arnold Schwarzenegger, America needs do better
(2020-06-04 16:12:09)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-america-needs-do-better/612442/ [阅读全文]
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How many of us teach our kids to say “yes, sir, yes ma’am”
(2020-06-03 09:19:25)
Howmanyofusteachourkidstoshowrespecttopolicebeforetheyheadoutofthedriveway?Everysingletime? Howmanyofusteachourkidstosay"yes,sir"toanauthorityfeature? Howmanyofourkidsarestoppedbypoliceandbeingaskedhowtheystartthecar,orshowthecarkey? Theoppressedhavecompliedwitheverysinglerequest,stillitisneverenough. Untiltheoppressorsacknowledgethatthereisoppressionbecauseofrace,therewillbe...[阅读全文]
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Know your rights , articulate your right and defend your rights
(2020-06-02 00:03:34)
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Early decision policy does not distinguish private vs state
(2020-05-29 10:17:56)
Youcanapplytoanyothernon-bindingcollegeswhileyourearlydecisionisunderway.Onceyouareofferedtheearlydecision,youhavetwotothreeweekstodecideifyouwanttoaccepttheofferornot.Onceyoudecidetoaccepttheoffer,youarerequiredtowithdrawallothercollegeapplication,regardlessstateorprivate,thereisnodistinction.Ifyourejecttheofferandyouarereleasedtheagreement,thatisanotherstory. Highschoolcounselorisrequiredtosi...[阅读全文]
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Usefulness of ACT and SAT scores
(2020-05-26 09:38:57)
ThenationalaverageACTscoreis20.7,ourstateaverageis18.9,andtheaveragescoreatourlocaldistrictis21.0.Asfarascollegeadmissionisconcerned,forthevastmajorityofhighschoolstudentsandcollegesthestandardtestscoresplayverylittlerole. Thetestscoresaremostvaluablewhenapplyingformeritscholarships.Thequestionishowmanystudentsinthisforumaretakingadvantageoftheirperfectorclosetoperfectscores?
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Exposure To extracurricular activities over the years
(2020-05-22 19:42:20)
Somekidsmaynotknowhowluckytheyare.Hereisaroughlistextracurricularactivitiesovertheyearsthathehadparticipated.Withtheexceptionsofthefirsttwo,allothersareawayactivities.
Ihopethatsomeofthemmadeanimpact. 1.TwoChrildrenTheaterPlaysintwosummersinoursmalltown 2.Twoweeklongnaturecampsovertwosummers. 3.ThreeWorldConferencesofOdysseyOfMind,twoinAmes,Iowa,andoneinLasing,Michigan 4.OneTSA...[阅读全文]
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Teach your kids how to correctly pronounce your last name the Ch
(2020-05-17 08:43:01)
TeachyourkidshowtocorrectlypronounceyourlastnametheChineseway.Spellitoutifyouhaveto.Donotyieldtothepressure.Repeatifnecessary. [阅读全文]
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Everyone is entitled to not learn from others or himself or hers
(2020-05-15 20:40:40)
Havingaperfectscore,orperfectscores,perfecttranscriptorperfectactivitiesdoesnotmakeaperfectapplicant,andmostimportantly,notaperfectchild.Parentsmustlookbeyondthescoresoftheirchildrenandscoresoftheirchildren'sclassmates.Iknowitisimpossibletodo. Kidsmayhidethemselvesbehindaperfectfacade.Weasparents,mustseethroughthefacade,andaskandsensewhatourkidsarestrugglingwith.Iknowitmaybedifficulttoaccep...[阅读全文]
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Road trip and college ady
(2020-05-15 11:39:16)
Collegeadmissionofficersareliketollboothoperators,andcollegeapplicantsarelikevehiclestravelingthroughtollways.Likemostvehicles,manyapplicantshaveprepaidtollpassandpassthroughtheexpresslaneswithoutevenrealizingthatthereisatollboth. Ocassionally,afanceR.V.wouldstopatthetollbooth,andtheoperatorwoulddirectthepersononewayoranother.
Fromtimetotime,anoldclunkerwouldstopatthebooth,theoperatorma...[阅读全文]
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PSA Please talk to your kids and talk with your kids
(2020-05-01 11:02:50)
IborrowedthispostfromaFacebookpagebyJamesSwann.Pleasetalktoyourlovedones,andtalkwithyourlovedones.Therearetearsandhurthiddeninplainview,noallcheersarereal,notallsadnessarevisible.
Duringthesedaysmanypeoplearereallystruggling.Maybeyou. Nomatterhowmuchpainyou’reexperiencingrightnow,you’renotalone.Manyofushavehadsuicidalthoughtsatsomepointinourlives.Feelingsuicidalisnotacharact...[阅读全文]
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