“Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.Forknowledgeislimitedtoallwenowknowandunderstand,whileimaginationembracestheentireworld,andallthereeverwillbetoknowandunderstand.”
AlbertEinstein
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Hello,I'mDr.Green,Nate'sComputerApplicationsteacheratHighSchool.I'mwritingtogiveyouavirtualhighfiveforNate.Iwantedtocontactyouandletyouknowthatheisajoytohaveinclass.Heisthatstudentwhohasapositiveattitude,agreatsenseofhumor,andworkshard.WearelearningalotinthisclassandIamproudofhim.GoodDay.
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Shareoftheday.
“IamnotwhatIthinkIam.IamnotwhatyouthinkIam.IamwhatIthinkyouthinkIam.”
-CharlesHortonCooley
Selfandotherself.Betheselfyouwanttobe.Letothersbethemselves.
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IheardtodaythatthereissuchathingasRingBySpringatcertaincolleges,orsororities.Andwhysomestudentschoosewheretomatriculate.Itismorecomplicatedthanwethink.
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Thetopicofraisingkidsisunavoidableatfamilygatherings.Isharedsuchamomentyesterday.Oneday,Iliterallystoppedonmytrack,duringanargument,lookedmyteenagesonfacetoface.Allofsudden,Irealizedthat,thispersoninfrontofmehasaChineseface,butotherthanthat,thispersonreallydoesnotknoworvaluetheChinesevaluesystem.Ireallyshouldnotforcemyvaluetohim,weshouldlistenmoretoeachother.Still,Icouldnotresist,andtoldhimthathec...[
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Iwaswaitingformydaughteratacrowdedbaggageclaimarea.RightbeforeIcouldreachmyhandtoher,Iheardashout-out“Iknowthatface”,andsheturnedtothesourceofthatvoice,aladyrushedtoherandgaveawarmesthugseveraltimes.Shemurmuredthat“youareandyouremainasoneofmymostcherishedstudents”
ItturnedthattheladywasherhighschoolteacherandsponsorforStudentCouncilandtheyhavenotseeneachotherfor4years.Pe...[
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Youmaynotbepayingforitoutofyourpocket,someoneispayingforyou.Notonlythat,atotalstrangerorateamofstrangerselsehasidentfiedyouandpromptedyoutothecollegeyouareapplying.
Havesomegratitudetotheopportunityandshowittotheworld.
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Itistimewellspenteventhoughkidsmayprotestatthetime.Slowly,itbuildsawareness.
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Beingqualifiedtoapply,orevenifbeingqualifiedbeyonddoubttoapplytoahighlyselectivecollege,doesnotentitleautomaticadmissionwithfewexceptions.Thestudentmustbeapplyingoutoffreewill,notbecauseofoutsidepressure.
Howmanystudentsareapplyingtothemostselectivecollegesoutoffreewill?Howmanystudentsknowwhytheyareapplyingtothisparticularschool?Iamsurethattherearekidswhohaveknownwhattheywanteversinceprimarysch...[
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Iwenttoacollegeadmissionpanelforparentsyesterday.Herearesomeofmytake-homemessages.
1.Howdoesyourchilddefinesuccessincollege?
2.Howdoyoudefinesuccessforyourchildincollege?
4.Howdoesyourchilddefinefailureincollege?
5.Howdoyoudefinefailureforyourchildincollege?
6.Howwillyourkidhandleandrepsondtofailure?
7.Getinvolvedwithacommunity
8.Getunconformtablefromtimetotime.
9.Askandsee...[
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