IamlookingforwardtoadaywhenaMing,aPing,aKai,aHaiisseatedsidebysidewithKetanji.
Cool,calmandcollected.
[
阅读全文]
Opinion|HowtoSurvivetheCollegeAdmissionsMadness-TheNewYorkTimes(nytimes.com)
Iusedtocollectarticleslikethisoneandsendittomydaughterwhenshewasabouttoapplytocolleges.
Itisalongarticle,butifyouhavetoskimthroughit,thereisthemeatofthearticle..infullquotes
"
Isharethefollowingpartsofitbecausethemessageinthemisonethatmanykidsinadditiontotheirsonneedtolistento,especiallynow,withcollegeacc...[
阅读全文]
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/you-cant-hit-unsend/
ManyparentsmayrecallthatHarvardin2017rescindedtheadmissionofafewstudentsbecauseoftheirsocialmediapost.ThisepisodeofHiddenBrainisaboutoneofthestudents.
Ibelieveingivingpeoplesecondchances,andweshouldbeslowinjudgingothers.
Itisaboutonehourlong,butitiswortheveryminuteofit,especiallyduringadmissionseason.
[
阅读全文]
WedidnotgotoanyOorAcamps,orknowanyonewhodid.Anyonewhospendtheirtimedrillingdayinanddayoutwillberewardedonewayoranother.Pleasedon'tmeasuretheimpactofthesecampsonadmissiontoT5orT20alone.Thesekidswillshinewhereevertheyhotoschool.
[
阅读全文]
Thefollowingisfromthissite:https://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/G%20-%20TNH/TNH/From%20The%20Miracle%20of%20Mindfulness/Teaching.htm
“Therearetwowaystowashthedishes.Thefirstistowashthedishesinordertohavecleandishesandthesecondistowashthedishesinordertowashthedishes."…
Ifwhilewashingdishes,wethinkonlyofthecupofteathatawaitsus,thushurryingtogetthedishesoutofthewayastheyw...[
阅读全文]
Ifindtheoriginalauthor,supposedlywrittenbyananonymouswriter.
Ibegyoutoreadtheentirearticle.Therearenotanydifficultwords,phrasesorconcepts.
WhoelseislikemewantingtojumpaheadandfindoutwhathappenedtoMrs.Holloway?Ornot.
Hereisthelink.https://tolleystopics.com/2022/01/31/a-real-teacher/amp/
ARealTeacher
WhenIwasaHSsophomore–decadesago!–myWorldHistoryteacherwasMr...[
阅读全文]
AconfidentandwellcoachedyoungmanwenttoaninterviewatalocalCafe.Theinterviewwentverywell,hehadalltheanswersabouthisclubactivitie,communityactivitiesandhisfutureplansatthecollegeandbeyond.Attheveryend,theinterviewersaidhewasveryimpressed,andwishedhimallthebestathisschool.Itwasatverymoment,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadbeentalkingenthusiasticallyaboutanotherschool.
[
阅读全文]
WhileIwasdriving,mypassengerwasreadinglocalheadlinenewsaboutafatalaccidentoccurredhoursearlier.Thefactswerefew,oneofthedriverswasonherwaytowork.Myheartsank.Oneofmycoworkers,whowasverypunctualonthedotdidn'tshowupinthemorningandhertimeofarrivalcoincidedwiththetimeofaccidents.Iwouldrathermyinstinctbewrong.
Shehadaverydistinctvoice,everysyllablewascrystalclear.Welostabodyandasoul.
Sorrytobri...[
阅读全文]
Herearemythoughtsat2:00amthismorning,mythoughtsonly.
GIVEHERCRIDITS.
1.Speakforyourself,notonbehalfoftheentiregroup,nomatterhowlargeorsmallthegroup
2.Bewillingtotoleratemistakesofothers,themisfitsandthemisfortunes.Don'tjustworshiptheresult.
3.Bewillingtoseekidswastingtheirtimeplayingintheplayground,attrails,atthepool,orattheater
4.Allowkidstomakechoicesontheirown.
5.Bewilling...[
阅读全文]
Itisverydisturbingtoreadthatsomeschoolsorschoolboardsarefloatingtheideaofbanningbooks.Booksarenottheproblem,theproblemisthatnotenoughparentsarereadingbookswiththeirkids.Iamguiltyaswell.Foronce,IreadthebookNightbyEllieWieselaftermydaughterrecommendedmetoreaditwhenshewasinjuniorhigh.Itisatoughread.Iamprettysureinthebackofmymind,Iwaswonderingwhyandhowintheworldtheteacherassignthisbooktokids.Iamsuregl...[
阅读全文]