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Conversation over breakfast “I am sorry. What Were You Saying?”
(2017-12-21 08:23:33)
Thismorningatthebreakfasttable,myhighschoolsophomorewasnotwatchinghisphoneorlisteningtohismusic.Hisphonewasnotevenonthetable,norhisheadphoneswereonhisears.Itriedtostartaconversationwithhim,bysayingsomethingtothefactthat“…manystudentswithhighACTscoresweredeferredfromUniversityOfMichigan….”,plussomeotherrubbish.Therewasnotresponsefromhim.Ifollowedupwith“doyouknowwhatd...[阅读全文]
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ZT..Why I Never Tell My Son HeIs Smart
(2017-12-20 04:21:26)
Growthmindsetandfixedmindset. Praiseyourchildforhisstruggles,forhistenacity,forhisgrit,fortryingnewthings,formakingmistake. Praiseyourchildforhissensibilityofothers. Praiseyourchildforhissillycreativity. https://www.khanacademy.org/about/blog/post/95208400815/the-learning-myth-why-ill-never-tell-my-son-hes [阅读全文]
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'ZT..The from Harvard, the girl from China
(2017-12-17 00:49:23)
SuperbEnglish. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/30/the-girl-from-harvard-the-girl-from-china-us-china-education-culture-differences/ [阅读全文]
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Give credits where credits due
(2017-12-15 10:56:24)
Allapplicantsincludingbothrejectedanddeferredstudentsduringthisroundofmadnessdeservelotsofcredit. Parentsdeservesomecreditstoo.Theparentswhodeservethemostcreditarethosewhodidnotorcouldnotproofreadtheirkid'sessaysorhomework.Forparentswhoareableandcapableofprovidingfeedback,thatistheleastyoucould. Forstudentswhoarerejectedordeferreddespitehavingperfectornearperfectprofile,rememberthissayin...[阅读全文]
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How we spent a sunday afternoon.
(2017-12-04 07:56:15)
Myhighschoolsophomorehasalearner'sdriverpermit.Heneedsanadultlicenseddrivertoaccompanyhimwhereverhewantstogoorneedstogo.LastSunday,December3,2017wassuchaday.Iaccompaninedhimdrivingtoawell-to-dofamily'shouseforsomeyardwork. Afterwearrived,heaskedmeifIwouldstayandhelphimbecauseitwasatwo-personjob.Ididnothaveanyotherplans.Duringthefoursofrakingleavesandbaggingthem,wedidnottalkmuch.Theonlyc...[阅读全文]
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Elite, Elitist, Elitism
(2017-11-22 12:43:49)
Thiswaswrittenon,11/22/201613:35:02,exactlyoneyearagoIwroteitinresponsetoanarticle,thoughIforgotthearticlename.IdidnotknowwhatIwastryingtoconvene.Iamnota“精英”,far,far,farfromit.Iamnotanti精英either.Beingeliteisawonderfulthing.Iamallforbeingelite,butIdoobjectbeinganelitistorelitism.Lastnight,IreadanWXCarticlethathaslotsoflikes.Therewasarageabout“精英”thisand“精英&rdqu...[阅读全文]
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ZT..Little girl conducts a choir
(2017-11-11 14:02:30)
Talentandpassion!Passionandtalent. https://youtu.be/EjxQWOhAXpg [阅读全文]
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If that student letter is not a sign of warning, a cry for help,
(2017-10-27 08:05:54)
Ifthestudentletter(又到申请季节，看看反思)isnotasignofwarning,acryforhelp,Idonotknowwhatitis.Weasparentsshouldtakethisletterseriously.Itisonethingthatsomekidsareself-motivated,itisentirelyanotherbeastwhenastudentispressuredbyanexternalforce. Whilewecelebrateourkidssuccessinschool,letusnotforgettheirstruggles,letusgivethemlotsofspacetofailandmaketheirmistakes.Letthemidleforafewmomentsatevenings,...[阅读全文]
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ZT...Beautiful video
(2017-10-23 15:24:41)
Donotmeantofantheflame. Inthismeltingpot,howcouldyounotfeelanyindifferencewhenyouhearyournamesbeingspokeninyourmothertongue? Regardlessofhowwegetithere,wearefromthesamecountry,writingthesameuniquecharacters,enjoyingthesamehumorofpurposefullymistypedcharacters,andspeakingthesamelanguage,somewithslightaccent,andotherswithastrongone.Notbecausethefellowcountryboyorgirlyoumeetinyourdailylifedoesn...[阅读全文]
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ZT.. KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
(2017-10-17 06:52:35)
IsawthisbookByDr.Seuss,"Oh,ThePlacesYou'llGo"everydaylayingoutbyastackofbooks.Ineverpaidanyattentiontoit,untillyesterdaymorningwhenIheardmywifereaditoutloudwhileIwastryingtowatchthemorningnews.Thisline"AndYOUaretheonewho'lldecidewheretogo...”reallygotmyattention.Isattherequietlyandlistenedtotheveryend. Mydaughterhadspecificallyrequestedthisbookasahighschoolgradution...[阅读全文]
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