Tag: education
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Capitolcapital
Washington DC is one of my favorite cities, even though most of the town has nothing to do with reality. Its resources for history are greater than any other, its restaurants and cultural resources are only exceeded in the US by New York, and the architecture, in general, is inspiring and gorgeous. It’s also the…
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Forthestudent…
Who turned down admission at an Ivy League college, when their response to the student’s desire to build their own path was met with a chuckle, and “Yes, well, we’ve been doing this for a very long time.” Who walked into my office the day after graduation to say “I know we talked about college, but…
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Before You Scream At Your College Counselor
I try not to write too much about college here—if you want to read about that, go here—but this is the time of year when parents of the college bound make The. Worst. Mistake. Ever. Breathe, and read on. You’ve worked so hard to schedule, prepare, and nudge your high school senior to apply to…
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McFreenterprise
My oldest brother was asked to pick up my other brother and me from our piano lessons. Joe decided to make a trip out of it, so he left a little early to swing by the nearby McDonald’s, which was boasting its then-newest product, the Big Mac. He’d heard good things, and, always one who…
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Still
We hire a lot of engineers in Detroit, so I don’t remember which CEO was being interviewed. But it was the mid-90s as I recall, and the Metro area had just seen an influx of engineers and mid-level managers from Korea. So the question was simple: Why? The CEO paused, and said something like “They…
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Brilliance
It’s a story replete with incredible failures, and almost laughable. A few folks living in the suburbs, tending towards the end of successful careers, decide it’s time to “fix” what’s “wrong” in the big city they border. They develop a plan of their own, then foist it on some unsuspecting mayor or community leader, only…
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Collegeapps
I need your help. I try to avoid talking college here, since I have another blog to do that. But with all the crazy college talk that’s filled the last month, I’m hoping you’ll share this with the high school students and parents in your life. It’s time to keep their focus on what matters…
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Commencement24
Graduates, congratulations. Finishing high school has never been easy, even when it’s just the usual twists and turns of making it through 9th grade PE with your self-esteem intact and surviving senior prom. In your case, the ride has had a few more challenges, and still, here you are. Many commencement speeches offer advice about…
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Education
The school constructed a dome-shaped building that, by all accounts, was asymmetrical. The high school Physics teacher knew a good thing when he saw it, which is why he marched his class down to that building during finals week, clipboards at the ready. He marched, shouted, and clapped his hands at the edges and center…
Six O'Clock Sky 