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Education

Education. And college advice. Education. What are the best ways to teach ? What are the best ways to learn ? What are the goals of learning?. Conversation. Talk to your neighbor: What is a good educational experience you have had? What did you learn, and how did you learn it?

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Education

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  1. Education And college advice

  2. Education • What are the best ways to teach? • What are the best ways to learn? • What are the goals of learning?

  3. Conversation • Talk to your neighbor: • What is a good educational experience you have had? What did you learn, and how did you learn it? • What is a bad educational experience you have had? Why is it bad? School, parents, extracurriculars, camps, cram school, sports, competitions,…

  4. Activity Write 3 things you are good at on post-it notes.

  5. Activity Write 3 things you are good at on post-it notes. • How did you learn it? • Why is it worth learning? • How do you know you are good at it?

  6. “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Amy Chua NO: • attend a sleepover • have a playdate • be in a school play • complain about not being in a school play • watch TV or play computer games • choose their own extracurricular activities • get any grade less than an A • not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama • play any instrument other than the piano or violin • not play the piano or violin.

  7. American vs. Chinese approach What is the attitude in Taiwan? Which do you think is better?

  8. Differences in education • Learning as “play” • Focus on learning vs. tests

  9. Differences in education • 5-6 years elementary school, 2-3 years middle, 4 years high • A day’s schedule • Elective courses, student clubs • Teacher-student relationship

  10. Two American ideals • You can be successful if you work hard enough. • “The American dream” • You should follow your passion and do something you enjoy. “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

  11. College application process • SAT’s • Academics • Grades • AP classes • Activities • Essays • Teacher recommendations • Interviews

  12. College application questions • Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. • Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? • Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? • Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? • Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

  13. College application advice • General: • http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways • http://marker.to/cdFKmz • http://marker.to/n6mHAi • Essay: http://marker.to/Y7jSDD • http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a-college-essay • http://www.uni.edu/~gotera/gradapp/stmtpurpose.htm • http://marker.to/wW70FF • Interview: http://marker.to/2kTheS

  14. MIT admissions blog • http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/50_things

  15. How do you learn after college?

  16. Drew Houston (Dropbox) When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/commencement-address-houston-0607.html

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