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Participantsdduuuude, thanks for that. From my own experience, I’d agree that it’s the student body that make a school what it is. But don’t you think that the fact that you went to a state undergrad then went on to the better (I assume) grad school says that it’s OK to go to a state undergrad? I always believe that it’s a kid’s own internal motivation matters the most. If a kid goes to Ivy League only to fulfill his/her parents’ wishes or because that’s what’s believed to be the best, then he or she didn’t have a chance to develop what truly motivates him/her. That, to me, is a sad thing. Otherwise, of course, going to an Ivy League school can be great.
ParticipantChris, can you give the address of your blog? THanks.
Participantsdude,
“I’m not Ivy League, but the institution I attended is considered on par with such.” … ” There are so many positives in that environment, I can’t begin to explain”.
If you don’t mind me asking, which school, and what do you the best about these schools? professors? Students? career placement opportunities?
ParticipantInteresting perspective. Sometimes the seed of destruction was planted within.
ParticipantKnowing other languages definitely helps one to appreciate other cultures. I studied Japanese on my own in high school, and then took some classes in college. Although I never used it, and almost forgot it completely, I appreciate Japanese’ thinking patterns a lot more because I once studied its language. For example, being an Asian and being a woman, I try not to speak anything in Japanese (not that my Japanese is that good) in business settings because I might actually be taken less seriously. (I know of such stories). In other settings, I was told that my accent was actually quite good and was questioned whether I was ethnic Japanese. So there goes the dilemma — people might mistake me as an overseas Japanese who didn’t learn her native language!
While I agree with JES that knowing another language is not necessary in one’s professional career, it can be very helpful. When I travel in China, I can tell what those Chinese executives were really saying/thinking much better than my American collegues who soly relies on translation. Plus, it’s just a lot more fun. People are a lot more expressive when they speak in their native languages, and it’s more interesting to get to know them in their native languages.
Whatever the case, kids learn languages much faster than adults, so why not!
ParticipantBugs, what’s 2×4 and 2×6? Any difference? Thanks!
Wiley, very interesting perspective. Don’t you think that if everything has cycles, then manufactured homes may actually pick up once all the problems with bad credit get worked out? Supposedly, manufactured homes is counter-cyclical to real estate.
ParticipantDoes these no balance HELOC carry some cost? I think that for corporations, such credit line charges a fee.
Participant“Strangely, I’m seeing the opposite…of the 50 or so houses I’m tacking on Zip, 5 of them have had Price Increases over the last few days! Only 1 has had a reduction…”
Can you tell us more — where and what type of houses and what price range? Also, price increases — you mean listing price increases? It’ll be interesting to know…
ParticipantDid people discuss politics at the last gathering? I missed that one. I typically don’t talk about politics. I guess that people feel freer to express their opinion online…
ParticipantThe one democrat that I really like is Senator Obama. I read his speech from time to time — he’s a great writer!
http://obama.senate.gov/speech/I think that he has intellect, judgement, compassion, and humility that’s lacking in our leaders. I’m waiting to see if he’s as skilled a politician and leader. I hope so.
ParticipantPC: “Not easy being my children, huh?” I feel sorry for those kids already!:-)
Actually, the best should be what’s the best for the kid, not what the best defined by conventions. I observed many little ones, that it’s remarkable how early their personality and intelligence start to show! But they’re talented in different ways. You may have someone who’s more into reading than sports; in that case, you can still encourage the kid to participate in sports, but more importantly you’ll need to find the right means to let him/her develop intellectually, because that is that kid’s forte, at least for a while. The same is true if the kid shows strong interest/talent for something else (sports, music, arts, people skills). I think that a kid who’s forced to “develop” according to conventions and parents’ wishes might be miserable. On the other hand, I also believe that kids are incredibly capable of learning and are resilient, so if they get the right type of loving attention, then they’ll do very well. Of course, opportunities to learn spanish, french, Chinese, travel, etc, will just help to open their minds more…
All right, I will stop. This topic belongs to PS. Although I once dreamed about being a kindergarten teacher…
ParticipantIf both parties are actually saying/doing things that make some sense, then I’d be an independent. Perhaps leaning towards the Democrates, but I think that I’d vote on candidate’s individual merits.
At this point, I have no choice but to vote against the Republican. To tell the truth, coming from a communist country, I felt that many of the tactics used by the current administration is strikingly similar to what was preached by a communist party leader. Not as obvious, of course, and always use “democracy”, etc., as a shield. The secrecy, the pursuit of absolute power, the deaf ear to opposite views and the blind eye to reality… these are traits of dictators. I read that George Soros made similar comments, and here I’d agree with him. Because the GOP is the party that got this administration elected, and because the politics is already so embedded, a vote against them is the best way. If they stay in power, they’d think that party discipline and pampering to the “base” are the only things that matter.
I wish that I’d have better alternatives. Don’t know much about Babara Boxer, but I’d vote for Hillary Clinton.
ParticipantPS, well said. If I have kids someday, that’ll be how I will do it.
ParticipantI’d use a realtor — a competent one and professional one. I don’t think that I’d do as good a job, and won’t have the time anyway.
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