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Departments of education and school districts always have to make decisions about what to include in their curriculum.  There are a lot of life skills that people need that aren't taught in school.  The question is should those skills be taught in schools?I teach high school, so I'll talk about that.  The typical high school curriculum is supposed to give students a broad-based education that prepares them to be citizens in a democracy and to be able to think critically.  For a democracy to work, we need educated, discerning citizens with the ability to make good decisions based on evidence and objective thought.  In theory, people who are well informed about history, culture, science, mathematics, etc., and are capable of critical, unbiased thinking, will have the tools to participate in a democracy and make good decisions for themselves and for society at large.  In addition to that, they should be learning how to be learners, how to do effective, basic research, and collaborate with other people.  If that happens, figuring out how to do procedural tasks in real life should not provide much of a challenge.  We can't possibly teach every necessary life skill people need, but we can help students become better at knowing how to acquire the skills they need.  Should we teach them how to change a tire when they can easily consult a book or search the internet to find step by step instructions for that?  Should we teach them how to balance a check book or teach them how to think mathematically and make sense of problems so that the simple task of balancing a check book (which requires simple arithmetic and the ability to enter numbers and words in columns and rows in obvious ways) is easy for them to figure out.  If we teach them to be good at critical thinking and have some problem solving skills they will be able to apply those overarching skills to all sorts of every day tasks that shouldn't be difficult for someone with decent cognitive ability  to figure out.  It's analogous to asking why a culinary school didn't teach its students the steps and ingredients to a specific recipe.  The school taught them about more general food preparation and food science skills so that they can figure out how to make a lot of specific recipes without much trouble.  They're also able to create their own recipes.So, do we want citizens with very specific skill sets that they need to get through day to day life or do we want citizens with critical thinking, problem solving, and other overarching cognitive skills that will allow them to easily acquire ANY simple, procedural skill they may come to need at any point in their lives?

Yes you can. Should you? Perhaps, but remember that the 1099 is what the IRS is going to receive. There could be differences.You may receive a 1099 which is missing basis information. You will indicate that, and use your records to fill in the missing information.My suggestion is to use the 1099, cross-referencing to your statements.

I was selected for a summer internship 2016.I tried to be very open while filling the preference form: I choose many products as my favorite products and I said I'm open about the team I want to join.I even was very open in the  location and start date to get host matching interviews (I negotiated the start date in the interview until both me and my host were happy.) You could ask your recruiter to review your form (there are very cool and could help you a lot since they have a bigger experience).Do a search on the potential team.Before the interviews,  try to find smart question that you are going to ask for the potential host (do a search on the team  to find nice and deep questions to impress your host). Prepare well your resume.You are very likely not going to get algorithm/data structure questions like in the first round. It's going to be just some friendly chat if you are lucky. If your potential team is working on something like machine learning, expect that  they are going to ask you questions about machine learning, courses related to machine learning you have and relevant experience (projects, internship). Of course you have to study that before the interview. Take as long time as you need if you feel rusty. It takes some time to get ready for the host matching (it's less than the technical interview)  but it's worth it of course.

Why can’t we reduce the amount of forms we have to fill out in our life?Very rarely does anybody have to fill out forms without a purpose, mostly because once you fill it out, somebody has to process and data entry the thing, and nobody likes doing that for pointless forms.So.. what thing that requires a form do you want to get rid of? Because you don’t just get rid of the form, you get rid of whatever that form is designed to do.You want a driver’s license or license plates? There’s going to be a form, because they can’t give you those without collecting the needed information.Do you thing getting rid of driver’s licenses or license plates is a good idea?When I take my car to a mechanic, there’s always a form to fill out, that lists among other things, the work authorized to be done, the estimated cost, and an upper cost limit they can’t exceed without further authorization (in case problems are found during the work - the additional work may cost more than the value of the car if it’s older. It also limits the ability of shady mechanics to run up the price tag with “Oh, we also had to fix this” claims.I’m personally happy to have my copy of a form that says exactly what my mechanic was supposed to do - it comes in handy if I have to sue them, The fact I have my copy in my backpack seems to keep them honest. Funny, that…Would you think getting rid of that form would be a good idea?When I moved into this apartment building a few years ago, one of the forms I had to sign was a statement by the leasing company that (a) the building was built before 1970 and (b) they were unable to guarantee that there was no lead-based paint. But that disclosure was legally required, because even today, there are *still* cases of 2 year olds finding flaking paint chips, eating them, and ending up severely messed up because it was lead-based paint, and lead is bad for growing baby brains.And although I’m old enough to be retired and wise enough to not eat paint chips, the family upstairs with the small kids is probably at least glad to have the heads-up, and call the maintenance crew at the first sign of flaking paint…Do you think it would be a good idea to let landlords claim “Oh, we told the tenants about known dangers that might be present”? Or make them keep paperwork that proved the tenants signed a form stating they were indeed told?

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Do you remember these guys?Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, RP Singh (Photo Credits left to right: Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Vimeo[1] )Surprised at what this has to do with the question? Please allow me to explain.FLASHBACKThe 700 crore Ambedkar Memorial Park at Lucknow is probably the most ambitious project among all the memorials and statues built by Mayawati Government across Uttar Pradesh. Total cost: 2,600 crore INR.In 1994 Mayawati inaugurated the Dr. BR Ambedkar Sports Complex in Lucknow. The stadium boasted of 72 crore worth of infrastructure: — 6 tennis courts, 4 basketball courts,— the only Olympic-sized swimming pool in the state at that time!— cricket ground with good seating capacity,— indoor stadium housing Table Tennis area, Badminton courts, Gymnasiums— hostels for athletes and residence for coaches;Suresh Raina, R.P. Singh and Piyush Chawla were among some of the athletes who were nurtured by the complex. It also hosted some reputed state and national level tournaments. The lush green sprawling complex also became a part of the lives of the locals who could be seen jogging, playing and witnessing sports activities.The complex’s only fault was that it shared its boundaries with an old Ambedkar Memorial which was constructed in 2003.END OF GAMESIn 2007 when Mayawati became the Chief Minister of U.P., she announced the re-construction of the old memorial into an even larger and more elaborate one. In July 2007 the complex staff and their families were given 4 hours to vacate the premises to facilitate its demolition!A legal battle ensued.[2]No prizes for guessing on who won.The officials and athletes were moved to hostels and complexes in other cities that failed to measure up to their old home. Who knows how many blooming careers got trampled that day? It was a sad time for sports in the state, whose infrastructure was already in shambles.[3]AFTERMATHIn return for their tax money the public got a brand new ‘Ambedkar Memorial’.With many Mayawati statues and her handbagMayawati ‘emblem’ with the HandbagsHandbag, Handbag, Handbag…(Image Sources [4][5])Seriously, what is with the bag?!Some of these statues are estimated to have costed 3.5–7 crores.‘The Elephant Corridor’: Featuring 62 giant elephants on either side, each of which costed around 70 lakhs each.Oh by the way.. this is her political party symbolTo be honest there are other statues as well, honoring those who worked for equality and justice - Jyotirao Phule, Narayana Guru, Birsa Munda, Shahuji Maharaj, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and others.[6]But, you now know who the star of the show was.TOURISMThe memorial has become popular, but visitors are mostly from within the city and nearby towns.A couple of Bollywood songs have been shot at this place.[7]The memorial was constructed in a posh residential area of the city, with Taj Mahal Hotel and Sahara City nearby. Due to high property rates it wasn’t lucrative for small businesses to flourish here.The memorial is not the sole cause of tourism growth. Other contributors in the vicinity include two massive green parks, a badminton academy which can hold national & international tournaments, a beautiful riverfront, theaters, shopping malls, private and government offices.[8]THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARIES?Mayawati’s assets have always been in question but she has always claimed that her wealth comes through gifts donated by faithful supporters of her party.[9]Her regime saw her brother also benefiting exponentially - from net worth of 7.5 crores to 1316 crores. That is roughly 18000% in 7 years![10]He opened several companies (5 in below pic) who received funding from a host of ‘shell’ companies, ghost investors and ‘sweetheart’ deals.[11] Whether this has any relation to the memorials and statues has NOT been established.After Mayawati’s term ended and Akhilesh Yadav’s Government took over, the police started investigating an alleged 40,000 crore statue scam.The former Lokayukta of U.P., submitted his report to former CM Akhilesh Yadav in which Mayawati was exonerated but 199 other individuals were indicted.The UP Lokayukta said that around Rs 4,188 crore was spent on the purchase and finishing of stones for the memorials, out of which around 35 percent went into the pockets of ministers, bureaucrats, politicians, contractors and engineers.In latest developments the High Court and Supreme Court have tightened their noose around Mayawati over the matter.[12] [13]The sweet irony is that the inquiry which was started by Akhilesh Yadav’s Government has come back to haunt Mayawati now, when she is all set to form a coalition with him in the upcoming Loksabha Elections.Akhilesh Yadav too is being probed under an illegal mining scam and irregularities worth 97,000 crores during his regime.[14] [15]I am no fan of statue building, but to answer the question:The Ram statue is Lord Ram’s statue and not Yogi’s statue.CSR funds for tourism and other private donations will be used to construct the statue (not taxpayer’s money). [16] Under Companies Act 2013, organizations can choose to donate these funds on a variety of projects such as education, health, water, poverty, sanitation, tourism, etc. (Below - U.P. CSR fund spending in 2017–18)[17]The State Government will be spending on the infrastructure around the statue. This is one of the several projects of Yogi’s Government for improving religious tourism in the state.[18] Given the success of Kumbh 2019, this claim may have some weight.Hopefully Yogi’s sister, who sells flowers, will not see an exponential rise in her net-worth like Mayawati’s brother.[19]Speaking of flowers…5 crore cash garlandGift Courtesy: ‘Faithful Party Supporters’Pic Courtesy: The Citizen[20](All images above without credits are from Wikipedia/Wikimedia under ‘labeled for reuse’ license)Footnotes[1] DSS Little Masters Cricket Championship[2] UP: Demolition of Ambedkar Stadium for Mayawati's dream project[3] Demolished stadium left a void hard to fill[4] UP Assembly polls: BSP banks on Mayawati’s statues for campaigning[5] Mayawati statues to be included and counted in census 2011[6] Ambedkar Memorial Park - Wikipedia[7] Ambedkar park - it doesn't get grander than this - Times of India[8] Gomti Nagar - Wikipedia[9] Mayawati pays Rs 15 crore advance tax[10] Rs 1,300 crore rise in assets of Mayawati’s brother under income tax lens[11] Massive setback to Mayawati, brother Anand Kumar’s Rs 1,300 crore wealth under IT scanner[12] Do Not Spare BSP Leaders Accused in Rs 1,420 cr Memorial Scam: Allahabad HC to UP Govt[13] Mayawati has to deposit money used for erecting her statues, BSP's symbol elephant: Supreme Court[14] Irregularities worth Rs 97,000 crore under Akhilesh Yadav government: CAG[15] Illegal mining scam: The corruption case against Akhilesh Yadav[16] Uttar Pradesh aims to tap CSR funds for 100-metre Ram Statue in Ayodhya[17] https://csr.gov.in/CSR/state.php...[18] Gurudutt Mallapur's answer to What do you think of Yogi Adityanath government's plan for a grand Ram statue in Ayodhya?[19] Meet the sister of CM Yogi Adityanath who sells flowers and lives simple life[20] Vemula Impact: Dalit-MBC Tailwind for Mayawati Campaign in UP