Ps 1528 2011-2024 Form

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?

Paly alum who went on to Stanford here.The estimates in the other answers (~15/year per school) are accurate. There was standout year (2010) when ~25 students were admitted to Stanford from Gunn.Keep in mind though, that these numbers are artificially inflated by the fact that children of people with strong ties to Stanford are disproportionately represented among Palo Alto residents. By strong ties, I mean having parents who are major donors (i.e having a building on campus named after your family)multiple legaciesprominent/tenured faculty members.It is beyond question (there was a Palo Alto patch article quoting an ex-Stanford Admissions Officer on this subject) that such children face a very different admissions process - one that is signNowly less rigorous than that faced by so-called "unhooked" students (those without a major connection to the university).For Paly's class of 2014, of the 16 students or so admitted from Paly, around 4 of the students did not have some substantial connection to the university. Having removed the students who likely got in due to factors other than merit, it seems that Paly's track record with Stanford is no better than any other strong Bay Area high school (e.g Lynbrook/Mission San Jose). tl;dr - Sending your kid to Paly/Gunn does not confer much of an advantage in Stanford's admission process.

Hi Seth, yes, you should fill out the questionnaire. However, understand that it’s far from the best way to be recruited by that sports program, if it’s one you’re truly interested in. Many times, those questionnaires are primarily used to invite athletes to the summer camps at a college, even if the athlete isn’t qualified to play for that college.Instead, it’s best for you to prepare an email to send directly to the coaching staff (primarily the recruiting coordinator) at that university. Also, you should have a high school or club coach contact the college on your behalf to promote you and help you “get your foot in the door.”

My district has a window of time that allows students to transfer to chosen schools. Almost all transfers are accepted.There is a specific procedure to do this correctly.If the student lives in a different district, they have to officially notify that district that they are planning on going to a neighboring district. Paperwork must be signed by both districts.Please contact all the districts involved. They can help you with the steps.Each year the student must reapply for the transfer. My district only denies transfers when attendance or behavior has been an issue.

Understand that most new recruits come into the USMC never having lived on their own. They have always lived with their parents or guardians and have never had to provide for themselves. They housed you, clothed you, transported you, … etc. so your DI is charged with turning what you come in as into a mean, green, killing machine. You will learn responsibility and being part of a team. By the end of bootcamp, you will not be the same person. To prepare physically, make sure you can run 3 miles in no more than 21 or 22 minutes and do regular upper body training. Mentally, go in to bootcamp accepting the fact that as the civilian you were you’d be of no value to the Corps. Listen and learn. Be ready to take on challenges. Be ready to make the best friends of your life. Friends that can count on each other when the shit hits the fan.Semper Fi