Admission/FA Decisions Announcements on M10

Calliemomofgirls
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:22:45 +0000

@buuzn03 ditto back to you. I love our friendship!

For anyone wondering, the Cal Newport book I recommended to Buuz is How to Be a High School Super Star, which in my opinion is a little strangely named because it talks about becoming a super star in a more organic way. In it, he discusses the importance of not throwing away 4 years of your life just trying to do everything purely to pursue college admissions. (I also recommend his book Deep Work.). I love Cal Newport’s thinking on things.
Also, I’m reading Xcellent Sheep, which is an indictment (is that too strong of a word? EDITED TO ADD: I like Gardenstategal take below that it’s a “cautionary tale.” Yes, more accurate) on elite education. Also interesting: Privilege, which is about a year spent teaching at SPS, by an SPS alum. (NB: none of these books are “anti-boarding school” at all. But they are very informative and have given me tons of context in which to navigate our path.)

Maybe grab one of these books to help M10 wait fly by?

Don’t mind me being the official OFF TOPIC POST HIJACKER this morning.
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