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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sun Jun 3rd, 2007 05:58 pm |
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| In my blog entry for today, I've tried to recreate a "game" I sometimes play with students who are having trouble identifying or prioritizing what they are looking for in a college. The purpose of the game is to help students develop a broader sense of what their "ideal college" might look like, and to also help them weigh how important various college characteristics are to them. It can be interesting to have both the child and the parent do this exercise, and then compare results -- it can often open up a good discussion about priorities. It is particularly useful with kids who have trouble making decisions -- by having to choose something, sometimes they actually find that they do have preferences they had been either unaware of or not able to express. Hope it is helpful (but please don't force your children to do this!!!) My Ideal College Game Last edited on Sun Jun 3rd, 2007 05:58 pm by CarolynLawrence
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hummingbird
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Posted: Sun Jun 3rd, 2007 11:21 pm |
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| Great idea. I would like to try this with my son if he is willing.
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PrimetimeMom
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Posted: Mon Jun 4th, 2007 02:15 am |
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Carolyn this is a very creative idea! Maybe you could market a small preprinted game? I know we'd buy it
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Posted: Mon Jun 4th, 2007 10:10 am |
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| A magnetic board would be fun.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Mon Jun 4th, 2007 04:07 pm |
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| Wow, you guys are creative! I love the idea for the magnetic board!
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Posted: Mon Jun 4th, 2007 07:56 pm |
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Facinating list. It's a great idea for beginning the college search, but it is equally useful for making that final decision!
Just reading through it is an exercise in self-awareness. I read through it imagining what my D might say, and there were quite a few that were easy to toss off. I also read through the list already knowing our end result, of course, and realized the kinds of compromises and rearranging we had to do to get there!
I think our decision process, though not this organized, did tend to follow a similar route. And I think the hard part was when each school was lacking one or two things in column A, but had most of the rest, and D had to decide what she was willing to give up. That was the point we realized that there are no perfect schools, but lots of good ones.
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Posted: Sat Jun 16th, 2007 12:52 pm |
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This list is going to be very helpful with my rising hs junior.
Thanks!
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Posted: Sun Jun 17th, 2007 01:03 am |
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| This is a fun useful exercise, that will be useful to do with my son. Thank you Carolyn.
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