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Snowball by Gregory Bastianelli
Published by Flame Tree Press on January 30, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Horror
A group of motorists become stranded on a lonely stretch of highway during a Christmas Eve blizzard and fight for survival against an unnatural force in the storm. The gathered survivors realize a tenuous connection among them means it may not be a coincidence that they all ended up on this highway. An attempt to seek help leads a few of the travelers to a house in the woods where a twisted toymaker with a mystical snow globe is hell bent on playing deadly games with a group of people just trying to get home for the holidays.
FLAME TREE PRESSis the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Flame Tree Press are quickly becoming my go-to purveyor of horror. Snowball is seeping in a creeping dread with amazingly strong characterisation. The snow provides the perfect backdrop in this heart attack inducing horror story. It limits your vision, your senses intensified and on red alert. The eerie quiet closes in around you, impacts your psyche and delusions start to take precedence in your mind. They take a seat and makes itself comfy, you aren't going to make it to the end without being unscathed. Prepare to feel as broken as the characters by the closing of the last page.
It's Christmas Eve in New Hampshire. A terrifying, blizzard creating snow is starting to fall. Travellers are unaware of the disastrous effects this will cause to their travel plans. We are also introduced to the snow plough driver and we see first-hand just how the snow can play tricks with your vision and your mind. Was that a deer in the road or just a figure conjured up by an overactive imagination? He took a snap decision. He came to a stop and got stuck in the snow, right up to the plough blade. The cold is going to seep into the driver's pores, rip them open and reveal a fear most palpable. It is this scene building that makes Snowball such a winner.
The cold is seeping into his bones, but he doesn't fail to notice the figure in the snow. A Snowman. A completely benign figure that represents no threat to anyone, right? Well, when did you last see a snowman with rows of razor-sharp teeth. The malice is evident, like an omen that will end your days here on earth. The scene had my stomach churning, my heart thumping at a staccato beat and my vision blurry with the nightmarish images that were flashing before my eyes.
The book title is perfect. It's poetic. It made the synapses in my brain fire quicker; my imagination was a fertile breeding ground for imagining what would happen next. As a snowball it starts small and as events take multiple turns it gathers speed, it gets bigger until it takes things out. It's unstoppable, and it will turn on you if you try. This is an immediate author I will be reading more of. He knows how to cut to the quick and his words inject icy cold fluid into every nerve ending.
Snowball is dark, claustrophobic and full of soul breaking suspense. This book blew my mind to fragments that I struggled to gather afterwards. An altogether triumphant book of original horror.
Gregory Bastianelli is the author of the novels, "Loonies" and "Jokers Club." His stories have appeared in the magazines Black Ink Horror, Sinister Tales and Beyond Centauri; the anthologies "Night Terrors II", "Cover of Darkness" and "Encounters"; and the online magazines "Absent Willow Review" and "Down in the Cellar". Gregory's novella "The Lair of the Mole People" appeared in the pulp anthology "Men & Women of Mystery Vol. II".
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire where he studied writing under instructors Mark Smith, Thomas Williams and Theodore Weesner. Gregory worked for nearly two decades at a small daily newspaper, where the highlights of his career were interviewing shock rocker Alice Cooper and B-Movie icon Bruce Campbell.
He became enchanted with the stories of Ray Bradbury as a young child, and his love of horror grew with the likes of Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell.
Gregory lives in Dover, NH, in a Colonial home built in the 1700s. He enjoys kayaking, hiking and bicycling in the summer and snowshoeing and racquetball in the winter. Along with spending time with family, he enjoys traveling … especially to Italy, where he has visited his ancestral home and relatives residing there, also hiking the Path of the Gods on the Amalfi Coast and to the top of Mount Vesuvius.
Gregory Bastianelli is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers.
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Gustafson Struggles On Day 3, But Holds On To Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Cayuga Lake
UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. —
As Jeff Gustafson struggled through a difficult Saturday at the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake, he assumed he would probably fall out of the lead.
What he didn't know is that most of the field was struggling right along with him — and despite catching five bass that weighed only 15 pounds, 4 ounces, he held on to first place with a three-day total of 64-5.
The Canadian pro will now lead the Top 10 remaining anglers into Championship Sunday with a chance to earn his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory and the $100,000 paycheck that goes with it.
"Today went by a lot quicker than the last two days when I had those big bags," said Gustafson, who started the event with catches of 23-11 and 25-6. "I'm pretty surprised to be in this position. Hopefully I can close the door and catch those big fish again like I did the first two days."
Despite his Day 3 dropoff, Gustafson has more than a 4-pound lead over second-place angler Chris Zaldain (60-0), who also struggled Saturday bringing in only 14 pounds. Minnesota pro Seth Feider caught just 15-14 and is in third with 58-11.
Gustafson was shocked to still be at the top of the standings.
"I was pretty sure I would have enough to stay in the Top 10," he said. "But I figured I'd be probably fourth or fifth and playing catchup.
"I figured there would be another parade of 20-pound bags.
Many anglers were scratching their heads about why the quality of fishing took a nosedive Saturday. But some believed a cold front that blew into the region Friday evening was at least partly to blame.
After two days of bright sunshine, conditions were cloudy and cool Saturday — and Zaldain said it seemed to upset the entire ecosystem.
"The first thing I noticed was that the start of the food chain wasn't like it was yesterday," he said. "It starts with alewives. From there, the yellow perch eat those, the white perch eat them, even the bluegill eat them.
"On all of my best spots the first two days, it seemed like the whole food chain lived there. But today those little alewives weren't there, and that just ruined a lot of the feeding activity."
Like Gustafson, Zaldain has been fishing mostly offshore structure — and he said he intends to start offshore again Sunday. But if he sees quickly that it isn't working, he plans to look elsewhere.
"I'll have to think about it tonight," he said. "I might fish a swimbait around some docks or something like that. I'm not sure what it'll be. But if my first two spots aren't cracking, I'll have to do something different."
The disappointment was obvious in Feider's voice after he weighed in 15-14 — down from 21-8 and 21-5 the first two days. He also believed Saturday's weather conditions played a role in his change of fortunes — and he's hoping the front passes quickly.
"I'm praying for sun and a South wind," he said. "I've got some stuff on the South end of the lake that I haven't fished yet because it wouldn't have been good on these days with a North wind.
"I think I can catch a big bag down there if it's sunny and the wind is blowing out of the South."
During the first two rounds, there were 28 five-bass limits brought to the scales that weighed 20 pounds or more. On Saturday, only three anglers cracked the 20-pound mark.
One of those anglers was New York native Jamie Hartman, who had the best catch of the day with 22-2. Hartman moved into fourth place with 58-9 — and considering he's already come from 10th place on the final day to win an event Lake Guntersville earlier this year, he's certainly within striking distance.
Alabama pro Scott Canterbury, who had been fishing one small spot most of the week, finally ran out of fish and brought only 9-10 to the scales. He finished 11th with 54-12, missing the Top 10 cut by only 7 ounces.
Canterbury held on to his lead in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with a total of 679 points. Florida pro Drew Cook, a rookie from Florida, is in second with 660.
Cook caught only 14-7 Saturday, but made the Sunday cut in ninth place with 55-3. He maintained his lead in the race for DICK'S Sporting Goods Rookie of the Year.
Louisiana's Derek Hudnall still holds the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week with an 8-1 largemouth.
The tournament concludes Sunday, with the Top 10 remaining pros taking off at 6:30 a.m. ET from Frontenac Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m.
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Q: What is the swift 2 equivalent to the swift 3 "string contains" function? by npn.dev Hello,
I would like to know what is the equivalent of Swift 3

mySong.contains

for Swift 2 on Xcode 7 (because I want to create an application for iPhone 4). Excuse me for my english because I am french... and google translation help me
My code :
func gettingSongName(){

    let folderURL = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: NSBundle.mainBundle().resourcePath!)

    do{

        let songPath = try NSFileManager.defaultManager().contentsOfDirectoryAtURL(folderURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: .SkipsHiddenFiles)

        for song in songPath{

            var mySong = song.absoluteString

            if mySong.contains(".mp3") { // Value of type 'String' has no member 'contains'

                let findString = mySong.components(separatedBy: "/") // Value of type 'String' has no member 'components'
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                mySong = mySong.replacingOccurrences(of: ".mp3", with: "") // Value of type 'String' has no member 'replacingOccurences'
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                print(mySong)

            }

        }

        myTableView.reloadData()

    }catch{

    }

}

thank you in advance,
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A: I am using range string method in swift 2 and Xcode 7.3.1
let string = "This is only a test"

if string.rangeOfString("only") != nil {
 print("yes")
}

Hope it will help you.

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If you lived in Zionsville during the early part of the 20th century, you may have traveled around Indiana on one of the many interurban railroad lines that sliced up the state like spokes on a wheel. Indianapolis was the hub of that wheel; the core of the Indiana's many lines of track that connected downtown Indianapolis with suburban communities and cities throughout the state.
The interurban rail cars were similar to trolley cars. They were powered by electricity from a cables that ran above the tracks. From around 1900 through the 1930s, the interurbans were state-of-the-art mass transit technology. After the depression, they were eventually replaced by a combination of affordable personal cars, buses with better route flexibility, along with better roads and highways.
Click Map of Indiana Interurban Railroad Lines to Enlarge.
The dark path of bricks down the center of Main St. in Zionsville symbolize the path of railroad tracks that previously ran through town. Here are several sources of information about the history of Zionsville and its close relationship with the interurbans and railroads.
Long Gone Zionsville branch: For specific history of Zionsville and the railroads, a good place to start is this online transcript of a conversation at Indiana Railroads, an online Hoosier railroading forum.
There Used to be a Station Right Here: This detailed article by Scott Bogren, along with several photos from the Indiana Historical Society, focuses on the Traction Terminal built in downtown Indianapolis in 1904, which was the hub of Indiana's interurban light rail system.
Interurbans: Their rise and fall across Indiana: This summary of a Hoosier History Live! radio show on WICR 88.7 provides a brief overview of the history of interurbans in Indiana.
Roadtrip: Zionsville's trains, trolleys and Main Street bricks: This brief article, also from Hoosier History Live! (second article on the page), adds a few more details about the history of Zionsville and trains—and the story of the dark bricks in the middle of Main Street.
History of Zionsville: The Village Heritage: This 3-page PDF summary of Zionsville's first 150 years (courtesy of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce) provides a few more details about the local interurban train station. This article is written by Joan P. Lyons, author of the 185-page book Rails to trails: 150 years of Zionsville, Indiana, history : a history of the town of Zionsville from its founding in 1852 to 2002 (available on Amazon.com).
The Interurban in Carmel, 1903-1938: Zionsville and Carmel share a border and much history. The interurban rail lines had a great impact on the entire Central Indiana region. This Carmel Clay Historical Society article about interurbans adds a lot of detail and flavor to the overall story of how railroads affected the development of Indiana in the 20th century.
Here are Part 1 and Part 2 of a documentary video that features rare film footage of the Indiana interurbans.
The Indiana interurban electric rail system was one of the most advance regional transportation systems in the nation during its heyday. Back then, it was easy to use public transportation to commute from town to town throughout Indiana. Today, the state is sorely lacking an equally comprehensive, affordable, and environmentally-friendly public system of urban and suburban commuter transit.
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In January, 1863, U.S. volunteer soldiers attacked the winter camp of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, slaughtering as many as 350 men, women, and children in what is believed to be the largest massacre of Native American people in U.S. history. Surviving members of the band struggled for years to keep their culture intact without a land base or federal recognition as a tribe, which finally occurred in 1980. In 2003, 140 years after the massacre, the band's sense of its history and identity advanced significantly when TPL purchased 19 acres of the massacre site, along with a seven-acre buffer, and presented it to the tribe. The land had been used for years as cattle pasture. The American West Heritage Center, in Wellsville, Utah, worked with TPL to raise funds for the land's return, which was celebrated at a gathering of band members and supporters.
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The 1982 Ballon d'Or winner has passed away at the age of 64. In the same year, Rossi led Italy to the world title by beating Germany in the final. So far, there has only been speculation about the cause of death.
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The Best Legal Movies That Every Law Student Should Watch
By Evan Jones on	 February 23, 2014 1L Year, Pre-Law
Here we list the best movies of all time related to the law, including the only two films that really place law school itself front and center.
If you asked screenwriters to name the top ten least interesting settings for a movie, I bet law school would make the list. It's after law school that, in fiction at least, lawyers become interesting. That said, a few movies have managed to make learning the law into something worth filming, and we've got 'em on the list. The rest are about lawyers, who everyone knows make great movie material.
With that in mind, we give you the best law school and law movies of all time. If there is something you think has been unfairly omitted from the list, let us know in the comments. We'll immediately fix any glaring oversights.
THE BEST LAW SCHOOL MOVIES
LEGALLY BLONDE (2001)
This is a really feel good comedy about a girl who ditches the California sorority lifestyle to pursue her ex-boyfriend through the halls of Harvard Law. Along the way, her priorities get a serious readjustment. Reese Witherspoon is seriously charming as Elle Woods, and it's unsurprising that Woods has become the spirit animal of many soon to be law students.
Best Law Movie Quote: "I feel comfortable using legal jargon in everyday life." [someone whistles at her]"I object!"
While the movie is certainly an over the top kind of comedy, it's actually hews pretty close to reality in how it presents law school and the admissions process. We even get a glimpse of Elle Woods prepping really hard for the LSAT. You'll have to buckle down as well if you want her score, a 179.
Fun fact: they were going to film have it set at UChicago rather than Harvard until the UChicago declined due to the scene where a professor places his hand on a student's leg. Given what a cultural touchstone the film has become, I'm betting my Alma Mater regrets letting Harvard steal the show.
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The Paper Chase (1973)
This is really the only serious flick about law school life. It's brooding and intense, perfectly capturing the dynamic between law professor and student. The movie is worth watching just for actor John Houseman's academy award winning performance as Professor Kingsfield. Every school still has a professor that knows how to absolutely terrify the 1Ls — for us at UChicago, that was Richard "The Hammer" Helmholz. The Paper Chase's Professor Kingsfield is like a distillation every one of these scary Arch-villain type professors.
Best Law Movie Quote: "Mr. Hart, you're still not speaking loud enough. Will you stand? Speak louder, Mr. Hart! Fill the room with your intelligence!"
I doubt you'll run into any professor quite as intimidating as Kingsfield, but the movie is still instructive: if watching makes you want to be 500 miles away from a classroom situation like that, you might want to rethink those law school plans! Also, while the depiction of the socratic method may be exaggerated, the movie is deadly accurate in showing what studying for finals is like. Law school finals are all-consuming! The Paper Chase on Amazon
Rounders (1993)
Actually my favorite of the movies about law students, this movie features Matt Damon as a poker shark turned law student, forced to crawl back into the New York City poker underworld to save a dead-beat friend. It's not a truly great movie by any means but it has some stellar moments –particularly memorable is John Malkovich an eccentric gangster Teddy KGB, giving a performance that helped elevate the film to a cult status (or at least a bro favorite).
There isn't a whole lot of lawyering or law-studenting in here, but is that really such a bad thing? It's a great one to watch 1L year when you don't want to think too much.
Okay, I think that covers the only three movies in history to depict a law school study group hard at work. If I missed any, please let me know in the comments. On to the actual lawyer movies! Rounders on Amazon
THE BEST LAW MOVIES
If Elle is the patron saint of all fun-turned-serious law students, than Vinny is for the slackers who still want to be lawyers. IRL, the chances that someone like Vinny would survive 3 years of law school are slim, but I suppose anything is possible with tenacity (Vinny passes his bar on the 6th try). Despite that, the movie's portrayal of courtroom procedure is actually incredibly accurate (the director, a law student himself, insisted on getting it right).
Best Law Movie Quote: Hey, Honey. Where'd you read about all that disclosure shit?
The main reason to watch this though is the chemistry between Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. Tomei especially is hilarious, and this is the kind of movie you can watch over and over again. I'm also guessing it set a record at the time for most f-words in a movie. My Cousin Vinny on Amazon
This is the "you can't handle the truth" movie. If you can name a better example of a explosive trial confession, please, the floor is yours. You won't be able to. This smouldering courtroom drama probably directly spawned about a hundred subsequent lawyer shows and movies.
Best Law Movie Quote: "I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm? "Objection." "Overruled." "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."
I might actually just have to stop writing and watch this now, so excuse me. Jack Nicholson is great, as always. A Few Good Men on Amazon
Michael Clayton (2008)
I really put this one in not only because it's just a fantastic movie (maybe the best on this list so far), but also because it gets the big scary corporation feel right, increasing the appeal for soon to be corporate lawyers. It's also the most "existential" of our offerings today, and should perfectly equip the law student of today to have career-killing crisis of conscience 20 years down the road.
Best Law Movie Quote: "Michael, I have great affection for you and you live a very rich and interesting life, but you're a bag man not an attorney."
George Clooney stars, and does a pretty damn good job, alongside some great supporting roles (this movie was the only film up for multiple acting awards at the 2008 oscars). Cerebral and chilling, it's a much watch. Michael Clayton on Amazon (2008)
The Verdict (1982)
There has been 100s of movies about washed-up lawyers, but this has to be among the greats. Frank Galvin (played by Paul Newman) emerges from a haze of alcohol and moral ambiguity to correct a grave injustice.
Best Law Movie Quote: You know, so much of the time we're just lost. We say, "Please, God, tell us what is right; tell us what is true." And there is no justice: the rich win, the poor are powerless.
Note that this one isn't very concerned with accurate depiction of courtroom proceedings. In some ways, I think that makes it more fun for a law student. At any rate, this is a good one to feed your inner idealist.
The Verdict on Amazon
An obligatory addition to the list, since most lawyers idolize Atticus Finch. Gregory Peck's Finch earned recognition from the American Film Institute as the "Greatest Hero of American Film"
Best Law Movie Quote:I don't know if it will help saying this to you… some men in this world are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us… your father is one of them.
Being on the right side of history is never easy, yet I would argue it's a lawyer's duty.
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pam on July 29, 2015 7:12 pm
Love Story! Not just about a dying girl… it's about Harvard Law too.
Peg Cheng on February 2, 2015 7:12 pm
Glad to see that My Cousin Vinny, The Verdict, and To Kill a Mockingbird all made your list. Awesome movies.
Evan, you should definitely watch Twelve Angry Men again! It is a brilliant, suspenseful movie. Hard to do when the story takes place all in just one room. It's fascinating to watch. Highly recommended.
I also agree with the first comment that Erin Brockovich should be added. Great movie!
Olga on December 7, 2014 4:39 pm
I'm surprised you didn't include Conviction. Great movie and a true story!
I also really like How to get away with murder 🙂 It's not a movie, but a TV show, but it's about law school
SG on November 19, 2014 10:33 am
What about "Inherit the Wind" (the original, not the remake)? It's a great courtroom drama but also just an objectively good film if you're a film nerd.
Akinola on March 9, 2014 5:05 pm
I like this neat collection. Gonna watch the ones am missing out on. I wanna ask if you've seen 'A civil action' by Travolta. Pretty much enjoyed it; got me thinking about civil law.
Great job Evan and Josh…as always
Andre on February 25, 2014 3:19 pm
Why oh why is Fracture with Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins not listed here, Evan? If you haven't seen it, I would highly recommend you check it out. Should be on Netflix.
Christy on February 24, 2014 7:32 pm
I commented just because A Few Good Men is what got me through a particularly difficult LSAT burnout period in December. I've watched it at least 3 times since then!
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mike on August 16, 2017 7:59 am
you are an enormous loser
sophiesoap.SF on June 9, 2017 9:40 pm
I just watched it last night, it was so good. 🙂
Footloose!(both original and remake) on February 24, 2014 5:13 pm
Big city kid from Chicago convinces a small town to get rid of a law against dancing. Definitely should be on the list.
Legally Blonde 2 on February 24, 2014 3:50 am
Legally Blonde 2 I thought was surprisingly good. Storyline is not likely in real life but movie offers great lessons on backstabbing and how lawyers can overcome tough circumstances to make a difference.
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Twelve Angry Men, Philadelphia, Amistad, Devil's Advocate, Erin Brockovich, The Rainmaker, Chicago
Evan Jones on February 23, 2014 11:55 pm
I don't recall being enamored of twelve angry men, but I was in eighth grade when I watched it so I'll have to give it a second chance. I know everyone thinks highly of it. The rest all almost certainly belong on here, so I'll add them when I get a chance.
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M.N.: Trump is very scared, and he lies as always. My advice: Resign and write Three Volume CONFESSION: you will make more money than in your entire life. Or I will write it for you. Maybe, that's what the game is about? | Trump presents a false choice between investigations and prosperity in State of the Union | Schumer says Trump's warning about congressional investigations show 'he's scared' | House panel expected to send Russia transcripts to Mueller - 11:44 AM 2/6/2019
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"The State of the Union took place with "Mueller's investigation grinding inexorably forward" in the background, and though "the state of the union is strong … the same cannot be said for the state of Mr Trump's presidency," the Economist notes."
"Federal prosecutors in recent weeks have been interviewing witnesses about the flow of foreign money to three powerful law and lobbying firms recruited seven years ago by Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Manafort allegedly brought the firms on board to improve the image of the Russia-aligned president of Ukraine Viktor F. Yanukovych; Manafort has already pleaded guilty to various charges related to his lucrative work on behalf of Yanukovych, Kenneth P. Vogen explains at the New York Times."
"Iran has warned Israel of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continues attacking targets in Syria. Israel has repeatedly attacked Iranian targets in Syria; in a meeting yesterday with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem in Tehran, Secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the Israeli attacks violated Syria's territorial integrity and were "unacceptable," Al Jazeera reports.
U.S.-led airstrikes continue. U.S. and coalition forces carried out 645 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria between Jan. 13 and Jan. 26. [Central Command]"
"Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late yesterday in an apparent bid to reassert his authority, as Washington accelerates its negotiations with the Taliban militants and separate talks unfold in Moscow without the involvement of the Afghan government. Rahim Faiez reports at the AP."
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President Trump attempted to convey a message of bipartisan unity in his State of the Union Address last night, but indicated that he would continue to push for his "hard-line" immigration policies. In a nationally televised speech. Trump presented himself as a leader who could work across party lines even as he pressed lawmakers to build the long-promised border wall on the southern border rejected by Congressional Democrats, Peter Baker reports at the New York Times.
"This is a smart … strategic … see-through steel barrier—not just a simple concrete wall," Trump said of his promised wall, adding "it will be deployed in the areas identified by border agents as having the greatest need." Should Congress fail to act, "I'll get it built" in any event, the president vowed, Rebecca Ballhaus and Peter Nicholas report at the Wall Street Journal.
Trump lashed out against what he described as "ridiculous partisan investigations," as House Democrats prepare a range of probes into his administration. "An economic miracle is taking place in the U.S. and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations," Trump said, adding: "if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation … it just doesn't work that way;" Trump did not specifically mention special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian electoral interference and alleged collusion with the Trump campaign, Morgan Chalfant reports at the Hill.
Trump announced that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this month, revealing that he would hold the second meeting with Kim in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28 following their landmark summit last year. Trump proclaimed that his election had prevented war with North Korea: "if I had not been elected president of the U.S., we would right now . . . be in a major war with North Korea with potentially millions of people killed … much work remains to be done, but my relationship with Kim Jong-un is a good one," Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver report at the Financial Times.
The president claimed that his administration had accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan, and would be able to reduce U.S. troops there as negotiations advance to end America's longest war. "Great nations do not fight endless wars," Trump said, also claiming that U.S. troops had nearly defeated Islamic State group militants in Syria and it was time to bring soldiers home, Reuters reports.
Trump also took aim at Iran – calling the country "the world's leading state sponsor of terror" and accusing its leaders of doing "bad, bad things." Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded in a message posted on Twitter today, claiming "U.S. hostility has led it to support dictators, butchers & extremists who've only brought ruin to our region," also contesting Trump's accusations that Iran has assisted in the coordination of anti-Semitic attacks, The Daily Beastreports.
Democrats yesterday rejected Trump's calls for bipartisanship, with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicting Trump was going to just take his annual break from "364 days of the year dividing us and sowing a state of disunion." Michael Scherer provides an account of the Democratic response at the Washington Post.
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An account of the most "evocative" moments from the president's Address last night is provided by Miles Parks at NPR.
If Trump truly cared about bipartisan cooperation "he would have committed not to declare a phony state of emergency in order to build his wall against congressional wishes," the Washington Post editorial board writes.
The State of the Union took place with "Mueller's investigation grinding inexorably forward" in the background, and though "the state of the union is strong … the same cannot be said for the state of Mr Trump's presidency," the Economistnotes.
Trump's State of the Union was the speech of a president losing his grip on power, Edward Luce comments at the Financial Times, predicting that "Trump will bill the [2020 presidential] election as a battle between him and a socialist" and the election "will take place against the backdrop of a missing wall."
The "dizzying and even disorienting" nature of Trump's State of Union was a deliberate strategy aiming to reconnect Trump the candidate and Trump the president, John F. Harris argues at POLITICO, commenting that "Trump recognizes the potential damage he incurred by offering to "own" the federal government shutdown and that being seen as the leader of an unpopular establishment party sacrifices the insurgent and outsider nature of his own brand."
A fact-checker for last night's speech is provided at the New York Times.
U.S. envoy to North Korea Stephen Biegun arrived in Pyongyang today, aiming to sort out "crucial details" for a nuclear summit meeting in Vietnam between President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, scheduled for three week's time. Biegun reportedly arrived around the time that Trump announced during his State of the Union Address that he and Kim will meet for the second time on Feb. 27-28, Choe Sang-Hun reports at the New York Times.
South Korea welcomed Trump's announcement of the upcoming meeting with Kim, expressing hope today that the leaders can build on their first meeting to make "more specific and substantial progress" this time round. The presidential Blue House also noted important symbolism of Vietnam as the choice of venue: "Vietnam and the U.S. used to point guns and knives at each other but have now become friends," presidential spokesperson Kim Eui-keum told a news conference, adding "we expect Vietnam to be a perfectly suitable backdrop to a new history to be written between North Korea and the U.S." Simon Denver and Min Joo Kim report at the Washington Post.
North Korea is reportedly working to protect its nuclear and missile stockpiles from military strikes, according to U.N. monitors. The monitors sent a confidential report to a 15-member U.N. Security Council sanctions committee, in which they claim that they had "found evidence of a consistent trend on the part of [North Korea] to disperse its assembly, storage and testing location," Tal Axelrod reports at the Hill.
The panel of experts that compiled the report was established following several U.N. Security Council resolutionsaimed at pressuring Pyongyang into ceasing nuclear tests and missile launches. Richard Roth reports at CNN.
Pope Francis yesterday expressed a potential willingness to mediate a peaceful resolution to the political fallout in Venezuela if he were asked to do so by both President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaidó. "We are always willing," said Francis on the papal plane returning to Rome from Abu Dhabi, on his return from the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, acknowledging that Maduro had sent him a letter which he said he has yet to read, Jason Horowitz reports at the New York Times.
Venezuela's opposition-dominated congress yesterday said it will hold new elections as soon as possible within a year— once Maduro is ousted from power. Meanwhile, Venezuela's socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello also threatened to hold early legislative elections that could empty Congress of its opposition representatives, accusing the opposition of taking direction from the U.S.; "we won't skip a beat," Cabello said, adding "we have no doubt that the imperialism governs the Venezuelan right wing," Scott Smith reports at the AP.
The U.S. has sent food and medicine to Colombia's border with Venezuela, U.S. officials announced yesterday, although it is still unclear how the aid will get past the objections of Maduro, who has previously blocked shipments. A senior U.S. administration official said it was up to Guaidó to decide when and how to move the supplies into the country, adding "we will seek to help him to do so by whatever means possible," Reuters reports.
It is by backing Guaidó that "governments throughout the Americas and the world will make clear that democracy and the people's will prevail over demagoguery and repression," Irwin Cotler and Brandon Silver argue at Foreign Policy.
N.A.T.O.
President Trump is expected to visit the U.K. in December, after N.A.T.O. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that leaders of the military alliance would meet there for a summit. "I am pleased to announce that allies have agreed that the next meeting of N.A.T.O. heads of state and government will take place in London in December 2019," Stoltenberg said in a statement, adding: "we are grateful to the United Kingdom for agreeing to host this meeting in N.A.T.O.'s 70th anniversary year… the U.K. was one of the alliance's 12 founding members and continues to play a key role in the alliance, making essential contributions to our shared security," the Press Association reports.
Macedonia today took a substantial step toward becoming the 30th member of N.A.T.O. In a move that marked the end of a longstanding dispute with Greece over the country's name, Stoltenberg and Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov led an "accession protocol" signing ceremony at the alliance's Brussels headquarters; "this is a historic occasion," Stoltenberg told N.A.T.O. country envoys, adding "we have waited for you to join our family for a long time," Lorne Cook and Konstantin Testorides report a the AP.
An analysis of the implications of Macedonia's name-change and its progress toward N.A.T.O. membership is provided by Una Hajdari at the New York Times.
Federal prosecutors in recent weeks have been interviewing witnesses about the flow of foreign money to three powerful law and lobbying firms recruited seven years ago by Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Manafort allegedly brought the firms on board to improve the image of the Russia-aligned president of Ukraine Viktor F. Yanukovych; Manafort has already pleaded guilty to various charges related to his lucrative work on behalf of Yanukovych, Kenneth P. Vogen explains at the New York Times.
Head of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is scheduling a markup of acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker's subpoena ahead of his slated appearance on Capitol Hill, claiming the pre-emptive move is motivated by an "abundance of caution." Nadler has taken other steps to prevent Whitaker from avoiding answering particular questions centering around the Mueller probe by sending him a series of questions in advance; Nadler stated in a letter late last month said that Whitaker should consult with the White House on those questions because the committee "will not accept your declining to answer any question on the theory that the President may want to invoke his privileges in the future," Olivia Beavers reports at the Hill.
Russia announced yesterday that it is planning to develop two new land-based missile launch systems in response to President Trump's announcement last week that the U.S. will pull out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (I.N.F.) Moscow reportedly intends to develop the systems by 2021 in order to counter U.S. developments in its missile capabilities, Tal Axelrod reports at the Hill.
Iran has warned Israel of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continues attacking targets in Syria. Israel has repeatedly attacked Iranian targets in Syria; in a meeting yesterday with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem in Tehran, Secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the Israeli attacks violated Syria's territorial integrity and were "unacceptable," Al Jazeera reports.
U.S.-led airstrikes continue. U.S. and coalition forces carried out 645 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria between Jan. 13 and Jan. 26. [Central Command]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late yesterday in an apparent bid to reassert his authority, as Washington accelerates its negotiations with the Taliban militants and separate talks unfold in Moscow without the involvement of the Afghan government. Rahim Faiez reports at the AP.
U.N. Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths told the country's warring parties yesterday that rapid implementation of a prisoner swap deal would help advance efforts at a political settlement. Griffiths said the task of finalizing a list of the thousands of prisoners should be completed by the end of three days of talks in Amman between representatives from the Saudi-backed government and the Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels, Reuters reports.
What does Trump do during his "executive time?" Michael D'Antonio provides an analysis at CNN.
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She said in a statement Wednesday morning: "President Trump's pledge to end the HIV epidemic within 10 years is encouraging, but it is difficult to reconcile this statement with his Administration's systematic assault on the HIV community – including undermining access to affordable health insurance and HIV drugs; cutting funds for HIV research; and attacking LGBTQ+ people...A pathway exists for the President to end the HIV epidemic, but he cannot reach this goal by alienating the very communities most affected by it. Any legitimate plan must begin by righting these wrongs."
A West Virginia woman has been indicted on charges she threatened to kill Donald Trump.
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A federal grand jury in Wheeling on Tuesday indicted 25-year-old Taryn Corrinne Henthorn of Middlebourne.
Prosecutors say Henthorn made the threat on Facebook and elsewhere last month.
Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, mixing a rhetorical call for unity with a hard line on issues like immigration and abortion, and getting in a shot at "ridiculous partisan investigations," which he claimed could ruin the economy.
Democrats are unsurprisingly unimpressed. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday morning on CNN that Trump "was like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
Nancy Pelosi's withering reactions to Trump's State of the Union address are going viral Business InsiderNancy Pelosi's clap for Donald Trump during his State of the Union address, as well as her stack of paper and eye-roll, have gone viral.
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The Senate minority leader responded to the president's threat not to work with House Democrats if there are 'ridiculous' probes.
Last night Donald Trump gave a State of the Union address that was chaotically all-over-the-place. For all his partisan rhetoric, childish boasting, and absurd lies, most of this speech will soon be forgotten. But Trump made one remark, in a clear cut attempt at getting himself off the legal hook, that'll probably be remembered by the history books – and not for the reasons Trump might have been hoping.
Donald Trump didn't even bother yelling "witch hunt" or "no collusion" during his speech, perhaps because he realizes it's too late for those kinds of chants to help him. Instead he took a different approach, busting out this failed attempt at a catchy slogan: "If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation." In so doing, Trump gave away his new strategy.
Now that the Democrats have control of the investigative power in the House, even as Robert Mueller and the SDNY are expanding their criminal investigations into Donald Trump's life of corruption, Trump is now counting on "investigation fatigue." If enough moderates and non-political types get tired of there being too many investigations into all things Trump, perhaps it'll work to Trump's favor. The trouble is that another famous criminal, and a much smarter one at that, already tried this strategy – and famously failed.
During his 1974 State of the Union address, Richard Nixon placed his bets on investigation fatigue when he declared that "One year of Watergate is enough." How well did that strategy work out for him? That same year he ended up resigning. Donald Trump keeps copycatting every mistake Nixon made on his way down. Is it out of some slavish desire to fail, or are these merely the default steps that criminal politicians take when they're not very good at being criminals? Either way, Trump just gave away that he's now down to invoking Nixon's final strategy – the one that finished him off.
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WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon Raises $3.3 Million
More than $3.3 million raised for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Entercom Sports WEEI/Boston, NESN (New England Sports Network), the Boston Red Sox, and the Jimmy Fund noted that the 2014 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon raised more than $3.3 million for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The two-day event featuring personal stories from patients and Dana-Farber care providers and researchers has raised more than $37 million since its inception in 2002.
The event was broadcast live from Fenway Park Aug. 19th and 20th, from 6a to midnight. The event included commentary from several Red Sox players including David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, and 2014 Jimmy Fund Co-Captains Will Middlebrooks and David Ross. Celebrities including actor Michael Chiklis, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, Boston Bruins Owner Jeremy Jacobs, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, and former Bruins forward Shawn Thornton appeared or phoned-in to lend their support on air.
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Guest opinion: How do we define success for high school students?
The recent discussions surrounding the educational pressures in Palo Alto beg an important question: What does a successful student look like in our community? How do we define success in high school, and does that answer differ from how we should be defining it for our students?
The education system was developed to prepare our kids for life in the real world. It is meant to equip our students with the skills they need to find their success. However, when we look at how we have defined success for our students, and how success is defined in the real world, there is a vast discrepancy that leaves our students unprepared.
In her guest opinion "The sorrows of young Palo Altans," Palo Alto High School student Carolyn Walworth exposed this disconnect between the professional world and the education system. She states that she and her high school peers are "lifeless bodies in a system that breeds competition, hatred, and discourages teamwork and genuine learning."
In society, collaboration, empathy, teamwork and innovation are highly valued, yet Carolyn and her peers are conditioned to believe the opposite. We Palo Altans live in a community where our motto could arguably be "think different," yet we have allowed our education system to discourage imperfect thinking.
Global thought leaders and people we hold in high regard professionally, such as Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Oprah, have all had their opinions on what it means to be successful. One common theme is failure and the resulting growth opportunities. According to Elon Musk, "Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough." Richard Branson even has a list of his top 10 quotes on failure.
When failure is a growth opportunity and a highly supported feat in the real world, why is it punished in high school and college? Our students fear failure and consider it to be avoided at all costs. How do we expect our kids to grow if they are conditioned to think that perfection is the route to success?
The gap between these two definitions of success is widening. I hear painful stories from students I work with about their "transition to the real world." They're told, "Get out there," "Show your value," and "Find your path," but not taught how to actually do it. Students discuss their struggle with networking due to their fear of rejection, their inability to understand or communicate their value and their confusion regarding their interests. Students share their feelings of helplessness, of being ill-prepared for life after school, and of anxiety that comes from not knowing. This transition would not be so painful if our education system focused on equipping our students with the skills necessary to thrive in the real world.
I clearly remember my professor's response three years ago when I told her I would miss 50 minutes of class once a month for my professional pursuits (I had launched an idea and was managing it as a full-time student). She laughed and told me college was not part time, and for every two hours of class, I was required to do four hours of homework. She discouraged my professional efforts, because in the existing system, I could not succeed professionally while also succeeding academically. Why are our students expected to spend countless hours outside of school on homework, and little to no time exploring and creating their successes?
Imagine if students had the opportunity to learn what it takes to thrive independently, to be DO-ers and understand failure, to be able to communicate their strengths and acquire opportunities.
Through my line of work, I have seen the impact professional experiences can have on students. I have seen how a 15-year-old's self-confidence and motivation can skyrocket when she applies the networking skills taught to her and receives a positive email response from a CEO she admires. It is remarkable how a meaningful mentorship, one that was acquired by a 17-year-old and not something he was "placed" into, can provide a sense of direction and accountability that applies to a path beyond high school or college.
While I commend the Palo Alto Unified School District and certain districts around the country for implementing programs of this sort, I do not believe that the mindset surrounding these programs is effective. The programs must represent the real world accurately, and cannot be seen as simple "resume boosters." We cannot simply place students into internships or mentorships; we all know that nothing is handed to us in the real world. We need to teach our students how to explore their interests, and empower them to acquire opportunities independently. We need to let it be OK if a student does not enjoy an internship in a field that he or she so desperately wanted a career in. Cross it off the list and you are one step closer to discovering your true interests. Without this change of mindset, we are stuck in a system where a deceptive definition of success prevails.
It breaks my heart to hear that Carolyn and the many other students I have spoken with do not feel a sense of accomplishment or nostalgia when they look back at their high school and college years. These eight years should not be miserable. They should not lead to unemployment, helplessness and debt. We need to create a learning environment that provides students with real world experiences, and empowers them to create their own success by failing, learning and moving forward. Let's give students the opportunity to look back at these years with nostalgia and gratitude for some of the most meaningful experiences.
Shireen Jaffer is a 2011 graduate of Palo Alto High School and a 2014 University of Southern California grad. She is the founder of Skillify and can be reached at shireen@skillifynow.com.
Academic success is only one type of success. There are many other successes in life that can be strived for.
I am reminded of the old proverb "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Dullness to me is not a sign of success. We are raising so many gray adults, carbon copies of each other. The fact that one might outshine another is a race to nowhere and one just inching ahead of a gray pack is not success.
For my own kids, I hope that they make peace with their maker, that they strive to find their own place in the world, that they find a passion that makes them feel they are alive and have dreams that come into fruition. I hope that they find a soulmate to marry and spend the rest of their lives with. I hope they have children and become good parents first and good employees (or business leaders) second. I hope that they strive to make the world a better place and find their place in it. I hope that they find their own way rather than become sheep.
This to me would be success for my kids.
My reaction to this essay was that it demonstrates what it decries. It is an interesting example of the purported/intended message not being what may be the actual take-away.
Notice the example of a 15-year-old getting a response from a CEO (paragraph 10). Although the author presents this as a "success", for most students it will be unachievable, and consequently a "failure".
The author also has a bias for personal networking, as can be seen in the content of this essay and her professional choices. Although the essay cites "Find your path", its content is advocacy for a particular path--prioritization of networking skills--that is ill-suited to many students' personalities, aptitudes and interests.
The author's reaction to a professor about skipping class (paragraph 8) is also contrary to the purported message. Notice that the professor is not only concerned about the author missing class, but her not having time to do the homework required to be successful. The author fails to understand that message, and not only doesn't see the problem with her choice to overload herself but to advocate it. This is something that comes up over and over in the discussions of stresses on current Palo Alto high school students.
Finally, the underlying tenor of the article is that of a motivation speaker or a presentation by a sales rep, which is not surprising given the apparent business orientation of the author. However, there is a disconnect between a presentation that seeks to be pleasing/safe while claiming it is important to take risks.
@Doug Moran - Your comment "not only concerned about the author missing class, but her not having time to do the homework required to be successful" SO misses the author's point. In this case, missing class is incidental - and she IS successful, even with missing 50 minutes of class a month. Do you not see how silly that sounds?
Ms. Jaffer - congratulations on your accomplishments! It looks like you graduated USC in 3 years AND started a company that will not only make you happy but also help others. I really like that one of your goals is for students to get experience in something that matters to them and not just something that will pad their college resume (unlike many of the "internships" and "trips to help those less fortunate" funded by parents of some of your classmates.) I am very proud of you!
@Palo Alto Mom: "@Doug Moran - Your comment "not only concerned about the author missing class, but her not having time to do the homework required to be successful" SO misses the author's point. In this case, missing class is incidental - and she IS successful, even with missing 50 minutes of class a month. Do you not see how silly that sounds?"
There is no evidence that Ms Jaffer *was* successful in that class. She probably got credit for the course, but did she learn the material? Her attitude suggests that she probably didn't, possibly because all she wanted from the course was to "get her ticket punched" rather than learn the material.
So you seem to be saying that she is to be judged "successful" because she succeeded at those things that she didn't fail at. To quote you "Do you not see how silly that sounds?"
@doug moran - Ms. Jaffer IS a success because she founded a meaningful business that helps others. Whether she was successful in any particular class is incidental.
The fact is that schools have pursued a policy for many years, designed to "raise test scores at any cost".
The cost is: kids are loaded down with insane, abusive amounts of stress, and for a huge percentage of kids, this stress causes self-harm, drug addiction, cutting, suicide, and misery.
The schools are out of control and can't stop themselves. The administrators turn a blind eye...they know the problem, but cannot admit to it. The citizens of Palo Alto are mostly oblivious or busy debating airy-fairy non-solutions. Senior citizens who went to school 40 years ago have zero conception of what's really happening.
The net result is, nothing gets fixed, the kids continue to be abused and their lives crushed. Parents watch helplessly, no power to intervene.
Or, like me, parents yank their kids out of the system and send them to private school. It's cheaper than paying for the psych ward.
People wonder why kids get hooked on drugs like Heroin or Amphetimines. Simple. Because their high schools make them take ADHD meds or antidepressants, and this leads directly to harder drug abuse in college.
No success is possible without parents letting go of the "every kid needs to go to college" dogma. Some kids aren't academically inclined, but make one hell of a builder. Are the a failure for not going to college or a success for excelling at a skills?
College, especially ivy leagues, offer empty vessels empty promises.
What I am continually struck by is how everyone these days seems to feel liberated to share the opinion that their way is the only way or definition of success. Academic success is not the only path to success in life, or even a sure path, but it IS a perfectly valid path. Maybe not for everyone, but certainly no less valid than developing "networking" skills. For me personally, spending 24 hours straight in a physics lab or completing a terms' worth of computer programming assignments in 2 days was tough and character building as was running a marathon. "Networking", not so much, except for screwing around with the early ARPANET. Striving to be the best you can be at almost any endeavor has great value as well as knowing what you are good at or motivated by. I was talking to a parent tonight at a PALL game and they said that PALY high school is as hard as your student makes it. Its the parents' responsibility to help guide their children to chose their own path. High school can be many things to many people , depending upon what they bring into it. A definition of success can never be imposed externally and thats one of the most valuable lessons to teach your children.
"Our students fear failure and consider it to be avoided at all costs." ... wouldn't that be in large part to messages the parents are giving, not the schools? In fact , I really have a fear with my own child that the schools themselves are giving too much touchy/feely messages in the lower grades that no one's feelings should ever be hurt and this leaves them unprepared for high school, college, and the real world after. Its not fair !!! huh?
With all the changes to improve the climate in our schools, at Gunn parents night presentation counselors were explaining to parents that if your child is lowering grades from A to B, if sports are on the way to an As, still allow the student this 'balance', etc . I was thinking about the academic base line for each individual student. It's not always an A or B. There are very respectful Cs, and kids work hard for those grades too. Many freshman students are failing Gunn (some grades were corrected with the outside tutoring). Kids who stayed in the system since kindergarten. As long as we will put emphasis on grades and not effort, as long as the school will worship only high achievers, kids will feel stressed and disconnected with the school.
I think this essay makes some very valid points. I agree with virtually everything it says. Thank you for making the effort to say what needed to be said.
The problem is that our system relies too much on constantly grading kids. Imagine grading a composer every few days during a hard season of trying to struggle with what becomes a master work. Even if the work is magnificent in the end, the average grade for most of those days would flunk the composer out, even assuming the thing could be completed while the composer tried every few days to please the grader. Who is this grading for? For the needs of the student, or the graders (all the adults, from teachers on up)? I think it has become the latter.
If flunking the composer out then costs said composer a host of future opportunities, the composer might have been better off on his/her own with some software or even just a musical instrument and the time to dream. Maybe it's no mistake that so many modern success stories come from those who chose between school and building a company..
The world is changing. Public Education must change or it will do less well than it could in the face of many of the disruptions other industries faced when they refused to face the music. We hear about innovating all the time, but our administrators fundamentally misunderstand what real innovation is and try overtly to crush it and the makings of it. Innovation doesn't come packaged nicely as some copacetic lightbulb moment for the yessiest of yesmen. Necessity is the mother of invention - those who have needs not being served by the current system, the malcontents - as research shows, not just the malcontents, but those who are expecting benefits from innovation to solve problems and willing to stick their necks out and do something no one else would. You can't exactly have innovation in a system controlled by people who think their reputation rests on a perception that there are never problems or mistakes (and that people who try to air or fix problems should be retaliated against and suppressed), and that reputation for the administrators' sake is to be regarded as above what's best for students and families.
The mark of excellence is not a place without mistakes or problems, it's a place that learns from, and fixes (in keeping with values like honesty, openness, and integrity), a place that innovates and strives to be the best rather than protecting appearances over substance.
For many kids, the grades are an impediment to their success. Imagine if Beethovan had been graded for comportment, penmanship, and organization (or let's face it, even for composing - he was very innovative).
One of my favorite teachers had a poster in her office stating "lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part;" oh how I used to hate that poster and its message that I am not the center of the Universe!
I also felt immense guilt seeing that message when I was in her office for the sake of begging for a due date extension, or taking a make up test after "being sick" (aka manipulating the system for the sake of an extra day to study). I felt like that poster was calling Me out in particular, but in retrospect, being flaky and clever was not just my MO alone- it is a mindset endemic to adolescents. Maturing beyond that mentality is how I would define success for high school students.
As I got older, and made my way through undergraduate and graduate studies, that once-hated poster's slogan became my motto. If we take away the snide undertones the message can be reworded as "be accountable to yourself; responsibility builds esteem for self and earns respect from others." That is the most generalized way to define success - not what one achieves but how one goes about achieving it.
Thank goodness I grew up when I did. We had a well rounded educational opportunity to become prepared for life as a responsible adult. You were encouraged to think for yourself and everyone was not forced into a tiny (but PC) mold.
You have not accumulated a six figure student loan debt.
"My reaction to this essay was that it demonstrates what it decries. It is an interesting example of the purported/intended message not being what may be the actual take-away." Doug's quote also describes Challenge Success.
How about getting rid of the GPA? School shouldn't be seen as a game with a goal of getting a high score.
Instead, set the kids free and let them work on projects that relate directly to real life markets. Let them apply skills and learning immediately to creative and profitable endeavors.
We are now going to school in order to learn, build things and work for money. We are not going to school to acquire faux credits and faux scores.
The media and technology is rapidly changing us. Time to end the school lie. End grading and end the GPA. Such a simple, fundamental change.
My 2cents: Raise them to stand on their own two feet by the time they are 22 (if they go to college...18 if they don't). If they are brats, make them accept the consequences (which means much more than 'time out', or a delay in their payout of the trust fund).
Our high schools don't demand from students respect for consequences of their actions, especially disrespect of authority figures.
Take a look at Shireen's business website (www.skillify.com) to get a sense of what she is promoting here. Her message is that there are many ways to succeed, but the student testimonies on her website say that Skillify allowed them to "get ahead of the competition" and "learn skills that other students don't have" they could secure internships that would put them on the path to professional success. In other words, she advocates the need for professional, real world skills to give kids confidence (vs. just grades), but this because she runs a business that teaches these skills for a fee. I would encourage the Weekly to better screen its op-ed authors to ensure that their messages to the community are not just thinly veiled promotions and advertising.
I disagree about the essay demonstrating what it decries. People who stand up like this are damned if they do and damned if they don't. If you are not a "success" by the old standard, you are slammed as being lazy or dumbing things down. But if you are a "success" by those standards, you're accused of being a hypocrite. I think the essay was well-put, and a much needed viewpoint.
If your second posting is representative, I would never hire you as an intern, much less an employee. Nor would I work with you as a colleague or do business with you.
The problem? Lack of even fundamental conversational skills.
For example, the phrase you cite in the first sentence of "demonstrating what it decries" is mine, but at nowhere in my two comments did I say anything related to what you say in your third sentence. If you had done this in a meeting, it would likely have received an immediate public admonition, and I would have followed up with a formal written statement that I copied to HR as a preliminary to firing you for being disruptive if such conduct continued.
Your second sentence indicates that you are responding only to my first sentence and didn't consider it in the context of what followed. Again, a firing offense, both for conduct and for lack of competence. A basic requirement for being part of a team is listening and comprehending what other team members are say.
You, and "palo alto mom" before you, respond to my comment (and followup) about the essay's author shortchanging class without apparently thinking about what had been said. The author had *chosen* to take the class and her decision to skip some meetings, based upon her own description, was because she was too busy - that decision was unrelated to what was in the course and what the effect of skipping class would be on learning the material.
By the way, when I was hiring people, I not only "excused" grades of "B" on peripheral courses but found them a positive (at the time a "C" meant "did some of the work, but not very well"). I was looking for people who would stretch themselves and take courses where they weren't going to get "A", for example, taking a relevant advanced course in another discipline. Since they would be jumping in without all the background of those majoring in that discipline, they would be at a disadvantage in the grading. And because their goals for what they wanted from the course could be different from majors, they may have focused on only a subset of the material.
What was not acceptable was someone who would skip out on some of the classes and homework as determined by extraneous factors (such as the author did). Although the author doesn't supply enough information for us to know what percentage of the class she was skipping (as "too busy"), there is an implication that it was a 2-hour class, which in turn implies it met once or twice a week. If the former, she was skipping roughly 25% of the class meetings.
I hope this helps you understand the deficiencies in your education to this point and encourages you to remedy them.
Here we have an essay in which someone is finally talking about the mismatch between how kids are taught to define success in school and what it means in the real world, plus how the educational system might better serve kids for the real world. Many parents are soul searching about this very issue because of how consuming our schools are. It's so refreshing to hear someone talk about redefining success this way, rather than the soul-crushing (and unhelpful) telling kids they should just accept that if they aren't doing well in this narrow, glorified sorting system, they should just learn to accept that they can't cut it (and redefine success from that negative framing of who they are).
"We need to teach our students how to explore their interests, and empower them to acquire opportunities independently." Yes!
1. Would you please explain why in addressing a post by an anonymous person I stated that my response was based on my assumption that that commenter was the same as the commenter who had used the same (uncommon) alias earlier in the thread? I would think that explicitly stating such assumptions would be encouraged in the event that such was not the case.
2. Relatedly, would you explain what was wrong with me explicitly stating a assumption underlying my response that the anonymous poster had accurately self-identified "a resident of" field? Again, making such assumptions explicit help the discussion?
The Atlantic Monthly reported the results of a survey of companies - the number one thing they look for in hiring new graduates is an internship. Second was work experience while in college. GPA was 7th, the actual school was 8th. To me, that reinforces the value of Ms. Jaffer's business.
Please meet to continue the conversation next Tuesday (22sep2015) at 7:30p, University Club of Palo Alto (3277 Miranda Ave) with Doug Thompson, PhD and Head of Mid-Peninsula High School (1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park). Doug will explore the current "assembly line" approach of most public high schools, rising student stress levels, and how Mid-Peninsula HS is able to nurture its students with less stress in preparation for college.