creative character collaboration college planning - june 2014

Copyright 2014 by Peter Han 1

College Planning from A to Z What Every Parent and High School Student Needs to Know

by Peter Han

Creative Character & Collaboration SkillsWhy These are the Keys to Success in College and Career and How to Develop Them


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Peter Han


Javier, Fabian, Ester, Peter


World is changing

Skills youth need (creative character and collaboration)

Develop these skills

College admissions


Rise of:

distributed manufacturing

smart machines


“There is no longer

a cost for complexity.”


2011


2013


2014


2010

21


2014


Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don't Fire Us?Smart machines probably won't kill us all—but they'll definitely take our jobs, and sooner than you think.


Campaign Finance Snippets for Romney (R) vs. Obama (D)

….While Obama leads the overall fundraising race, Romney does hold the lead in 13 states, including Utah and Connecticut. The state where the fundraising race is the closest is Mississippi, in which the two candidates are separated by just $256. With $553.2 million spent on the campaign trail so far, Obama has outpaced Romney’s $360.4 million spent over the same time period. With $167.9 million in donations from donors giving the maximum donation, Romney is ahead of Obama in that category. Obama has raised $70.5 million from similar donors. Obama has benefited from the support of small donors, or those who make contributions of less than $200. Donations such as these have totaled $344.7 million, or 70.7% of his total contributions received so far.

The best state for Obama to raise money in thus far has been California with $16 million in donations. He’s received the fewest dollars from North Dakota. The state with the highest average donation is New York with an average donation around $850. The lowest average donation has also come from North Dakota.


New York Times Company Earnings Expected to Dip

By Narrative Science Forbes Magazine - Financial Section February 6th, 2014

Wall Street is expecting lower profit for New York Times Company when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 16 cents after the company booked a profit of 32 cents a share a year earlier.The consensus estimate hasn’t changed over the past month, but it’s down from three months ago when it was 17 cents. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of 33 cents per share. A year after being $575.8 million, analysts expect revenue to fall 23% year-over-year to $441 million for the quarter. For the year, revenue is expected to come in at $1.57 billion.Last quarter’s loss snapped a streak of earnings in the previous two quarters.The company has seen dips in its revenue in the last two quarters. In the third quarter, revenue was $361.7 million, 37% lower than the year-ago figure. In the quarter before that, revenue fell 6%.

Earnings estimates provided by Zacks.

Narrative Science, through its proprietary artificial intelligence platform, transforms data into stories and insights.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/can-an-algorithm-write-a-better-news-story-than-a-human-reporter/all/


Brain Power Equivalent per $1,000 of Computer

2000 2010 2020


Current Current Current

HighLow

Jobs, Computerized

400 M

200 M

Low High


Current Current Current

HighLow

400 M

200 M

Low High

47%


codified algorithms principles heuristics mystery


http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?utm_source=research&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=data-tools

Output

Output

Output Outstrips Employment & Accelerating


“Computers are now doing many things that used to be the domain of people only.

The pace and scale of this encroachment into human skills is relatively recent and has profound economic implications.

Perhaps the most important of these is that while digital progress grows the overall economic pie, it can do so while leaving some people, or

even a lot of them, worse off.”

39


Produce

Better Ideas Quicker,Together

in zone of Mystery


CulturalDemographic (age, gender, etc.)

Socio-economicPoliticalReligiousLanguageGeographicTechnologicalPersonalityLearning Styleetc.

Collaborating Across

Boundaries


Creative Capability


Creative Character


Stress & Fear from:


EndureExhaustion

AmbiguityUncertaintyFrustrationFailureLonelinessRidicule

Self-Doubt


WilliamWilberforce


80%


Creative Capability

Creative Character


1759 born1789 First speech, 12 resolutions1790 Parliament committee1791 Bill abolishing slave trade failed1792 Bill passed, delayed indefinitely1793 Bill failed, 8 votes short1804 Bill passed House of Commons1805 Bill failed in House of Lords1807 Bill passed; abolished slave trade, not slavery1823 Bill for abolition of slavery, failed; health failing1824 Bill failed; resigned Parliament due to illness1830 Bailed out son’s business; almost bankrupt1833 Last public speech; seriously ill1833 July 26th, Parliament agreed to abolish slavery1833 July 29th, Wilberforce dies1834 Aug 29th, Parliament passed Slavery Abolition Act


born died


EndureEndureExhaustion

AmbiguityUncertaintyFrustrationFailureLonelinessRidicule

Self-Doubt


Creative Capability

Creative Character


Social Innovation Projects


Oink-a-saurus

Affordable Clean Water

Inventors without Borders

Scholarship Fund Mumbai

VERSATILE


Innovation Foundry


Invent and Innovate


H2O

SPICE

Operation Leopard

Venture at Hindu Temple

Southridge Early CollegeECASAlphas


2010 First Place Award


US Patent # 8523980 B2

Clean water reclamation from humid air.

Javier Fernandez-Han

Filed: January 7th, 2011Granted: September 3rd, 2013


saltwater to freshwater as you pedal home

2012 First Place Award


Concentrate(extra salty water)

Permeate(fresh water)

Brackish(salty water)


Transports waterPurifies waterDesalinates waterPumps water

Aquaduct Cycloclean Zambike Maya Pedal

Bicycle-based Competitors

H2OTransports waterPurifies waterDesalinates waterPumps water




$1,500 $6,000 $100 $75 $100


Innovation Foundry: Young Innovators Inventing a Better World

Founded by Javier Fernandez-Han


Mumbai teamRitika Arya

Priyam DattaSrishti Arya

plus the entire MIE team (25)

Houston teamJavier Fernandez-Han

Project founder


right wall

left wall

front of school


right wallremoved

left wall

chalkboard

room partition

depressed areain concrete in veranda

veranda

front of school


CollaborationMumbai & Houston

Local soil,Local floraLocal regulations,Local culture,Local labor,Local knowledgeLocal relationships

Distant researchDistant designDistant prototyping


Conrad Creative Collaboration C3


C3 Conrad Creative Collaboration

Your Mission: Operation Leopard

Destination: Sanjay Gandhi National Forest, Mumbai, IndiaLocal contact: Young Innovators FoundationPriority Status: Urgent, life and death consequencesBriefing details: Enclosed


Service Innovation Projects

Genuine InterestServe SocietySustainedOriginal


BenefitSociety

BenefitSelf

SAT Prep

Grow Knowledge

Academics

Social InnovationProjects

Music, Art, Clubs, Sports, etc.

Grow Character & Skills


9th 10th 11th 12th


develop Creative

Character & Capability

distinguish you for College Admissions


Cognitive Strain


AcademicsExtra-curricular

9th 10th 11th 12th 9th 10th 11th 12th


AcademicsExtra-curricular

9th 10th 11th 12th



9th 10th 11th 12th


develop Creative

Character & Capability

distinguish you for College Admissions


Chapter 7, The New Jewspage 201

“…yet another texture-less math grind.”

“…wasn’t involved or interesting enough…”

“…quasi-robots programmed by their parents to ace math and science tests.”

“…very good students, but they don’t provide the kind of intellectual environment ...”


• importance of college•cost of college

•admission rate at top colleges


four biggest mistakes


Life CareerCollege

Mistake 1


high school college career



• student-focused• structured• meritocracy


Mistake 2

Passion Pragmatic


“Passion”(e.g. fashion design)

really?

multiple paths!

part-time


Mistake 3

Starting Too Late


grow grow grow communicate

9 10 11 12th Grade


Mistake 4


Clarity on:

Scholarships: school-specific, merit-based, go where you are in demand, negotiate

Financial planning: assets & income, parent or child’s

Place out: AP, Dual-credit, CLEP, DSST

Articulation: LSC, Blinn with TAMU

On-line: Thomas Edison State, Western Governors, etc.


Plan Early (8 or 9th Grade if possible)

Explore variety of interests, but pursue a few in depth

Expose to Real-World Challenges; struggle, fail, toughen

Character trumps just about everything


College Planning Timeline – Senior Year

Jun2014

Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan2015

Feb Mar April May

FAFSAestimate SAR w/EFC

FAFSAFinal,IRS DRT2

SAR w/EFC

Tax returne-file

CSS Profile1estimate

CSS ProfileFinal – manual updateIDOC

1 only if target school requires (est. 270 colleges); for institutional financial aid; $25 first, $16 per extra school2 Data Retrieval Tool; use this or risk being required by college to provide IRS tax return transcript

Collegeforms, if any

ApplyTexasopenTAMU & UT Austin

U of H, UT Dallas

Financial Aid

Admissions

EARLYAction orDecisiondeadlines

SATACT SAT SAT SAT SAT SATACT ACT ACT ACT

REGULARDecisiondeadline results deposit due

results deposit due

SAT ACTACT

deadline

deadlines campus visit

negotiate

interview

MID-YRreport w/transcript

FINALtranscriptAP,

IBexams

interview

Academics

Preparation

ESSAYsLearn Prompts, Pick topics, Write Drafts

LETTERsAsk writers

CAREER & MAJOR & COLLEGEExplore, Reflect, Short List

RESUMETake inventory, Write Narrative of life

submit

submitAPPLICATION FORMS

Complete

APPLICATION FORMSCommon ApplicationApply Texas ApplicationUniversal ApplicationSchool-specific Application

INITIALtranscript,school profile, counselor recommend.homeschool supplement

Distinguished Achievement ProgramMaintain grades throughout

Financial Aidoffer from college Appeal / Negotiate Final Offer

results housing application deposit due

FINANCIALPLANNINGstudent & parentincome & assets,expense timing, accounts


College Planning Timeline – 9 to 11th Grades9th 10th 11th

CharacterCapability

Career

Coursework

College

Tests

Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) for High School4 Language Arts, 4 Math, 4 Science, 4 Social Studies, 3 Language,1 PE, ½ Speech,1 Art, 4½ Electives 26 total credits AP, IB, Dual-credit Advanced Measures (any 4 of following: up to 2 research projects, score of 3 on AP or 4 on IB tests, PSAT commended, dual credit with GPA of 3)

Volunteer school, communityService-Learning school, community

Social Venture school, community

Employment part-timeCare for family member in need

Clubs & Teams art, music, dance, sports, debate, mock trial, STEM, history, business, scouting, ecology, etc.

Travel mission trips, exchange, work/tour

Explore & Focus

Participate in variety of activities. Reflect upon which are most enjoyable & meaningful & which are most beneficial for society. Begin to focus on a few in-depth.

Focus & Contribute

Contribute wholeheartedly to a few activities. Take on challenges, assume responsibility, be accountable to others. Learn skills and knowledge relevant to activities.

Contribute & Lead

Deliver consistent, reliable and substantive results. Improve processes and results, scale and expand operations. Grow into servant leadership.

Lead & Innovate

Identify real-world problems to solve or opportunities to improve status quo. Launch original ventures to address them. Engage youth and adults to join. Cultivate partnerships with NGO’s, for-profits, government, schools, etc. Find resources and tell story through media.

Explore careers through websites, books, and videos. Attend career fairs and related career-exploration activities at school and community. Conduct personal interviews and job-shadow family, friends and professionals in community. Explore appropriate college majors for career choices.

Seek out internships and mentors through family & friends and through extra-curricular activities. Take self-assessments and talk to advisers about career matching.

Seek out internships and mentors through professional associations, industry conferences, business social media (through parents), STEM and Business competitions and “cold-calling”.

Build relationships with parents, teachers, peers, coaches, mentors, employers, church leaders, community leaders, etc. Ask for letters of recommendation upon completion of noteworthy achievements.

Explore colleges through guidebooks, websites and college fairs. Make a list of college priorities (develop character and capabilities, enjoy the experience, signal to others your motivation and capabilities).

Learn the job-market realities: the ways to make a living, the typical career paths, the preparation needed for each, future prospects for different careers.

Make a list of targeted colleges and research them in depth, using a variety of information sources. Focus on how well each can satisfy your college priorities. Begin reaching out to targeted colleges. Attend college fairs. Explore scholarships for which you qualify. Explore Net Price Calculators on targeted college websites.

Request info from and visit targeted colleges. Meet students, faculty, academic advisers, alum and financial aid representatives. Compare outcomes (retention, graduation, post-grad. jobs, graduate and professional schools, etc.) and costs. Attend college fairs and reach out to targeted colleges. Familiarize self with Apply Texas and Common Application, Fastweb, Cappex, Zinch, etc.

Take official PSAT (score won’t count). Take practice SAT/ACT at home. Build math, vocabulary and critical reading skills.

Take official PSAT (score won’t count) & SAT Subject tests. Take practice SAT/ACT at home. Build math, vocabulary, critical reading skills.

Take official PSAT, SAT/ACT & SAT Subject tests. Build math, vocabulary, critical reading skills. Plan SAT/ACT Subject tests for 12th grade.


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