First of all, KNOW YOURSELF!

1. 2. List three adjectives that describe you. (Academically or personally) Reflect upon these adjectives. Write SENTENCES telling WHY you chose those adjectives. What do you absolutely love? (Its so cool)? WHY? What is there about YOU that makes you love this? What do you hate, despise, avoid at all costs? WHY? What TWO things would you like to accomplish before you die? Why? How would you like to be remembered after you die? How is EDUCATION (your current education and your future education) related to these goals?

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If you had the power, what would you change in the world/ universe / country / school?

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Why? This is very important: What do you whine about? What do you feel sorry for yourself about? What do you feel is unfair?

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Why do you have these feelings? What makes you truly angry? Why? What experience in your education sticks in your memory (it doesnt have to be a good experience). Why? Has any event or person ever genuinely CHANGED you? Dont tell me it was the little old lady in the nursing home unless it REALLY was. Many of you will have to pass on this one. What do you HATE about colleges, schools, teachers? Do you think youll ever read books after you graduate from college? My Dad never did. He watched TV. He DID read Sports Illustrated. But he knew lots of things and continued to develop intellectually. How do you grow as a person? What do you do in order to cope with your lifes demands? What do you NEED from others and from life? From schools and universities? What is your philosophy of education? (i.e., what, really, motivates you to learn something?) Who are you? I am...

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