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Best of luck, Jazz. Thank you for being a reminder that even in time of tragedy, the world must and does go on. New beginnings are all around - make the most of yours!
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Sit in the front row Speak often and well If you find yourself monopolizing, gradually shift to the back rows Finally, adopt someone who is struggling for your study partner if you are strong in that subject. You will learn more by teaching. If you are at sea, adopt a strong study partner. These are the things I learned in school  .
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JazzO, let me add my very best wishes also. From what I have learned of you, your wide and varied interests, your Scout career which is a wonderful preparation for a young man, your ability to bring humor and careful analysis at the same time to a question, all make me confident that you will benefit greatly from college and join the ranks of truly educated people.
I hesitate to give advice, but I can't resist, not having received the benefit I should have from my own university experience and degree, entirely through my own fault, so:
1. Go for, and insist upon, an education, not just vocational training.
2. Never be satisfied with secondhand information from textbooks, professors' lectures, or other secondary sources when it is possible to go to the original sources, even if this means you have to learn some Latin or German or whatever is needed to access those sources.
3. Take one course each year that has nothing to do with your major or overall plan, just for the fun of it and because it promises to be interesting.
With affectionate wishes and hoping we won't lose slght of you.
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All the best Jazzo. Looking forward to hearing how it's all going. When you need a break from it all, remember we're here.
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You GO! Jazzo.
One thing I learned as a reporter and Editor is this : People love to tell you what they know about. So don't hesitate to pick up a phone, write a letter or Email to the author of the books, experts in any area of study.
And don't forget your parents, grandparents, and old friends... they are living history books. And don't forget us ... we will be here for you.
Best wishes, wow
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Well, once again, you've all said just what I'd like to say, and better than I could have done it.
And from someone who has recently finished the last bit of formal education I'm likely to have for the next 50 years or so, I envy you, JazzO. You're embarking on the greatest adventure ever. If you're as proficient with wood and brick or glass and steel as you are with words, you will succeed.
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My, my, what a surprise. How did you know when I was moving in? I just moved into my dorm yesterday and I haven't figured out how to get the network connection to work on my computer so I'm using someone else's. I'm a little apprehensive about the whole thing because I've been so used to having the security and structure of my family life. The last couple of weeks I was working at the kindergarten in my school district. I was mainly working in the office, but the kids started thinking I was a teacher and it was really fun. I even learned a little Croatian to help a boy get accustomed. My last day he was finally running around with the other kids. It was hard to leave this job too because it had become so fun and meaningful. In one summer I went from high school to kindergarten to college. A rather surreal experience.
It's nice to know that I'll have this place as my one constant of familiarity through the whole process of change.
Thanks guys.
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Hey, JazzO, give 'em hell. If you don't, they'll give you hell. And enjoy it!  CapK
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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I know you'll excel in whatever you do, Jazzo! You can make it happen! You're an asset to your generation. And although I think you're an idependent thinker I'll say this anyway...study hard, but keep an open mind, don't ever let anybody think for you! And when it comes to career choice, don't be too practical, follow your heart. I let people talk me out of becoming a paleontologist because they "didn't make any money" back in the 70's)...Huh? What! Best-selling books about new dinosaur theories in the 80's, now a good fossil find brings in millions, they're all over Discovery and The Learning Channel, Jurassic Park, Raising the Mammoth, Neanderthal, etc., etc...so, most importantly, follow your heart.
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