Tam’s Shark Week: Great White Adventures

Check out my blog on Dallas Moms Blog! All about our family’s trip to Guadalupe Island to cage dive with Great White Sharks!

Going to College: the drug and alcohol talk

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Want to go to college? What classes should you be taking?

What should you take during your high school career in order to be ready for (and acceptable to) college? Most colleges and universities have a minimum number of <strong>required</strong> courses that each student should take. The State of Texas minimum graduation requirements do not always match the minimum requirements of many colleges and universitities. Make sure your four year plan includes a <strong>minimum </strong>of the following: <!–more–>

4 years of English (some schools do not accept ESL or Special Education as substitutes for four years of English). 3-4 years of Math. Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry are absolutely required. Pre-Algebra rarely counts. 4 years History/Social Studies (US History, World History, World Geography, one semester of Economics, one semester of Government.) 3-4 years of a Lab Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Some colleges do not accept IPC, Physical Science, oceanography as lab sciences.) 3-4 years Foreign Language (3 years of the same language) 1 year of Fine Art includes choir, theater, band, art, speech, debate, drama, etc 1 ½ years of PE or an off campus sport, or a waiver Colleges and universities differ on their requirements, so be sure to check the schools you are interested in before you blow off a year of science, math or foreign language!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES! Workshops, seminars, camps, travel programs, Honors courses, AP classes….do as much as you can to challenge yourself! Colleges will go for the student who has opted for challenge. Don’t spend your summers laying around the pool. Get a job, travel, do community service, take courses, do something interesting! Colleges want interesting and vibrant students, not couch potatoes!

Oriented

I’m pretty tired. About a week and a half ago, my parents dropped me off at LAX (headed to Australia for study abroad) and waved goodbye while I walked towards check-in. It was probably a bit before 6, a little after at the absolute latest. It was a lifetime ago at this point. (more…)

FACEBOOK: It is PUBLIC!

Check out my newest blog on the Dallas Morning News Moms Blog at http://momsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/07/teaching-kids-not-to-post-inap.html!

Fourth of July in Mexico: Dallas Moms Blog

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The Family that dives together……

Summer Hiatus IE: Summer Vacation

I will be on vacation until the end of July at which time I will begin blogging again! I appreciate my readers so much, and look forward to a new admission season! Until then…have a great summer.

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Why the Future doesn’t need us

Ever read it? The article, Why the Future doesn’t need us? by Bill Joy. It was published in 2000…does it seem closer than ever?

“Our most powerful 21st-century technologies – robotics, genetic engineering,and nanotech – are threatening to make humans an endangered species”.

Travels with Tam: Northwestern University

Nortwestern University was founded in 1851 to serve the northwest territories….Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. Not exactly what we consider the northwest now! The campus is truly beautiful and only a block or so from Lake Michigan. It is not a regional school anymore, but a well known university. Northwestern is noted for its academic excellence. (more…)