Archive for January, 2008

19th of January, 2008

What College is about?

Posted by admin in All at 5:28 pm | Permanent Link

Quoted from “Excellence without a Soul”, by Harry R. Lewis, Former Dean of Harvard College,
“Many professors see a liberal education as fostering as much respect for their particular academic virtuosity as for the next professor’s; many parents see a liberal education as the entry to a bright future in the world of finance, medicine or [...]

2nd of January, 2008

Transferring UTMA account

Posted by admin in All at 5:59 am | Permanent Link

My husband and I handed over the UTMA account to our 18-year-old today. We think he has grown up to be a trustworthy person. It is sentimental that we officially acknowledge that he is an adult with real responsibility. We are confident that he will manage his money and use it [...]

2nd of January, 2008

IQ, EQ and AQ

Posted by admin in All, Values and Characters at 5:24 am | Permanent Link

I am introducing an article written in Chinese here. It is a post written by Professor Sun-Yuan Kung at Princeton University. He wrote it during one of his visits to Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing. The title is “How to gain Success, Confidence and Happiness.” Based on his discussions with students [...]