I find a little childish the phrase: Take you to lunch, it sound very passive, like taking a dog for a walk.
It would be better something like: How to meet P.G. for discussing about your startup. Simple and effective.
How to get Paul Graham to take you to lunch and review your start-up idea
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Tangent: I don't know anything about early childhood education, but now I'm interested. (Also, I'm not implying anything of your post; I agree that the rankings can get silly.) Is there any data to suggest that preschool is, in fact, less important than university? It's easy to scoff at the notion that pre-K and K are significant, but I'd guess that some high quality nurturing at this age might be the requisite exper…
Actually I think most research shows that the number one influence in the formative years is the state of the household, and by that I mean the family dynamics and the quality of the home and neighbourhood that the child spends his/her time. All else is secondary.
My wife is a Kindergarten teacher who has taught in one of the "roughest" cities in the country as well as "middle class suburbia". We've had many conversations about these topics over the years. I don't want to run on forever about this, but I'll drop a few relevant points I've learned over the years.
1) The comment I replied to above is pretty accurate, especially for younger children. The parents and environment the child is in are the largest influence on their academic success. If the culture of the area is not about education and success in learning, you've got a long uphill battle.
Honestly, you could pump all the money in the world into the worst high school in the country and it won't make a lick of difference if the students don't want to learn. Upping the school's finances won't change the outcomes on the level people are looking for. To get those kinds of results you need to change the culture and community around education. However, if a school/community is simply lacking resources, then it could make a huge difference.
2) Sending your child to Pre-K DOES better prepare them for Kindergarten and school in general. How much a difference one could truly make over another is not something I've ever actually asked my wife. Dinner conversation for tonight :-). I would also love to see the paper araneae had read and run that by her as well.
Education wise Pre-K will help your child with basics - colors, shapes, letters and numbers. However, the biggest thing Pre-K will do is help your child learn to socialize and interact with people their own age in a classroom setting. This doesn't sound like much, but it is actually a big deal.
3) Something not often thought about is WHEN to send your child to Kindergarten. Many schools have policies like "If your child will be 5 years old by December 31st", which may give you a choice. It is NOT always best to send your child to Kindergarten as soon as they are eligible to attend. If your child is ready, by all means send them. But if they're truly not ready, sending them is really not going to help them.
Re: How to get Paul Graham to take you to lunch and review your start-up idea
#43I find a little childish the phrase: Take you to lunch, it sound very passive, like taking a dog for a walk. It would be better something like: How to meet P.G. for discussing about your startup. Simple and effective.
"Take you to lunch" is a common phrase in American business (and social relations in general). The taker buys lunch for the taken.
The implication is that the taker is making life easy for the taken, all the taken has to do is show up.
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It's probably not the ideal thread, but this pushed me over the edge on education. The current education system is a dire sad long term problem that is writing off a large portion of society. I believe something more sensitive and human can grow out of it. Ken Robinson talks super lucidly about the destruction of creativity in children and the wider problems in schooling. That's great and the problem is now quite wel…
I agree that something should be done to improve education, but am not convinced by this proposal. We want creative adults. The solution is not simply to "nurture expression" in children. Most of the creative output of world history came from adults who were schooled rigorously in the techniques of their field. Having creative adult mathematicians relies on developing skills and intuitions through rigorous training.…
I think you're reading something 'go softly' into my comment that is not intentionally present.
I'm all for rigorous and/or difficult training, there's nowhere near enough of that. Nurture does not imply wishy washy formless ness.
This is not about left vs right, liberal vs conservative. That needs looking beyond now, I think many are ready to move on from that now.
Creativity is not just drawing pictures. Creativity is physics, maths engineering, language. It's the spark of self expression and contribution, rather than dead reproduction.
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#451 of the top ten nursery schools in the US Ok, seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Who the hell goes across the country compiling a list of the top ten nursery schools ? I'm not convinced that such ratings are useful for universities, never mind high schools or lower tiers of education. The concept of a top-ten list of preschools just blows my mind. (I still think it's great that PG is contributing to this in such…
A year at a "top" nursery school in New York City, can cost more than my entire university education (McGill University). Pretty scary thought right?
You think that's bad? A year of daycare in NYC for a 1 year old costs about $24K. What's sad is the childcare FSA is indexed to the cost of living (it's only 5K).
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Kudos for PG opening another channel for people to talk to a guru. Even if it's a purchased avenue, that can't hurt in the long run. But on ranking preschools...? That seems to be a stretch. All you parents out there, feel free to correct me. But my vague recollection of preschool consists of running around a playground, finger painting, and a nap.
That was college surely? :-)
Hmm...both good points. Touche.
Re: How to get Paul Graham to take you to lunch and review your start-up idea
#47I find a little childish the phrase: Take you to lunch, it sound very passive, like taking a dog for a walk. It would be better something like: How to meet P.G. for discussing about your startup. Simple and effective.
"Take you to lunch" is a common phrase in American business (and social relations in general). The taker buys lunch for the taken. The implication is that the taker is making life easy for the taken, all the taken has to do is show up.
Thanks for the information about this American business phrase. The implication on an invitation is that who invites is trying to sell you something (there is no free lunch in business).
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#48Ask PG: PG would you consider a 10 minute phone call for a $100 donation of the charity of your choice? I can't fly out to Palo Alto.
Re: How to get Paul Graham to take you to lunch and review your start-up idea
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Take you to lunch" is a common phrase in American business (and social relations in general). The taker buys lunch for the taken. The implication is that the taker is making life easy for the taken, all the taken has to do is show up.
Thanks for the information about this American business phrase. The implication on an invitation is that who invites is trying to sell you something (there is no free lunch in business).
Your correct that it is often a situation where the taker is selling. It can also be an expression of gratitude for a favor.
However, there is another business scenario in which a mentor uses lunch as the opportunity to schedule time with their mentee. Sharing a meal often provides a less formal setting and fosters the personal relationship.
This case appears to be a combination of the second and third scenarios.
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#50If someone wants to bid on this item (or any others), he or she will need to attend or have someone attending bid on their behalf. The school will not be able to help remote bidders.