Session Summary
Sunday, October 2, 2016
1pm to 2:30pm PDT
Topics covered:
Session Summary:
Dana and I had an absolutely superb session today. We continued our discussion of Prompt #4. Together we read the sample student essay, then reviewed the critique and review of the essay provided by the admissions expert from whose blog I had lifted this material about the Common Application. That took up the first half hour of the session. We then spent the rest of the session in a long, wonderful back-and-forth about Dana's ideas for her essay, which led into the fascinating discussion of the darker side of American culture and values. It wasn't easy for me to speak so candidly about my own culture. Dana was terrific about listening open-mindedly to what I was saying. Thanks so much, Dana, for a great session today!
1pm to 2:30pm PDT
Topics covered:
- 2016-2017 College Essay Prompts Ongoing Lesson Plan
- Prompt #4 (cont'd)
Session Summary:
Dana and I had an absolutely superb session today. We continued our discussion of Prompt #4. Together we read the sample student essay, then reviewed the critique and review of the essay provided by the admissions expert from whose blog I had lifted this material about the Common Application. That took up the first half hour of the session. We then spent the rest of the session in a long, wonderful back-and-forth about Dana's ideas for her essay, which led into the fascinating discussion of the darker side of American culture and values. It wasn't easy for me to speak so candidly about my own culture. Dana was terrific about listening open-mindedly to what I was saying. Thanks so much, Dana, for a great session today!