TJ PREP OPTIONS !!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

People skills = conniving, manipulative and dishonest. The most common trait among "leaders" with "people skills" is their great ability to lie and convince other honest people that they are not lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

She correctly assumes that they don't have majority of the 'cool' skills, and because of the skills they have, they can see right through her hip falseness. She can't hide.

[Anonymous]

We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

Hate to break it to you but this is America not another country. Here for better or worse the people with better soft skills move up faster, get paid more, and have better careers than the hard skill focused people. As a manager I can contract out any hard skill and find hundreds of people. The sooner folks like you realize it the better off you will be otherwise prepare to be bitter and frustrated for everything for you and your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

Hate to break it to you but this is America not another country. Here for better or worse the people with better soft skills move up faster, get paid more, and have better careers than the hard skill focused people. As a manager I can contract out any hard skill and find hundreds of people. The sooner folks like you realize it the better off you will be otherwise prepare to be bitter and frustrated for everything for you and your children.

I am not frustrated at all. This is exactly privilege at play. You think you can outsource hard skills, but as you see at TJ, your soft skill crowd is quickly being replaced by the crowd with the real skills.

Your racism and fear show quite easily. 'This is America not another country'. Your grammar is poor. Most importantly you are xenophobic. You will be overtaken by foreigners soon.

The foreigners that you are fighting today, will have all the hard and soft skills for tomorrow's jobs, and quickly oust you and your children. Focus on skills and not in lies about empathy and coolness. You will be replaced and forgotten.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

Hate to break it to you but this is America not another country. Here for better or worse the people with better soft skills move up faster, get paid more, and have better careers than the hard skill focused people. As a manager I can contract out any hard skill and find hundreds of people. The sooner folks like you realize it the better off you will be otherwise prepare to be bitter and frustrated for everything for you and your children.

I am not frustrated at all. This is exactly privilege at play. You think you can outsource hard skills, but as you see at TJ, your soft skill crowd is quickly being replaced by the crowd with the real skills.

Your racism and fear show quite easily. 'This is America not another country'. Your grammar is poor. Most importantly you are xenophobic. You will be overtaken by foreigners soon.

The foreigners that you are fighting today, will have all the hard and soft skills for tomorrow's jobs, and quickly oust you and your children. Focus on skills and not in lies about empathy and coolness. You will be replaced and forgotten.

lol TJ doesn't run the world idiot that's exactly my point. Most of you will have fine lives but will never make it into upper or even middle management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

Hate to break it to you but this is America not another country. Here for better or worse the people with better soft skills move up faster, get paid more, and have better careers than the hard skill focused people. As a manager I can contract out any hard skill and find hundreds of people. The sooner folks like you realize it the better off you will be otherwise prepare to be bitter and frustrated for everything for you and your children.

I am not frustrated at all. This is exactly privilege at play. You think you can outsource hard skills, but as you see at TJ, your soft skill crowd is quickly being replaced by the crowd with the real skills.

Your racism and fear show quite easily. 'This is America not another country'. Your grammar is poor. Most importantly you are xenophobic. You will be overtaken by foreigners soon.

The foreigners that you are fighting today, will have all the hard and soft skills for tomorrow's jobs, and quickly oust you and your children. Focus on skills and not in lies about empathy and coolness. You will be replaced and forgotten.

lol TJ doesn't run the world idiot that's exactly my point. Most of you will have fine lives but will never make it into upper or even middle management.

Do not fear STEM skills just because you lack them. You are living in the’90s. Today’s stem people have plenty of soft skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

LOL, the "rules" that applied when I went to college and grad school don't apply anymore. I am old and established in my career. I don't know why you are going on about "coolness," because my most successful college and career placements are highly driven nerds who *also* have exemplary soft skills. People need to be able to work on a team, be flexible, communicate, and have high EQ. And your anger about xenophobia is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can bang on all you like about the plumber, but employers are looking for soft skills--especially as automation is taking over engineering, programming, and even writing. I counsel college kids and can tell from our first interactions how the kids are going to do. The ones where the parents lead the whole conversation and I can't see the kids' ability to communicate, persuade and connect with others aren't what colleges and employers are looking for.

If your counseling skills a are as good as your writing skills, no wonder you are focused on coolness. Unskilled people like you are the ones pushing for soft skills, because all you have is cheap talk.

Hate to break it to you but this is America not another country. Here for better or worse the people with better soft skills move up faster, get paid more, and have better careers than the hard skill focused people. As a manager I can contract out any hard skill and find hundreds of people. The sooner folks like you realize it the better off you will be otherwise prepare to be bitter and frustrated for everything for you and your children.

I am not frustrated at all. This is exactly privilege at play. You think you can outsource hard skills, but as you see at TJ, your soft skill crowd is quickly being replaced by the crowd with the real skills.

Your racism and fear show quite easily. 'This is America not another country'. Your grammar is poor. Most importantly you are xenophobic. You will be overtaken by foreigners soon.

The foreigners that you are fighting today, will have all the hard and soft skills for tomorrow's jobs, and quickly oust you and your children. Focus on skills and not in lies about empathy and coolness. You will be replaced and forgotten.

lol TJ doesn't run the world idiot that's exactly my point. Most of you will have fine lives but will never make it into upper or even middle management.

Then you have nothing to worry about, 'smarty'!!! Let the idiots prep so they can go to TJ, where they'll learn to perform their meager jobs.

You on the other hand, keep counting on your sweet talk. Mmmm, sexy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

Many STEM people do have people skills. The ones who don't usually end up working for the ones who do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

Many STEM people do have people skills. The ones who don't usually end up working for the ones who do.

+1000 - the TJ kids who actually get ahead almost always have good communication skills and an understanding of how to approach people from different backgrounds and perspectives. They do better in elite college interview situations, internships, and competition for management positions. Can't tell you how many brilliant TJ kids I've seen who can't put two sentences together to explain their tremendous ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

Many STEM people do have people skills. The ones who don't usually end up working for the ones who do.

+1000 - the TJ kids who actually get ahead almost always have good communication skills and an understanding of how to approach people from different backgrounds and perspectives. They do better in elite college interview situations, internships, and competition for management positions. Can't tell you how many brilliant TJ kids I've seen who can't put two sentences together to explain their tremendous ideas.

I have seen plenty of TJ students who had tremendous leadership skills and communications skills. Various debate teams (I think they have at least 5) and Model UN are the most popular activities at TJ and they dominate the local/regional tournaments/conferences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The doctor doesn't need to know me well. The doctor needs to know his subject well, and accurately connect my medical history and the subject matter. That is how I am confident in the doctor, not by him knowing how I feel when my dog barks.

It's funny, because while we denigrate our school system and ask for empathy, individuality, and interestingness, we keep importing knowledge from abroad, while not looking for empathy, interestingness, and coolness from the new arrivals.

You are not everyone. And talking about how a dog barks is a red herring meant to obscure the broader point that it is both possible and desirable for folks in any number of higher-order STEM professions to have people skills. Grow up.

Why do you assume Stem people lack people skills? That is myopic.

Many STEM people do have people skills. The ones who don't usually end up working for the ones who do.

+1000 - the TJ kids who actually get ahead almost always have good communication skills and an understanding of how to approach people from different backgrounds and perspectives. They do better in elite college interview situations, internships, and competition for management positions. Can't tell you how many brilliant TJ kids I've seen who can't put two sentences together to explain their tremendous ideas.

I have seen plenty of TJ students who had tremendous leadership skills and communications skills. Various debate teams (I think they have at least 5) and Model UN are the most popular activities at TJ and they dominate the local/regional tournaments/conferences.

Yes. I think it’s commendable that STEM high school students do so well in activities such as debates and Model UN.