Archive for December, 2008
The Secret to Consistent Success – Part 1: Not Knowing How To Succeed
At the elementary school Gifted program I attended for four years, one of the most important and time-consuming activities every year was the Independent Study Project (ISP). The ISP consisted of picking any topic of interest, and using all of the Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive objectives as guidelines for understanding, thinking, and communicating about the topic [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Well it’s Christmas Eve, and I want to wish everyone who reads this blog (and your friends and families) a Merry Christmas (or just happy holidays if you don’t celebrate Christmas)! I’m usually way more excited about winter break, but considering I’ve been on break since November 6, you can’t really blame me for not [...]
The Meaning of Life vs. a Meaningful Life
I don’t claim to know the meaning of life because I don’t know whether such a thing exists, and even if it does, I don’t know how one could discover it. Every type of opinion on the meaning of life is essentially a belief – an idea that you might live your life around but [...]
It’s Okay to Look Like an Idiot
When I was in Grade 4, I was identified as “gifted” by my school board. As a result of that, I started going to a separate gifted program at another school for one day a week from Grades 5 to 8. It was a great program that allowed me to explore many neat things not [...]
Interview with Youth in Motion
Two months ago, a friend of mine and fellow TD Scholar Jasmeet Sidhu asked if she could interview me for the 2009 Winter Youth in Motion Newsletter. Youth in Motion (YIM) is a non-profit organization that runs numerous career and mentorship programs, including their renowned Top 20 Under 20 national awards program. I was a [...]
The Power of Marketing: Because Perception is Reality
“What is real? How do you define real? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” This is a famous quote from the character Morpheus of one of my favourite movies of all time, The [...]
Tips for Multiple Choice Tests
I love multiple choice tests more than any other type of tests. They’re great because you don’t even have to know the answer to have a shot at getting a question right! Especially when it comes to courses where you are expected to know a lot of information (e.g. biology), it helps when you only [...]
Theory on Friendship
Many people would agree that an essence of being human is our need to form meaningful relationships with others. We are born into a close knit group known as a family, consisting of very strong relationships of many types. Spouses depend on each other for love and support, and sometimes, to work collaboratively as parents [...]
Managing Risk
Some people have a poor understanding of risk. Much of the public tends to look at risk only in an absolute sense. They call certain activities “risky” and other activities “not risky”. As such, people tend to completely avoid “risky” activities at all costs while preferring activities they consider “safe”. According to many sources, such [...]
Where Should I Go for University?
A lot of students have asked me why I chose to go to York University to study undergraduate biology. I get this question a lot, and the reason for this is quite obvious – a lot of people have the impression that York University’s reputation in science and engineering is not as strong as other [...]
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