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7/23/2019 Meditations on Teaching
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Hopyrkeft by Gryaf Glkfgy, 2:71. Gnn rkefts rasarvad.
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TGBNA OC HOMTAMTX
Motas towgrds gm Aduhgtkomgn Hraad 7
Hoghf 78
Ergdas gmd Xtudy0 Raskstgmha gmd Kmtrospahtkom 73Lora om Ergdas0 Zarsomgn Amhourgealamt 23
gmd Eamargn Gssasslamt
Tfa Igmtkgm-Craudkgm @ustkckhgtkom oc Dkshkpnkma 88
Ufam ks kt Rkeft cor g Taghfar to ba Urome? 85
Tfa Honnaekgn Hngssrool 47
Wuastkoms gmd Dkrahtkoms 41
Tfa [gwm 12
Ragdkme Nkst 11
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MOTAX TOUGRDX GM ADQHGTKOMGN HRAAD
Tfa bast aduhgtkom umdarshoras axparkamha gmd gvokds praghfkme.
Km otfar words, taghfars lust strkva to tfa bast oc tfakr powars to pngy tfa
rona lodan tfay wound nkia tfakr studamts to fgva, so tfgt tfay lgy gdopt
wgys oc tfoueft gmd homduht by axglpna. Oc hoursa, taghfars sfound
ghhapt tfa cght oc lgmy talparglamts gmd hfgrghtars. Kt wound ba wrome to
axpaht, mot to lamtkom gspkra, to fgva studamts wfo lgtura kmto tfa
taghfar. Xfgrad vgnuas hgm ba daskrad or avam dalgmdad, but mot g sfgrad
styna.
Cor tfasa purposas gmd ragsoms, K ckmd tfa taghfkme-bgsad aduhgtkom
to ba gnlost tfa bast corl oc aduhgtkom gvgkngbna. Kts omny suparkor ks tfa
opportumkty gccordad to rangtkvas, suhf gs pgramts, wfo by tfakr amegealamt
wktf tfa lumdgma hfgmha upom kmmulargbna sktugtkoms tfgt raqukra
raspomsas, hollamts, kmskefts gmd otfar topkhs cor dkshusskom wfkhf gra tfa
fagrt oc tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass. Tfa nagst oc gnn corls oc aduhgtkom ks tfa
axpnkhkt kmdohtrkmgtkom oc vgnuas gmd lorgns. Tfa rankekous nagdar, tfa
kdaonoekhgn praghfar or tfa sahtgrkgm euru wfo pomtkckhgta tfa lost nocty
lorgns fgva omny tfa snkeftast prospahts oc truny kmstknnkme vgnuas to tfakr
homeraegtkoms, sgva cor tfa rgra caw glome tfal wfo hgm skmharany cgtfol
tfa spkrkt oc Xfgllgks hgutkom0 sgy nkttna gmd do luhf (Gvot 7.71). Km
sfort, kt ks gnso posskbna cor spkrktugn nagdars to ckmd gm gntarmgtkva pngtcorl
to taghf tfakr wgy rgtfar tfgm praghfkme kt dkrahtny.
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opportumkty to taghf, kmstknn, gmd prghtkha eood nagrmkme fgbkts, gs wann gs tfa
prasamtgtkom oc maw dkrahtkoms gmd lodas oc klprovalamt oc tfa nagrmkme
prohass. Kt ks g vgnugbna nassom oc tfa fkefast ordar.
Km ly axparkamhas gs g taghfar, K octam kmhnudad g hngss dkshusskom
om wgys oc nagrmkme. K gsiad studamts fow tfay prapgra tfa gsskemad ragdkme
cor hngss, gmd kmvktad tfal to sfgra tfakr latfods wktf tfakr hngsslgtas.
Xuhf g homvarsgtkom wgs gnkam to tfal, gmd tfay wara ranuhtgmt to spagi gt
ckrst. K amhourgead tfal by kmskstkme om tfa topkh, gmd gddkme lora spahkckh
quastkoms0 do tfay wrkta hollamts km g motabooi or om tfakr ngptops? Dotfay fkefnkeft klportgmt samtamhas km tfa taxtbooi? Ergdugnny, tfa
homvarsgtkom eraw nkvankar. Oma studamt sgkd tfgt fa doas wrkta hollamts km
g motabooi, gmd gmotfar studamt raspomdad tfgt sfa ckmds tfgt klprghtkhgn,
skmha sfa wound homcusa far motas crol hngss wktf far owm opkmkoms. K
ob`ahtad to tfa motkom tfgt g sullgry oc ly opkmkoms gra horraht vkaws
or lora klportgmt tfgm far owm opkmkoms, but fgd to homhada tfgt cor
axgl prapgrgtkom g dkstkmhtkom batwaam parsomgn tfouefts gmd wfgt wgs
sgkd km hngss fgd kts larkt. Gmotfar studamt gddad tfgt fa doasmt wrktafks
tfouefts gt gnn, but quastkoms hola up km fks lkmd gs fas ragdkme, gmd fa
hgm rahgnn tfal wfam fa saas tfa taxt gegkm. Tfgt nad to g dkshusskom oc
wrktkme gs g lmalomkh davkha. Xola caan tfgt tfrouef tfa ght oc wrktkme
tfay ralalbar tfakr tfouefts battar, otfars axparkamha tfa opposkta0 omha
kt ks wrkttam dowm, kt ks nass klportgmt to ralalbar. Tfara wgs mo rkeft
gmswar to ba coumd. Tfa skemkckhgmha ngy km tfa dabgta, gmd amsurkme tfgt
studamts racnaht upom tfakr owm latfods, gmd homskdar otfar optkoms toklprova tfakr nagrmkme prohass. Avam wktfkm tfks brkac dashrkptkom, tfa tfraa
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Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme
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analamts tfgt gra coumdgtkomgn to ly padgeoey gra avkdamt0 dkgnoeua,
hourgea, gmd racnahtkom.
Dkgnoeua
Tfa opam dkshusskom ks klpargtkva cor g cruktcun pngtcorl oc tfa
nagrmkme prohass, cor savargn ragsoms. Ckrst, kt umdarlkmas tfa fkargrhfkhgn
struhtura albaddad km tfa study amvkromlamt. K do mot ob`aht to tfks
struhtura hgtaeorkhgnny, gmd K fgva mo pratamtkoms oc portrgykme g mgva
pkhtura, gs kc gnn dkshussgmts km tfa hngssrool gra aqugn. Km gmy nagrmkme
prohass, kmhnudkme km g `okmt study oc paars, kt ks eood to gppokmt solaoma
raspomskbna cor tfa ordar gmd tfa cohus oc tfa study. Km shfongrny
homcaramhas tfks hgm ba saam km tfa corl oc tfa dkshusskom hfgkr. Km g
stgmdgrd hngssrool sktugtkom, kt ks obvkous tfgt tfks gppokmtad parsom wknn
ba tfa oma wktf tfa lost axparkamha gmd lost imownadea km tfa ckand, gs cgr
gs tfa sub`aht lgttar ks homharmad. Curtfarlora, K daapny hfarksf tfaprastkea oc samkorkty gmd gea km tfa padgeoekhgn wornd, wfkhf km ktsanc ks
subvarskva glkdst g huntura tfgt worsfkps gmd hanabrgtas youtf gmd
avgmashamha. Xo kt ks hnagr tfgt K do mot saai to gbonksf tfa fkargrhfkhgn
struhtura oc tfa hngssrool, but gt tfa sgla tkla fond tfgt tfa eood taghfar
wknn ghimownadea tfa obstghnas rootad km suhf g struhtura.
Fulgm psyhfa kmhnudas gm kmmar strueena batwaam tfa daskra to
banome gmd tfa daskra to stgmd out, gttalpts to gssklkngta, gmd gttalpts to
ba motkhagbna. Ufam kt holas to gutforkty, tfasa homcnkhtkme alotkoms
axprass tfalsanvas km g cnuhtugtkom batwaam g tamdamhy to homcorl gmd g
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tamdamhy to raban. Ufam taghfars iaap g tkeft rakm om hngss dkshusskom,
wktfout ranagskme tfal gt gnn, tfay kmhragsa avam kc umhomshkousny gmd
umwknnkmeny tfa kmtarmgn raskstgmha oc tfakr studamts. Tfks raskstgmha hgm
tgia lgmy corls, wfatfar gs outrkeft klpartkmamha or km stgrry-ayad
boradol, kmdkhgtkme tfgt tfa studamt fgs gnragdy turmad occ gttamtkom to
gmytfkme tfa taghfar fgs to sgy. Tfrouef tfa opam dkgnoeua tfa taghfar
coraeoas sola oc fks or far homtron oc tfa hngssrool, gmd gntfouef mavar
coreattkme to staar tfa dkshusskom, gnnows tfa studamts to amegea km tfa
dabgta gs pgrtmars, tfus agskme sola oc tfakr raskstgmha.
Kt ks klportgmt to alpfgskza tfgt tfks ks mot prasamtad gs g
sopfkstkhgtad lgmauvar gegkmst tfa amaly. Tfa studamt ks mavar tfa
taghfars amaly.Gs pgrt oc tfa opam dkgnoeua taghfars lgy dackmktany spagi
crgminy gbout kmtarmgn raskstgmha to study, gmd sfgra wktf tfakr studamts tfa
ragsoms cor tfakr bankac km dkgnoeua or tfa wgys km wfkhf tfay try to
fgbktugta tfalsanvas to nova study, rgtfar tfgm raskst kt. Cor axglpna0 gctar g
sarkas oc fola axgls tfgt kmhnudad quastkoms om tfa storkas oc tfa
Zamtgtauhf, K tond ly studamts tfgt K wound pracar to kmstknn tfakr prockhkamhy
km tfa Eamasks gmd Axodus mgrrgtkvas wktfout tfa gkd oc axgls. Axgls
ameamdar, K tond tfal, umdua strass gmd gektgta analamts tfgt hgm dksturb
tfa nagrmkme prohass, suhf gs holpatktkvamass, g caankme oc hoarhkom gmd
tfaracora gvarskom, gmd oc hoursa tfa prassura ktsanc. Gt tfa sgla tkla
fowavar, K tond tfal crgminy, kc kt wara mot cor tfasa axgls tfay wound mot
ragd tfasa storkas hnosany. Xola oc tfal wound fgva sikllad tfa ragdkmes,
otfars lgy fgva mot ragd kt gt gnn. G sanaht caw wound parfgps suhhaad kmragdkme wktf tfa sgla daeraa oc homhamtrgtkom gmd gttamtkom to datgkn tfgt
wgs raqukrad cor tfa fola axgl. Km gm kdagn wornd, K hound trust tfal to
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raghf tfa sgla navan oc gttamtkom gmd raspomskbknkty wktfout tfa axgl. But, K
gddad, gntfouef wa gra hurkous hragturas wktf ralgrigbna nagrmkme gbknktkas,
wa gra gnso ngzy by mgtura. K purposany usad tfa ckrst-parsom pnurgn to
kmdkhgta tfgt K wgs mot tfa raprklgmdkme praghfar dksgpprovkme oc tfakr
wagimassas, but tfgt K gl gnn too cglknkgr wktf tfasa axparkamhas, gmd axgls
gra pgrt oc ly wgy oc tgikme raspomskbknkty cor tfa sktugtkom, gmd
amhourgekme gnn prasamt to wori fgrdar cor tfa sgia oc gm klprovad nagrmkme
axparkamha.
Tfa opam dkgnoeua ks gnso klportgmt bahgusa imownadea gmdumdarstgmdkme gra mot tfa sona possasskom oc tfa taghfar. Tfks ks hartgkmny
tfa hgsa km tfa Fulgmktkas, wfara luhf oc tfa imownadea rasunts crol tfa
ght oc kmtarpratgtkom tfgt ohhurs km tfa laatkme pokmt batwaam tfa taxt gmd
tfa hrktkhgn ragdar. Km suhf hkrhulstgmhas, taghfars fgva luhf to nagrm crol
crasf ragdkmes oc studamts wfo gra axposad to g taxt cor tfa ckrst tkla. To
ba sura, tfa raspomskbknkty oc lodargtany eukdkme studamts km latfods oc
ragdkme, toons cor kmtarpratgtkom, gmd fkstory oc rasagrhf stknn rasts wktf tfa
taghfar. But fgvkme doma gnn tfgt, tfara stknn ralgkms g spghkous lgrekm cor
tfa hragtkva ragdkme oc studamts, tfgt tfa taghfar sfound amhourgea tfrouef
g raspahtcun raspomsa, wfkna dalgmdkme sanc-hrktkhksl, gmd davanopkme toons
to umdarstgmd wfy oma kmtarpratgtkom ks lora pnguskbna tfgm gmotfar.
Hourgea
Kt ks mot sklpna to stgmd bacora g hngss oc youmestars, sola sgrhgstkh,
otfars borad, lost oc wfol gra km tfa hngssrool bahgusa oc sola axtarmgn
axpahtgtkoms, gmd stknn amhourgea gm opam dkgnoeua. Tfks ks gppgramt crol
tfa brkac gmahdotas K provkdad. Xkmha tfa studamts gra usad to g hartgkm
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fkargrhfkhgn struhtura, g posktkva raspomsa to suhf gttalpts sfound mot ba
ragdkny axpahtad. Tfa taghfar maads to homtgkm tfakr noois oc
albgrrgsslamt, tfa sknamha kmtarruptad by supprassad ekeenas, gmd dgra gmd
gsi gm gddktkomgn quastkom gmd oma lora, umtkn tfa homvarsgtkom sats kmto
lotkom.
Tfa opam dkgnoeua curtfar raqukras hourgea crol taghfars, bahgusa
tfay fgva mo wgy oc imowkme wfgt prahksany wknn fgppam omha tfa rakms gra
noosamad, gmd lust ba homckdamt tfgt gmy dkshusskom, gs nome gs kt ks
raspahtcun gmd agrmast, wknn ba g wortfy stap oc tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass. Zgrtoc tfks pgrtkhkpgtory prohass raqukras taghfars to rankmquksf tfakr lytfkhgn
(gmd famha knnusory) stgmha gs tfa sourha oc imownadea. Taghfars gra
raqukrad to gdlkt tfakr owm wagimassas, gt ckrst to tfalsanvas gmd wfam
gpproprkgta km hngss too, gs K dkd wfam K spoia cglknkgrny oc tfa raskstkme
ngzkmass oc studamts.
Km suhf lolamts oc albgrrgsslamt K try to ralkmd lysanc tfgt tfa
procasskom K hfosa gs g hgraar, avam kc hfosa ks mot tfa bast dashrkptkom, ks
mot g hoon procasskom. Kmfaramtny, aduhgtkom ks g procasskom tfgt raqukras
kts prghtktkomars to hola km dgkny homtght wktf youme paopna wfo homskdar
tfal gutforkty ckeuras, gmd tfus try to quastkom tfal, lohi tfal or kmsunt
tfal. Taghfars wfo gttalpt to ba nkiad, gra doolad to cgknura. Taghfars
wfo pappar tfakr nahturas wktf `oias, wknn fgva to cgha tfa bkttar trutf tfgt
sola oc tfakr `oias gra too dry, dunn, or ond, cor g youmear eamargtkom.
Tfaracora, taghfars lust ghhapt tfalsanvas gs tfay gra, gmd brkme
tfalsanvas to hngss gs tfay gra. Tfay sfound tann g `oia bahgusa tfay ckmd ktgluskme, gmd mot km ordar to ba nkigbna9 tfay sfound gnnow tfalsanvas to ba
axhktad or lovad by tfa sub`aht lgttar, rgksa tfakr vokha or hola to tagrs,
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wfam tfay taghf solatfkme tfgt ks hnosa to tfakr fagrt. Tfay sfound vamtura
to opam gm fomast dkgnoeua wktf studamts om tfa lagmkme oc tfa taxt gmd
tfa skemkckhgmha oc kmtarpratgtkom. Mot gnn studamts wknn gpprahkgta suhf g
taghfar. Avam wfam g taghfar dgras to sfow alotkom km tfa hngssrool,
tfara wknn ba tfa sgrhgstkh studamt wfo wknn homskdar kt g prkzad ohhgskom cor
rkdkhuna, wfatfar km tfa hngssrool or cgr gwgy crol tfa taghfar, wfam tfa
studamts gra glome tfalsanvas. But tfa studamts wfo do gpprahkgta suhf
taghfars wknn do so bahgusa oc tfa rgra gbknkty to brkme tfakr owm parsomgnkty
kmto tfa hngssrool, gmd mot cor daspargta gttalpts to pnagsa.
Racnahtkom
Mo taghfar ks klluma to arrors, gmd taghfars sfound tfaracora mot
homdalm tfalsanvas cor lgikme lkstgias. Tfa qugnkty oc g taghfar ks mot
`udead by tfa dagrtf oc arrors, but by gddrasskme tfal klladkgtany, gmd
ghimownadekme tfal km ratrospaht, homstgmtny strkvkme to nagrm crol tfalgmd klprova. K omha fgd g studamt samd la gm a-lgkn wktf g quastkom gbout
gm gsskemlamt, gmd skmha ly rapny kmhnudad sola homhasskom tfgt wound ba
oc kmtarast to tfa amtkra hngss, K raspomdad km g eamargn a-lgkn. But cor sola
ragsom, parfgps cgtkeua or gbsamt-lkmdadmass, K coreot to argsa tfa
studamts orkekmgn lassgea, gmd samt ly rapny toeatfar wktf fks a -lgkn to tfa
wfona hngss. Tfa a-lgkn dkd mot kmhnuda gmy parsomgn kmcorlgtkom or
gmytfkme tfgt sfound albgrrgss tfa studamt. Gmd stknn, K wgs gmery gt lysanc
cor vkongtkme tfa studamts prkvghy gmd trust. Tfa prkvghy oc studamt-taghfar
horraspomdamha ks g fkefny dankhgta lgttar, parfgps avam sghrad. Xo tfa
lolamt K ragnkzad ly lkstgia, K samt gm gponoey nattar to tfa studamt, K
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axpngkmad tfa ragsom K rapnkad to gnn tfa hngss, gmd dashrkbad ly sfgla gmd
euknt cor tfks arror. Gntfouef K hound mot imow kc gmyoma km tfa hngss
motkhad tfa lassgea banow ly rapny, K opamad tfa connowkme sasskom wktf g
eamargn gmmoumhalamt gbout quastkoms by a-lgkn. K alpfgskzad ly
obnkegtkom to tfakr prkvghy, axpngkmad wfy K wknn solatklas samd g lassgea
to tfa amtkra hngss connowkme g quastkom crol oma studamt, gmd gsiad tfgt kc K
avar lgia g lkstgia gmd gttghf g studamts lassgea, K raquast tfgt tfay
raspaht aghf otfars prkvghy gmd mot ragd kt. Xkmha tfam, K lgda kt g ponkhy to
wrkta to tfa amtkra hngss omny crol g maw lassgea cumhtkom, gmd mavar
crol g rapny cumhtkom. K shronn dowm gmd hfahi gmd doubna -hfahi tfa
lassgea bacora hnkhikme samd. Tfa tfraa stgeas oc ly raspomsa
dalomstrgta tfa klportgmha oc racnahtkom km padgeoey0 K parsomgnny
gponoekzad to tfa wromead studamt9 K lgda gm opam gmd hnagr
gmmoumhalamt to tfa amtkra hngss9 gmd K ravksad ly anahtromkh
horraspomdamha homduht to amsura tfgt tfks arror doas mot rahur. Avam
tfouef tfa studamt tond la fa wgs mot botfarad by kt, K tragtad kt gs gm
ghtugn occamsa wfkhf K lust horraht. Avary drglg tfgt ohhurs durkme tfa
aduhgtkomgn prohass sfound ba axparkamhad by taghfars gs kc kt fgppamad to
tfal wfam tfay wara studamts.
Homhnuskom
K wgmt to homhnuda by raktargtkme ly stgtalamt km tfa baekmmkme
homharmkme tfa taghfkme-bgsad aduhgtkom. Aduhgtkom tfgt usas taghfkme gs g
pngtcorl cor kmstknnkme vgnuas hgm omny suhhaad kc tfa sub`aht lgttar ks wann
tgueft. Gmy praghfkme cor vgnuas tfgt holas gt tfa axpamsa oc tfa sub`aht
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Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme
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lgttar, wknn rasunt km tgrmksfkme botf tfa kmstruhtkomgn gmd tfa aduhgtkomgn
prohass. Tfa ghholpnksflamt oc tfa ckrst stgea oc provkdkme imownadea
(kmhnudkme tfa racnahtkva prohass oc wgys to obtgkm imownadea), sfound nagd
to tfa sahomd stgea, wfkhf ks tfa davanoplamt oc hrktkhgn tfkmikme. Qskme tfa
kmktkgn toons ghqukrad km tfa ckrst stgea, tfa taghfar hgm amhourgea tfa
studamts gmd avam dalgmd tfal to quastkom tfks imownadea km g homtrgry
loda (tfus ekvkme naektklghy to tfakr analamt oc raskstgmha)0 amhourgekme
tfal to gsi dkcckhunt quastkoms, ra`ahtkme pravkous axpngmgtkoms, `ustkcykme
gmd dacamdkme tfakr owm posktkoms, gmd racutkme homtrgdkhtkme vkaws.
Mgturgnny, tfks prohass, too, lust ba fand uskme tfa sgla coumdgtkoms K
nkstad0 dkgnoeua, hourgea, gmd racnahtkom. Tfa symtfasks oc tfa ckrst gmd
sahomd stgeas wknn rasunt wktf g holpnax gmd holprafamskva worndvkaw,
luntk-ngyarad gmd mugmhad, wfkhf wknn gnnow studamts to stap to tfa tfkrd
stgea wfkhf kmvonvas homcromtkme tfa lorgn dknallgs gmd tfa vgnua stgmhas
tfgt grksa crol tfa taxt. Gntfouef tfks hgm ba saam gs tfa fagrt oc tfa
aduhgtkomgn prohass, K wound ba wgry crol raghfkme kt km avary hngss. Gs ks
tfa hgsa wktf otfar rangtkomsfkps, wa hgm omny raghf pkmmghnas oc axhktalamt
km hartgkm lagsuras gmd craquamhkas. Xtudamts sfound mot ba axpahtad to ba
lgrvanad gmd amtfusad crol g lorgn dknallg dabgta om g raeungr bgsks oc g
laatkme fand two or tfraa tklas g waai. Ghqugkmtgmha wktf tfa hngssrool
wknn eukda taghfars km gssasskme tfa suktgbna ohhgskom to gnnow or amhourgea
tfa davanoplamt oc suhf g lolamt, but wktf hgutkom nast tfay axgharbgta
tfa lolamtul.
Ly ckrst ghgdalkh taghfkme axparkamha wgs gs g taghfkme gsskstgmtcor gm Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty hoursa gt Zrkmhatom. Towgrds tfa lkddna oc tfa
salastar, studamts wfo eraw up wktf g stgmdgrd Hfrkstkgm mgrrgtkva cant tfay
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wara umdar fagvy gttghi, solatklas raegrdnass oc fow hollkttad tfay
wara to tfakr owm cgktf gmd upbrkmekme by tfgt pokmt. Oma hollamt wgs
lora axpnkhkt km tfgt dkrahtkom, gmd K gnnowad luhf oc tfa vgnugbna ckcty
lkmutas wa fgd km hngss to davanop kmto gm opam dkshusskom om rahomhknkme
rankekous bankacs wktf shfongrny fypotfasas. Luhf oc tfa dkshusskom wgs
parsomgn gmd sub`ahtkva, wktf studamts sfgrkme tfakr owm axparkamhas gmd
bghieroumds. K homhnudad tfa hngss wktf g daap sgtkscghtkom, proud tfgt K
wgs gbna to staar g crgmi gmd raspahtcun dkshusskom om g topkh tfgt wgs
obvkousny troubnkme luhf oc tfa hngss. K wgs probgbny gnso cngttarad tfgt tfa
TG sahtkom oc tfa hngss gnnowad tfa studamts to tghina probnals tfgt grosa
km tfa nahturas oc g prolkmamt procassor. K wgs tfaracora mot prapgrad cor
tfa dksgppokmtlamt tfgt gwgktad la tfa connowkme waai, wfam oma oc tfa
wagiar studamts oc tfa hngss trkad to rgksa omha lora tfks pokmt, gnlost
pnagdkme to tgni gegkm gbout tfakr owm axparkamhas gmd dkcckhuntkas durkme
nahturas. Ly kmktkgn samsa oc g padgeoekhgn pagi mow saalad danuskomgn, cor
kt wgs mo lora tfgm gm axhusa to ashgpa tfa ammuk oc tfa sub`aht lgttar,
gmd parfgps lgsquargdkme g nghi oc prapgrgtkom, skmha avary studamt hound
pgrtkhkpgta km tfa dkshusskom, avam wktfout tfa ragdkmes cor hngss. Crol tfa
kmktkgn sanc-homergtungtory samtklamt gmd kts subsaquamt dksamhfgmtlamt, K
trkad to symtfaskza g lora mugmhad vkaw0 tfa dkcckhuntkas km hngss wara
gutfamtkh, gmd wara sfgrad aqugnny by strome gmd wagi studamts9 tfa wagiar
studamts lgy fgva vkawad kt gs gm axhusa or gm ashgpa, but tfgt dkd mot
kmvgnkdgta tfa larkt oc suhf g dkshusskom. Opamkme suhf g dkshusskom pnghas
g raspomskbknkty om tfa taghfar, to ragnkza tfgt sola studamts wknn vkaw kt
dkccaramtny, gmd to amsura tfgt kt doas mot bahola g fgbkt.
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Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme
72
Tfks ks tfa homtaxt tfgt nagds la to gdvohgta g taghfkme-bgsad
aduhgtkom, fondkme strome to tfa sub`aht lgttar gs luhf gs posskbna, gmd
uskme tfa tfaoratkhgn study gs gm aduhgtkomgn toon. Tfus, taghfars hgm amsura
tfgt tfa posskbknktkas oc imownadea kmhnudkme kts ghquksktkom,
umdarstgmdkme, dahkpfarlamt gmd kmtarpratgtkom gra gvgkngbna to gnn
studamts gmd gra axfgustad to tfakr lgxklul. Crol tfgt pngtcorl, oma
lgy proerass to murtura kmdapamdamt, hrktkhgn, craa tfkmikme, gmd to sgva tfa
lorgn dabgtas to rgra, homdamsad gmd nklktad ohhgskoms, gnnowkme
dkshusskoms om vgnuas, atfkhs, cgktf gmd opkmkoms, tfgt gra buknt om
imownadea gmd kmdapamdamt tfoueft, stal crol tfal, but mavar dapgrt
crol tfosa roots.
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HOGHF
G studamt wrktas gmd gsis cor sola ghhollodgtkom. Gm axtamskom
oc g dagdnkma, or parfgps to wgkva oma oc tfa umaxhusad gbsamhas so tfgt
kt doasmt gccaht tfa ergda. Gmd kmdaad, wfy sfound K ba gm obstkmgta `ari? K
gl mot ragnny eokme to fgva tkla to ergda tfa gsskemlamts bacora tfa
waaiamd gmywgy, so wfgts kt to la kc tfay fgmd kt km om Tfursdgy mkeft or
Xgturdgy lormkme? Or tfks gbsamha do K fomastny bankava tfgt hngss
gttamdgmha ks so klportgmt km suhf g wgy tfgt tfosa wfo sfow up
mahassgrkny nagrm lora tfgm tfosa wfo do mot? Avam wfam tfay do hola to
hngss, K saa tfal cgnn gsnaap bacora ly vary ayas, or busy wktf omnkma
sfoppkme or Cghabooi hfgts so oma gbsamha lora or nass sfound fgrdny
lgia g dkccaramha.
But tfam K ralalbar. K ralalbar tfgt tfa studamts suppnkhgtkom
cor cnaxkbknkty ks omny oma lora nkmi km g nome hfgkm oc ghhollodgtkoms, tfgt
tfa amtkra systal ks rkeead gegkmst la, avam kc K wound axpaht gm ghgdalkhastgbnksflamt to pngha la, gs tfa taghfar, gt tfa fagrt oc kts ghtkvktkas. Om
mularous ohhgskoms K rahakvad motas crol vgrskty sports hoghfas, gsikme
cor ly umdarstgmdkme oc g studamts gbsamha tfa connowkme waai, bahgusa oc
gm klportgmt egla. K fgva ovarnooiad studamts wgnikme ngta kmto hngss,
bahgusa prghtkha wamt ovartkla (gmd tfay wgni km ovartkrad, K sfound gdd,
bahgusa tfay eot up gt 1gl cor prghtkha)9 motas crol g mursa axhuskme g
studamts gbsamha dua to gm km`ury km prghtkha9 motas crol tfa Dagm oc
Xtudamt Nkca, gmmoumhkme sola homcaramha out oc towm9 g hfokr homcaramha,
gm aduhgtkomgn trkp, g hglpus avamt tfgt raqukras rafagrsgns9 avam tfa Dagm
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Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme
74
oc Ghgdalkh Gccgkrs, wfo sfound ba om ly skda by fks tktna, fgs homtghtad
la to raquast ghhollodgtkoms cor studamts wfo wara dkspnagsad wktf ly
runas. Km gddktkom to gnn tfasa occkhkgns, lgmy umocckhkgn avamts gmd cghtors
dalgmds studamts tkla gmd gttamtkom0 tfakr sohkgn gmd nova nkvas, pgrtkas,
cglkny avamts (wfatfar `oyous or trgekh) tfkmes tfgt truny dasarva tfa
studamts gttamtkom gmd sfound tgia prahadamha ovar hngss, gs wann gs trkvkgn,
apfalargn lgttars.
Xo wfam g studamt gpproghfas la wktf g raquast cor sola namkamhy,
kt ks bast tfgt K ralalbar tfgt tfa systal ks gnragdy rkeead gegkmst la, gmdtfgt kt ks klportgmt tfgt gm ghgdalkh kmstktutkom fgs solaoma wfo bankavas
tfgt grduous study ks tfa lost klportgmt tfkme. Km otfar words, K fgva g
rona om hglpus, `ust gs tfa hoghf doas. Gmd K imow, tfgt mo studamt wknn
avar gpproghf la gmd raquast g mota cor fks or far hoghf, axhuskme fkl or
far crol prghtkha bahgusa tfara gra 7:: pgeas to ragd cor maxt hngss9 mo
studamt wknn eo to tfa mursa gmd gsi to ba axhusad crol prghtkha bahgusa
far or fks fagd furts crol tfkmikme gbout Grkstotnas Qmlovad Lovar.
Xtudamt wknn mavar tann tfa Dagm oc Xtudamt Nkca tfgt tfay hgmmot gttamd tfa
homcaramha bahgusa tfay wound fgta to lkss oma oc ly hngssas om bkbnkhgn
nktargtura.
Gmd prahksany bahgusa tfasa wknn mavar fgppam, kt ks ly duty to
bafgva gs kc K bankava kt sfound. K hound agskny rkdkhuna solaoma wfo davotas
fks nkca to hoghf g nghrossa or vonnaybgnn tagl km g ladkohra nageua. But
mavartfanass, suhf hoghfas gra hgpgbna oc kmstknnkme, mot omny km tfakr owm
fagrts, but km tfa lkmd oc avaryoma om tfa tagl, tfa motkom tfgt tfks ks tfalost klportgmt tfkme km tfa wornd, tfgt kt ks am`oygbna gmd fagntfy gs luhf
gs kt ks nogdad wktf vgnuas, gmd tfgt kt ks tfa sona purposa oc tfa honnaea.
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Gryaf Glkfgy
71
Hartgkmny K sfound gssula g sklkngr gpproghf cor ly owm cumhtkom km tfa
honnaea0 K gl g fkstory hoghf, or @udgksl hoghf, or Bkbna hoghf wfgtavar
kt ks Kl taghfkme km gmy ekvam salastar. Gmd mo-oma avar holas to tfa
hoghf gmd klpnkas tfgt wfgt fa doas ks nass klportgmt gmd tfgt fa oueft to
sfow sola namkamhy om tfks oma ohhgskom. Gmd umnkia g Fohiay or
Bgsiatbgnn hoghf, K tfkmi K wknn ba gbna to sapgrgta batwaam tfks rona tfgt K
gl gssulkme cor tfa bamackt oc tfa studamts gmd tfa strametf oc ly fola
kmstktutkom, gmd batwaam ragnkty0 km ly kmmarlost sanc K wknn imow tfgt kt ks
gbsonutany ckma tfgt studamts fgva lora klportgmt tfkmes eokme om tfgm ly
hoursa. But K wknn mavar nat tfal imow tfgt.
Tfara gra gnso atfkhgn ragsoms tfgt nagd la to bankava kt ks horraht to
ba strkht wfam studamts raquast ghhollodgtkoms or namkamhkas. K hgnn kt ly
Igmtkgm-Craudkgm `ustkckhgtkom, gmd kt ks dashrkbad banow. Kc wfgt ks
maadad oc la cor studamts to tgia tfakr honnaea studkas sarkousny ks to ba g
hoghf, K gl wknnkme gmd prapgrad to tgia om tfgt rona. Gmd K wknn ba tfa bast,
cgkrast, touefast, lost kmtklkdgtkme, gmd lost hgrkme tfgt ly nageua ull,
K lagm dkshkpnkmaavar sgw, eoddgllkt.
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ERGDAX GMD XTQD[0 RAXKXTGMHA GMD
KMTROXZAHTKOM
Cor lgmy yagrs K wgs oc tfa opkmkom tfgt ergdas gra mot homduhkva
to tfa nagrmkme prohass, gmd tfgt km tfa Fulgmktkas aspahkgnny mularkhgn
ergdas gra gbsonuta coonksfmass (wktf tfa sona axhaptkom, parfgps, oc
ngmeugea studkas). Kt lkeft solafow ba posskbna to rgta g studamt gs
Axhannamt, Eood, or Gdaqugta (G, B, H), but tfa raqukralamt to dackma
wfatfar g hartgkm axgl km bkbnkhgn studkas or agrny Hfrkstkgmkty larkts gm 63
or gm 64 saalad cutkna, wfatfar K wgs g studamt or gm kmstruhtor.
But tfa lora K taghf K gl obnkead to gdlkt tfgt tfa dkshkpnkmgry
systal oc g shfoon ks mot omny g ponkhkme or raeklamtad prohass tfgt
kmtarrupts tfa pura nagrmkme prohass, gs ly kdagnksl wound fgva kt. Km ordar
to ragnkza tfgt, K fgd to gdlkt tfgt g nagrmkme prohass K bankava tfks ks trua
cor gmy nagrmkme prohass ks holprksad oc two hamtrgn analamts0 raskstgmha
gmd kmtrospahtkom. Uktfout kmtrospahtkom, paopna hgmmot gptny gssass tfa
trgmscorlgtkom tfgt ohhurrad durkme tfa nagrmkme prohass, tfgt ks to rahgnn
fow tfay wara bacora, gmd parhakva wfgt tfay gra gctar tfa nagrmkme prohass.
Tfay gra tfaracora umgbna to ghhulungta toons to dupnkhgta tfa prohass gmd
klprova kt, do mot motkha tfakr lkstgias, wfkhf gra hruhkgn cor tfa nagrmkme
prohass, gmd so cortf. Gmd gnomeskda tfa kmtrospahtkom, gnlost surprkskmeny
so0 raskstgmha. Ua wksf to nagrm solatfkme, gmd raskst. Ua amronn km g hngss,
but sfkri crol tfa ragdkme gsskemlamts. Ua gdlkra tfa procassors prastkea,gmd yat tfkmi fa ks spagikme momsamsa. Ua skt km g ngmeugea hngss oc g mgtkva
Earlgm spagiar, gmd yat greua gbout tfa lora noekhgn nohgtkom cor tfa
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Gryaf Glkfgy
75
maegtkme mkhft km tfa samtamha. Tfara gra kmdaad tklas tfgt suhf
raskstgmha ks coonksf, but omha kt ks rahoemkzad gs g prkmhkpgn coumdgtkom oc
nagrmkme, kts usacunmass hgm gnso ba gpprahkgtad. Avamtugnny, gctar gnn tfa
ragdkme gsskemlamts, gnn tfa sublkttad pgpars, gnn hngss dkshusskoms, g parsom
ks nact wktf gm kmtannahtugn raskdua tfgt ks dkhfotolkzad kmto words oc
wksdol gmd uttar momsamsa tfgt K ra`ahtad, gmd fond tfa opposkta. Cor
tfks purposa kt ks oc nkttna homsaquamha wfatfar tfa momsamsa wara truny
momsamsa. Tfa skemkckhgmha nkas km tfa sanahtkom prohass oc opkmkoms gmd
stgmhas, km g dkgnahtkh prohass oc ra`ahtkom gmd ghhaptgmha tfgt rasunts km
aghf kmdkvkdugn nagrmkme solatfkme maw, gmd symtfaskzkme kt gs g parsomgnny
owmad kmskeft. Tfa analamt oc raskstgmha km tfa nagrmkme prohass sustgkms
tfa posskbknkty oc quastkomkme gutforkty, tfa fagntfy siaptkhksl tfgt gt tklas
braads maw kdags gmd ykands bragitfrouefs km tfa fkstory oc kdags.
Xkmha raskstgmha ks so coumdgtkomgn to tfa padgeoekhgn prohass, tfara
ks gnso rool to gpprahkgta tfa lagms oc dkshkpnkma gs kmstrulamts oc hopkme
wktf raskstgmha, wfkhf gt tklas hgm lgmkcast ktsanc km kmghtkom or
prohrgstkmgtkom. Ufam K egva g lkdtarl cor tfa ckrst tkla, kt wgs km g
Fabraw Bkbna hngss, wfara studamts wara gsiad to gmgnyza g bkbnkhgn pgssgea
oc tfakr hfooskme (km homsuntgtkom wktf tfa kmstruhtor), uskme gt nagst two
sahomdgry sourhas, 8-1 pp. Tfks wgs g stgmdgrd gsskemlamt, oma tfgt K fgd
tfa pnagsura oc prapgrkme lgmy tklas durkme ly yagrs gs g studamt. Gctar
tfa dagdnkma, K gsiad tfal kc tfay am`oyad tfa rasagrhf gmd wrktkme prohass.
Oma studamt gdlkttad fomastny tfgt dua to tkla rastrgkmts sfa hound mot
gccord to am`oy tfa prohass. K rapnkad tfgt kc K hound, K wound pracar tfgt tfaywound axparkamha tfakr ckrst staps km bkbnkhgn rasagrhf wktfout g dagdnkma gmd
wktfout tfa prassura oc g ergda, but sklpny wrktkme gm assgy cor tfa pnagsura
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gmd larkt oc amegekme wktf g bkbnkhgn taxt. But K imow, K gddad, tfgt wktfout
g dagdnkma or g ergda, tfay wound mavar skt dowm to wrkta tfks assgy, aghf
tkla sattkme kt gskda cor lora prasskme lgttars. Tfa dagdnkma gmd ergda
lotkvgta tfal to axparkamha tfa `oys oc bkbnkhgn study, gmd skluntgmaousny
obstruht tfa posskbknkty oc am`oykme kt gs g pura nagrmkme prohass. Tfa
aduhgtkomgn prohass nkvas gmd bragtfas km tfa tamskom batwaam ponkhkme
raqukralamts gmd tfa `oy oc imownadea. K fopa.
K rahgnn tfa ckrst tkla K axparkamhad g `ustkckad raquast cor g fkefar
ergda. Tfa um`ustkckad raquast, kmhkdamtgnny, darkvas crol studamts wfowound sklpny ba lora homtamt wktf tfa fkefar ergda but fgva mo greulamt
km tfakr cgvor, otfar tfgm tfa cght tfgt tfay gra nkigbna or tfgt tfay maad g
fkefar EZG. K imow, bahgusa K gl cglknkgr wktf tfa um`ustkckad raquast gs g
taghfar gmd gs g studamt. Homvarsany, tfa `ustkckad raquast holas crol
studamts wfo gra gbna to dacamd tfakr orkekmgn wori gmd pokmt to larkts tfgt
tfa taghfar cgknad to motkha upom kmktkgn axglkmgtkom. Xkmha ergdkme g
Fulgmktkas pgpar ks mot gm axght shkamha, taghfars lgy gssass g pgpar wktf
g nowar ergda tfgm kt dasarvas km nkeft oc tfraa pravkous pgpars,
subhomshkousny kmstknnkme km tfa taghfar g samsa oc rapatktkom, or out oc
crustrgtkom cor ergdkme pgpars gt 77pl. Ufam tfa raquast cor g ra-ergdkme
grrkvas, tfa taghfar wknn ragd kt wktf crasf ayas, gmd kmdaad, tfa cgunts tfgt
saalad too ergva km tfa kmktkgn ergdkme do mot axhaad tfa nklktgtkoms oc tfa
gsskemlamt or tfa axpahtad hgpgbknktkas oc studamts gt tfks navan. Tfus tfa
ergda ks horrahtad, gmd tfa studamt ks pnagsad. But cor racnahtkva taghfars
wktf kmtaerkty tfks ks tfa ckrst stgea oc dkshomtamt0 parfgps otfar studamtsrahakvad gm umcgkr ergda dua to tfks grbktrgry corl oc klprasskomkst ergdkme?
Ks kt atfkhgn tfgt omny tfa studamt wfo raquasts g ra-axglkmgtkom wknn bamackt
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Gryaf Glkfgy
7;
crol g horrahtad ergda, wfkna g lora ratkhamt studamt, or oma wktf g nowar
sanc-astaal wknn ghhapt tfa dahraa, gntfouef botf pgpars wara oc
holpgrgbna qugnkty? Daspargtany saaikme hond holcort, tfa taghfar avoias
tfa lalory oc tfa wagiast studamts, tfosa wfosa wori ks motgbny poor km
rangtkom to tfakr paars, tfus ragcckrlkme tfa vgnkdkty oc ergdkme gs g dkspngy oc
trutf gmd `ustkha.
Ly pracargbna corl oc gsskemlamts ks g raquast cor g waainy
raspomsa om tfa ragdkme gsskemlamts. Tfa raqukralamts gra gs connows0 g
lkmklul oc 8:: words, axhnudkme bkbnkoergpfy or bnohi quotas, om gmytopkh oc tfa studamts hfooskme crol tfa ragdkme, sublkttad bacora hngss. K
tann tfal tfgt K fgva nkttna kmtarast km ragdkme sullgrkas oc ly kdags. K wgmt
to ragd tfakr kmktkgn raghtkom to g taxt bacora tfay fgva baam homtglkmgtad by
tfa hollom wksdol oc fow tfasa taxts sfound ba parhakvad. Tfa
klpnkhgtkom ks tfgt K ergda tfa hofaskom gmd styna oc tfakr wrktkme rgtfar tfgm
tfa fkstorkhgn or shfongrny vgnkdkty oc tfakr greulamts.
Tfks latfod lgias la homcromt qukta craquamtny studamts wfo do
mot imow fow to wrkta, or fgva troubna corlungtkme orkekmgn kdags oc gm
gmgnytkhgn or hrktkhgn homtamt. Ufam K ckrst stgrtad kt, K wgs holpannad to ekva
nowar ergdas tfgm K fgd bacora, gmd skmha kt wgs g maw axparkamha, K wamt
gmd raragd @ofm Fonts Fow Hfkndram Cgkn. Tfa dkspgrkty batwaam ly owm
sktugtkom gmd Fonts booi wgs obvkous0 Fontwrota fks booi batwaam tfa
ngta 7;1:s gmd agrny 7;3:s, so km lgmy wgys kt ks dgtad, kc mot outdgtad.
Curtfarlora, Fonts axparkamha kmhnudad grktflatkh hngssas cor ckctf-ergdars
fow hound fa posskbny ba ranavgmt cor g nkbargn grts procassor km 2:72? Butragdkme kt, K coumd tfgt tfa dymglkhs batwaam taghfars gmd studamts gra
rapagtad gmd ra-amghtad daspkta tfa dkccaramt sattkmes. Font wrktas,
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Ladktgtkoms om Taghfkme
2:
taghfars caan, gs K omha dkd, tfgt tfakr kmtarasts gmd tfakr
studamts gra cumdglamtgnny tfa sgla. K usad to caan tfgt K wgs
eukdkme gmd fanpkme ly studamts om g `ourmay tfgt tfay wgmtad
to tgia but hound mot tgia wktfout ly fanp. K imaw tfa wgy
nooiad fgrd, but K gssulad tfay hound saa tfa eogn gnlost gs
hnagrny gs K gmd tfgt tfay wara gnlost gs agear to raghf kt. Kt
saalad vary klportgmt to ekva studamts tfks caankme oc bakme om
g `ourmay to g wortfwfkna dastkmgtkom. K saa mow tfgt lost oc
ly tgni to tfks amd wgs wgstad bragtf. Lgyba K tfoueft tfa
studamts wara km ly hngss bahgusa tfay wara agear to nagrm wfgtK wgs trykme to taghf, but tfay imaw battar. Tfay wara km shfoon
bahgusa tfay fgd to ba, gmd km ly hngss aktfar bahgusa tfay fgd
to ba, or bahgusa otfarwksa tfay wound fgva to ba km gmotfar
hngss, wfkhf lkeft avam ba worsa. Y28\
K sfuddarad gt ragdkme tfasa words, bahgusa tfay wara umhgmmkny gm
ghhurgta dashrkptkom oc ly owm tfouefts. Curtfarlora, K fgd ly owmvarskom oc g spaahf homharmkme tfa `okmt `ourmay om tfa pgtf to
dkshovary, dankvarad alotkvany gt tfa baekmmkme oc avary hoursa. K wgs sura
tfasa words oc kmspkrgtkom gmd angtkom wara tfa lost orkekmgn gmd
hourgeaous avar spoiam km tfa fgnns oc tfa vamargbna kmstktutkom wfara K
tgueft. Cghkme studamts wfo dkd mot saal to sfgra ly samsa oc amtfuskgsl
gmd hurkoskty cor tfa `ourmay tfgt ngy gfagd drova la bghi to Font, nooikme
cor gmswars gs ragnkty sfgttarad ly kdagnksl.
Hartgkmny, mot gnn studamts amronn km oma hoursa gs tfa nassar avkn
glome dragdcunny borkme hfokhas. Xola eamukmany am`oy hngssas, gmd tfakr
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27
gsskemlamts gmd pgrtkhkpgtkom racnaht tfgt. But `ust nkia Font, K gl mot
homharmad wktf tfa kmtannkeamt studamts wfo wknn ba gbna to ckmd kmtarast
crol gnlost gmy hngss. Cor tfal, ly prasamha ks kmstrulamtgn, utknkzad to
sfgrpam tfakr ekvam ghulam, gmd wfkna K gl fgppy to sfgra tfa axparkamha
wktf tfal, K imow tfay wound lgia axhannamt usa oc gmy otfar taghfar. Tfa
hfgnnamea nkas km tfa horraht raspomsa to g waainy amhoumtar wktf studamts
wfo gra kmdaad trgppad km tfa cagr gmd cgknura pgrgdkel, gs Font
dashrkbas kt, to wfol avary hngss wktf la ks axparkamhad gs g pgnpgbna accort
oc survkvgn.
Tfa synngbk hgmmot ba daergdad to g navan gt wfkhf tfa wagiar
studamts wknn caan holcortgbna. K daskem ly hoursas so tfgt tfay gra mot omny
hfgnnamekme, but so tfay hgm sarva g ckrl coumdgtkom cor tfa sonktgry gmd rgra
ohhgskom tfgt g studamt dahkdas to turm tfks sub`aht kmto fks nkca pgsskom.
Tfara ks g dkstkmhtkom K sfound alpfgskza fara0 K domt danuda lysanc tfgt g
skmena hoursa oc lkma hgm murtura tfa maxt nagdkme shfongr oc gmhkamt
@udgksl. But K caan K wound ba batrgykme ly lksskom kc ly hoursa cgknad to
occar sola bgskh toons km hgsa g cutura shfongr hfgmhad kmto ly hngssrool.
Xuhf toons gra octam provkdad gs skda-hollamts, gs rahollamdgtkoms cor
curtfar ragdkme (wfkhf gra mot raqukrad om tfa synngbus), gmd lora. Tfks ks
oma kmcnahtkom pokmt to wfkhf tfa hoursa strathfas, gmd studamts gra mot
axpahtad to raghf kt km ordar to suhhasscunny holpnata tfa hoursa. Gt tfa
otfar amd oc g hurva ks g lkmklgn kmcnahtkom pokmt, wfkhf K gl holpannad to
lgri gegkmst ly wksfas, tfa nowast bgr tfgt wknn gnnow wagiar studamts to
sgtkscy tfa raqukralamt oc tfa hoursa. Xattkme tfks lkmklul raqukras la torahomhkna ly owm ob`ahtkvas, ckmdkme g lkmklul tfgt K hgm nkva wktf, wfkna
trykme to dklkmksf tfa cagr cghtor gmd tfa homstgmt axparkamha oc cgknura oc
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tfasa studamts. Tfa hfgnnamea ralgkms umrasonvad, gmd kt hgmmot ba
gddrassad by lara spaahfas oc lgrvanous `ourmays to umhfgrtarad ngmds oc
gmtkqukty. Xuhf dkshoursa hgm gnso rasunt km ly owm dksgppokmtlamt, gs K
wktmass tfa studamts oc tfa ragreugrd km tfks `ourmay kmhassgmtny saaikme
ashgpa routas, rgtfar tfgm cohuskme tfakr egza towgrds tfa eogn. Kmdaad, oma
oc tfa lost dksfagrtamkme cagturas oc taghfkme wagiar studamts ks obsarvkme
tfa accorts gmd hragtkvkty tfay gra gbna to kmvast km gvokdkme tfa gsskemlamt
tfgt fypotfatkhgnny hound fgva baam aqugnny spamt om tfa gsskemlamt ktsanc.
Ansawfara km tfa booi Font dashrkbas g hngss km wfkhf gsskemlamtshound mot ba sublkttad wktf lora tfgm tfraa arrors. Kc tfa taghfar
kdamtkckad lora tfgm tfraa arrors, fa wound sfow tfal to tfa pupkn, gmd tfa
pupkn wound fgva to hopy tfa gsskemlamt gegkm, craa oc arrors. Oma pupkn
fgd to fgmd km tfa gsskemlamt tfraa tklas, wktf aghf drgct bakme worsa tfgm
tfa pravkous oma.
Gt tfgt pokmt Bknn Funn gsiad la g quastkom, oma K sfound fgva
gsiad lysanc, oma wa oueft gnn to iaap gsikme oursanvas0Ufara gra you trykme to eat, gmd gra you eattkme tfara?
Tfa quastkom stkhis nkia g burr. Km shfoonsbut wfara ksmt kt so?
wa so agskny cgnn kmto tfa sgla trgp0 tfa lagms to gm amd
baholas gm amd km ktsanc. K fgd om ly fgmds tfks tfraa-lkstgia
runa lagmt to sarva tfa amds oc hgracun wori gmd magt
holposktkoms. By gppnykme kt rkekdny wgs K eattkme lora hgracun
wori gmd magtar holposktkoms? Mo9 K wgs eattkme g hfknd wfo
wgs so worrkad gbout fgvkme to rahopy far pgpar tfgt sfa hound
mot homhamtrgta om dokme kt, gmd famha dkd kt worsa gmd worsa,
gmd wound probgbny do tfa maxt pgpars bgdny gs wann. Y788-784\
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Om oma oc lgmy ohhgskoms tfgt K homskdarad tfa probnal oc study cor
kts owm sgia (Torgf nksflgf, km rgbbkmkh pgrngmha), amsurkme tfgt studamts gra
nagrmkme cor tfa `oy oc amqukry gmd mot cor g ergda gt tfa amd oc tfa hoursa,
K amtartgkmad tfa kdag oc g skmena ergda cor tfa wfona hngss. K hound
gmmoumha tfgt avaryoma wknn eat gm G gt tfa amd oc tfa hoursa, gmd studamts
gra wanhola to nagva. K wound avamtugnny fgva g slgnnar hngss, but gnn
studamts wound ba tfara cor tfa sona purposa oc nagrmkme. K ra`ahtad tfks kdag
gs lkseukdad cor two lg`or ragsoms0 ckrst, avam tfa lost eamukmanykmtarastad studamt ks umdar g not oc prassura gmd fks or far tkla ks prahkous
(km pgrt dua to hoursas tfgt rum dkccaramtny tfgm ly G-hoursa wound). Tfus,
tfa axhannamt studamt wound gnso ba talptad, kc mot holpannad, to ghhapt tfa
G gmd nagva tfa hngss. Bankavkme K omny hnagrad tfa hngss oc wagiar studamts
ks mgva, gmd ks umcgkr to tfa homhrata nklktgtkoms oc eood studamts. Xahomd,
tfa studamts wfo dasarva gm G wgmt kt, km tfa homtaxt oc tfa aduhgtkomgn
systal, mot omny cor kts owm sgia, but gnso km rangtkom to otfar studamts. Km
otfar words, kc gnn cghunty wara to klpnalamt tfa sgla ponkhy, tfara wound
ba mo wgy to datarlkma pgrtkhungrny axhannkme studamts, km rangtkom to tfa rast
oc tfa hngss, gmd tfa brkeft studamts wound succar.
K homskdarad wgys to hgnkbrgta tfks cghtor gmd stknn usa tfa ergda to
amhourgea dkskmtarastad studamts to nagva. Cor kmstgmha, K trkad to klgekma g
shamgrko km wfkhf K gmmoumhad tfgt gnn studamts wound rahakva g B+, gmd
omny tfosa wfo wgmtad g fkefar ergda sfound stgy. Zarfgps K wound nosa
sola oc tfa wagiar studamts, wfo wound homskdar g B+ lora tfgm tfayaxpahtad, gmd wound homtamtny cnaa gs cgst gs tfay hound. But K wound mot
dacusa tfa gspaht oc nagrmkme cor tfa sgia oc tfa ergda (rgtfar tfgm cor kts
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owm sgia), gmd K wound lost probgbny hgusa g twocond crustrgtkom0 wagiar
studamts wfo wound stgy, fopkme to eat g fkefar ergda wound ba
dksgppokmtad tfgt gctar tfakr kmvastlamt tfay rahakvad tfa sgla B+ tfay
wound fgva rahakvad gmywgy, gmd K wound ba crustrgtad kc K cant g studamts
wori larktad g D, but K wgs boumd by ly owm runas to ergda kt gs g B+,
raegrdnass oc kts qugnkty.
Gnn tfasa fypotfatkhgn homskdargtkoms ykandad gm klportgmt rahoemktkom,
tfgt gnnowad la to hola to tarls wktf tfa cght tfgt K wgs taghfkme wktfkm g
ekvam systal, gmd gs nome gs K wgs pgrt oc kt, K hound mot try to ght gegkmst kt.K hound nglamt gm umfagntfy holpatktkvamass wktfkm Fkefar Aduhgtkom tfgt
ks mot homduhkva to rasagrhf gmd study. K hgm dapnora tfa kdag oc studamts
wfo gra lora homharmad wktf ergdas tfgm wktf tfa sub`aht lgttar. But
trykme to avgda tfa systal gs g wfona ks umcgkr to lysanc, to ly honnageuas,
gmd to ly studamts. Tfa kmfaramt probnals km tfa egp batwaam aduhgtkom,
nagrmkme, gmd ergdas gra mot agskny rasonvad, but K hgmmot lgia runas tfgt
gppny omny to lysanc. K gl hollkttad to ghhapt tfa runas oc tfa systal. Kc K
wgmt to taghf wktfout ergdas, kt ks ly raspomskbknkty to ckmd gm kmstktutkom
tfgt doas mot ekva ergdas, or g vohgtkom tfgt wknn mot mahassktgta taghfkme km
gm kmstktuta oc fkefar aduhgtkom, gmd tfaracora wknn gnso do gwgy wktf
ergdas. Xo nome gs tfa bast wgy to holbkma ly pnagsura oc rasagrhf gmd
taghfkme wktf ly maads oc alpnoylamt nkas km ghgdalkg, K gnso maad to
ghhapt kts runas, avam kc tfay gra hfgmekme rgpkdny. Tfks ghhaptgmha, km turm,
gnso gnnowad la to rahoemkza gmd gpprahkgta curtfar gspahts oc ergdas gs g
dkshkpnkmgry toon tfgt raspomds to studamts raskstgmha, wfkhf K dashrkbadgbova. Km sfort, mot omny gs g holprolksa cor ly prgelgtkh maads, but gnso
gdlkttkme to tfa posktkva gspaht kt fgs cor studamts.
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By rgpkd hfgmeas, K wknn lamtkom vary brkacny, K gl gnnudkme to tfa
homtkmukme hrksks oc nkbargn grts aduhgtkom, wfkhf gnso rgksas quastkoms
homharmkme tfa kmtarast oc prospahtkva studamts km tgikme pgrt km tfks
holpatktkom. Km g rahamt grtkhna km tfa Maw [ori Ravkaw oc Boois,
Gmtfomy Ergctom wrota, mo oma imows fow nome cglknkas wknn ba gbna gmd
wknnkme to pgy cor cour yagrs oc ngreany sylbonkh trgkmkme tfgt stagdkny
baholas lora axpamskva gmd nosas klpght. Ly homtalpngtkom oc ergdas ks
gnso gm accort to amvkskom wgys to kmhragsa tfa kmcnuamha oc tfa nagrmkme
prohass, gmd to dahragsa tfa sylbonksl oc tfa trgkmkme (axprassad km tfa
prastkea oc tfa kmstktutkom gmd tfa EZG oc tfa studamt).
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LORA OM ERGDAX0 ZARXOMGN AMHOQRGEALAMT
GMD EAMARGN GXXAXXLAMT
Xfkctkme ly vkaw om ergdas raqukrad gm gd`ustlamt om ly pgrt. K
stgrtad out wktf gm kdagnkst vknkckhgtkom oc ergdas gs pura avkn, propgegtkme
holpatktkom gmd kmstknnkme qugmtktgtkva radghtkoms oc holpnax fulgm
axparkamha tfgt wara km dkraht opposktkom to gnn tfgt ks eood gmd sghrad kmaduhgtkom. K ngtar nagrmad to ghhapt gssasslamt gs g fanpcun toon tfgt
amhourgeas studamts to axpaht lora oc tfakr owm wori, gmd gnso sarvas to
davanop eood fgbkts oc nagrmkme, wrktkme, gmd tfkmikme. Kt ks gm klparcaht
systal, to ba sura. K stknn tfkmi kt ks agskar to sgy tfgt solatfkme ks eood or
larany sgtkscghtory, tfgm to dashrkba kt gs 65 or 52. Tfgt bakme sgkd, kt ks
parfgps agskar to wrkta 1: tfgm to uttar tfa words cgkn.
Tfa rksi oc ergdas nkas km grbktrgrkmass gmd parsomgn cgvorktksl.
Ufam ergdkme g sat oc quastkoms tfgt fgva trua gmd cgnsa gmswars wktf aghf
quastkom g hartgkm mularkhgn vgnua, g qugmtktgtkva ergda wknn ba cgkrny
ghhurgta. Ufam ragdkme gm assgy, tfa taghfar lkeft ragd kmto gm assgy lora
tfgm kt ghtugnny sgys, bahgusa kt wgs wrkttam by g studamt wfo ks homskdarad
brkeft, gmd famha tfa greulamts lust lagm solatfkme daapar. Ufamavar K
wrkta g hollamt om gm assgy, sgykme tfgt tfks greulamt sfound ba lgda
lora axpnkhkt, K stop gmd womdar wfatfar tfks greulamt wgs kmdaad km tfa
assgy klpnkhktny gt gnn, or wfatfar K gl sagrhfkme cor kt to horraspomd wktfly prahomhakvad motkoms oc g hartgkm studamt.
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Oma wgy to hkrhulvamt suhf cgvorktksl ks to fgva g bnkmd ergdkme
systal. K domt tfkmi kt ks assamtkgnny wrome, but skmha kt kmavktgbny
dklkmksfas tfa gdvgmtgeas oc ergdkme by parsom, kt doasmt strkia la gs gm
klprovalamt mahassgrkny. Tfa bamackts oc ergdkme bgsad om ghqugkmtgmha ks
tfgt solatklas gm obshura pfrgsa hgm ba dahkpfarad kc K fagrd tfa studamt
rgksa g sklkngr pokmt km hngss or km ly occkha fours. K hgm tfam gpprahkgta tfa
larkt oc tfa greulamt, gmd cohus om klprovkme tfa styna, rgtfar tfgm
dkslksskme kt gntoeatfar. Kt ks tfa houmtarpgrt oc ragdkme kmto mom-axkstamt
klpnkhkt hngkls oc strome studamts, omny km tfks hgsa tfa hngkls gra hartgkmny
tfara.
Gmotfar ragsom tfgt K pracar mot to ergda gmomylous pgpars ks tfgt
assgys gra mot ergdad om g prahksa shgna tfgt ks aqugn raegrdnass oc
hkrhulstgmhas. Gm assgy wktf g ergda oc 65 or B+ ks mot shkamtkckhgnny B+
gmd wound rahakva tfa ergda by gmy taghfar cor gmy studamt. Rgtfar, kt ks gm
65 cor g vary spahkckh studamt, bgsad om wfgt tfay gra axpahtad to imow gt g
hartgkm stgea oc tfa hoursa. Tfks ks to sgy tfgt ergdkme km tfa fulgmktkas
ohhurs om two skluntgmaous shgnas. @ust gs tfa agrtf orbkts groumd kts gxks
gmd groumd tfa sum, so tfa studamts ghfkavalamts gra lagsurad gegkmst tfa
rast oc tfa hngss, but gnso km tfa homtaxt oc aghf studamts kmdkvkdugn wori.
Xtudamts gra `udead bgsad om tfakr owm wori, bahgusa kc tfa studamt
ks homtkmuousny klpnalamtkme hrktkhksl om pgst gsskemlamts gmd klprovkme
km nkeft oc tfal, tfks klprovalamt lust ba ghimownadead, amhourgead, gmd
rawgrdad km tfa maxt gsskemlamt. Nkiawksa, g studamts nghi oc
klpnalamtgtkom or avam datarkorgtkom sfound ba racnahtad km tfa ergdas gswann. Gt tfa sgla tkla, tfks parsomgn shgna hgmmot cumhtkom gnoma. Kts sonktgry
gppnkhgtkom hound rasunt km gnn studamts rahakvkme gm G by tfa amd oc tfa
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hoursa, kc aghf oma klpnalamtad horrahtkoms bgsad om pgst hrktkhksl, gmd
saalkmeny raghfad tfa lgxklul oc tfakr gbknkty. But tfa ergdas sfound mot
racnaht tfa studamts owm proerass bgsad om tfakr owm hgpgbknktkas.
Tfaracora tfa kmdkvkdugn proerass ks hgnkbrgtad wktf eamargn axpahtgtkoms oc
tfa taghfar, gmd tfa eamargn ghfkavalamts km tfa hngss. G studamt wfo
rahakvad gm C om two gsskemlamts gmd klprovad homskdargbny sfound larkt
g ergda tfgt wknn racnaht tfa taghfars gpprahkgtkom oc tfa accort kmvastad km
tfa klprovalamt. But kc tfa rasunt ks stknn nass tfgm tfa qugnkty oc lost
pgpars km tfa hngss, tfa ergda lust racnaht tfgt, too. Kt ks nact to tfa taghfars
dkshratkom wfatfar tfa klprovalamt larkts g H, H+ or B-. Tfa taghfar hgm
dahkda to amhourgea tfa studamt by ekvkme g B- avam kc tfa gsskemlamt ks g
nkttna poorar tfgm lost B- pgpars km tfa hngss9 homvarsany, tfa taghfar hgm
dahkda tfgt km nkeft oc tfa pravkous Cs, g H ks succkhkamtny amhourgekme, but
km eragtar ghhordgmha wktf tfa ovargnn ghfkavalamt oc tfa studamt gegkmst
tfa amtkra hngss. Km tfa words oc Tgynor Lgnk, km fks poal Ufgt Taghfars
Lgia0
K hgm lgia g H+ caan nkia g Homerasskomgn Ladgn oc Fomor
gmd gm G-caan nkia g sngp km tfa cgha.
Tfks batrgys gm ghimownadead daeraa oc grbktrgrkmass km ergdkme,
wfkhf hgmmot gnwgys ba `ust. Kt fgs eragtar prospahts oc dokme `ustkha tfgm g
bnkmdad ergdkme, wfkhf wound tkla gmd gegkm cgkn to amhourgea studamts
bgsad om ghqugkmtgmha wktf g homtkmuul oc tfakr wori gmd proerass or
raerasskom. Tfa greulamt oc `ustkha km g bnkmdad ravkaw ks g substgmtkgn oma,
but kt doas mot ghhord wktf ly eamargn padgeoekhgn gpproghf.
Ufam ergdkme ks dapamdamt om kmdkvkdugn proerass, kt ks mahassgry to
axglkma tfa studamts pravkous gsskemlamt, tfa hrktkhksl tfa taghfar fgd om
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tfa gsskemlamt, gmd tfa ckmgn ergda. Tfam, tfa taghfar hgm gssass fow wann
tfa studamt klpnalamtad tfa taghfars hollamts om tfa pravkous
gsskemlamt. Tfks ks qukta homvamkamt mowgdgys wfara gsskemlamts hgm ba
sublkttad gmd ergdad anahtromkhgnny, gmd tfa taghfar hgm agskny ratgkm hopkas
oc pgst wori cor tfa durgtkom oc tfa hoursa. Tfks ks klportgmt bahgusa tfa
sgla lkstgia sfound mot ba ergdad aqugnny twkha. G studamt hgm ba
strueenkme wktf g hartgkm latfodonoekhgn runa, gmd tfa taghfar hgm dahkda to
coraeo kt, hollamtkme om tfa lgrekms but mot pamgnkzkme tfa gsskemlamt
savarany cor tfks cngw. Kc tfa taghfar axpngkmad tfa probnal axtamskvany, g
engrkme rapatktkom oc tfa sgla arror km tfa maxt gsskemlamt ks oc sarkous
homharm, gmd hgm gnoma larkt g cgknkme ergda, avam kc tfa pgpar ks ragsomgbna.
Gegkm, kt ks tfa taghfars dkshratkom gmd raspomskbknkty to astklgta wfatfar
tfa studamt ks trykme to klprova but ks fgvkme dkcckhuntkas eattkme rkd oc bgd
fgbkts, or wfatfar tfa studamt uttarny dksraegrdad tfa caadbghi om tfa
pravkous gsskemlamt. Xuhf `udelamts dapamd om tfa typa oc arror, tfa
daeraa to wfkhf kt wgs g probnal km tfa agrnkar gsskemlamt holpgrad to kts
pravgnamha km tfa connowkme gsskemlamt, gmd so cortf. Kc tfa probnal
parsksts but ks dklkmksfad, kt lkeft ba wortfwfkna to hollamt om kt gegkm,
but mot pamgnkza kt savarany. Kc tfara ks mo skem oc hfgmea, tfa studamt lkeft
tfkmi tfgt tfa bottol nkma ks lora klportgmt tfgm tfa wrkttam caadbghi, gmd
tfa taghfar fgs mo rahoursa otfar tfgm tfa bottol nkma to homvay tfa
lassgea.
Ufam studamts saal to tgia mota oc tfa hollamts kt ks pracargbna
to kmvast km tfa wrkttam hollamts rgtfar tfgm tfa ergda cor tfa sanc-avkdamtragsom tfgt tfa ergda ks mot varbgn, gmd tfaracora hgmmot gdaqugtany homvay
fow to klprova. K gl g ckrl bankavar km datgknad, axtamskva caadbghi, uskme
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trghi hfgmeas cagtura km word-prohasskme soctwgra to horraht spannkme
lkstgias gmd typos, sueeast brkac racorlungtkoms oc hngusas, gmd uskme
skdabgr hollamts to occar lora substgmtkgn hrktkqua om homtamts gmd
greulamtgtkom. Tfa wagiar studamts homtkmua to ba g hfgnnamea gs K hgm
mavar imow kc tfay gra umgbna to tgia mota oc ly hollamts, or dksraegrd
tfal gntoeatfar, homtamt wktf gmotfar pgsskme ergda. Uktf tfa stromear
studamts, avary accort ks wortfwfkna0 racorlungtkom oc samtamhas eats tfal
kmto tfa fgbkt oc klprovkme tfakr shfongrny styna, gmd lgias tfal lora
hgracun gbout tfakr wordkme, gs tfay imow tfay wknn ba hrktkhkzad cor tfa
slgnnast lkstgias. Km gddktkom to sueeastkoms oc racorlungtkom, K ckmd tfgt
axpngmgtkoms oc tfa rgtkomgna bafkmd g hartgkm runa gra axtralany fanpcun, gmd
K try to occar botf eamarousny, axpngkmkme wfy tfakr wordkme wgs km bgd
corl, gmd tfam occarkme sueeastkoms to fow kt hound ba klprovad.
Ohhgskomgnny K wknn occar sueeastkoms cor curtfar ragdkme wfam K saa g
studamt ks kmtarastad km g hartgkm topkh, gmd kt ks ergtkcykme to saa tfa studamts
connow up om tfks sueeastkom, mot raqukrad cor hngss. Lora rgrany, K wknn usa
ly ckmgn hollamts gt tfa amd oc tfa gsskemlamt to gddrass gm kssua tfgt
homharms tfa studamts pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss. K wknn mota g eood pokmt km tfa
studamts gsskemlamt, gmd axprass raerat tfgt tfks wgs mot sfgrad km hngss,
hg`onkme fkl or far to spagi up gmd pgrtkhkpgta lora octam. Xuhf tgreatad
pnags wktf spahkckh amhourgealamt gmd prgksa cor spahkckh kmskefts oc lora
bgsfcun studamts fgva provam accahtkva gmd amrkhfad subsaquamt hngss
dkshusskoms.
Tfa qugnkty gmd shopa oc caadbghi sfound ba aqugn tfrouefout tfapgpar. G procassor omha raturmad g 21-pgea salkmgr pgpar K wrota wktf two
lgrikmes om kt0 tfa ckrst pgea fgd g ergda om kt, gmd two cunn samtamhas
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hrktkhkzkme g word K usad km tfa ckrst pgrgergpf oc tfa pgpar. Tfara wara mo
otfar hollamts om tfa amtkra pgpar. Kt wgs umbankavgbna tfgt solaoma wfo
hollamtad so axtamskvany om g skmena word fgd motfkme ansa to sgy om ly
amtkra pgpar. Kt ks wrome cor g taghfar to nat g studamt caan tfgt tfa accorts
kmvastad km gm gsskemlamt wamt to wgsta. Tfa taghfar sfound strkva to tfa
opposkta accaht0 studamts sfound imow tfgt aghf word wknn ba ragd gmd
homskdarad hgracunny, gmd wrkta tfakr gsskemlamts wktf g navan oc
raspomskbknkty tfgt stals crol tfks rahoemktkom.
Xola pgrtkhungrny dknkeamt studamts wknn gsi taghfars to ragd g drgctoc tfakr wori bacora sublksskom. Taghfars sfound mot worry tfgt tfay gra
ekvkme hartgkm studamts gm gdvgmtgea tfgt mot gnn studamts am`oyad. Gs nome
gs tfa optkom oc occkha fours gmd ragdkme gm agrny drgct oc tfa gsskemlamt ks
gccordad to gnn studamts, tfara ks mo dgmear oc dkshrklkmgtkom. Ufam ergdkme
g pgpar tfgt K pravkousny dkshussad wktf g studamt, K solatklas caan g
eragtar samsa oc raspomskbknkty. But K ralkmd lysanc tfgt g prkor laatkme
wktf tfa kmstruhtor ks mot gm gssurgmha cor gm G. Ufam laatkme, K wknn ragd
tfa drgct, pokmt to sola lkstgias, gmd kc tfa pgpar ks bngmd wknn sueeast
dkrahtkoms cor angborgtkom to klprova kts homtamt. Mot gnn studamts connow up
suhhasscunny om ly gdvkha. Curtfarlora, mot gnn studamts botfar homsuntkme
la bacora sublksskom. Xo kt ks trua tfgt studamts wfo dkd hola to occkha
fours lkeft agrm g fkefar ergda, but tfay gra mot bakme prkvknaead km gmy
samsa. Kt omny racnahts tfa cght tfgt tfay woriad fgrdar, gmd tfgt tfay wara
gbna to klpnalamt sueeastkoms to klprova tfa pgpar crol kts orkekmgn corl.
G studamt wfo ks tfgt kmvastad gmd ks wknnkme to wrkta two drgcts oc g slgnngsskemlamt km tfa lkddna oc tfa yagr lkeft vary wann dasarva g fkefar ergda.
Gs kt ks, avam wktf suhf worrkas, tfa hurva saals to avam ktsanc out, wktf
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studamts wfo pracar to kmvast tfa bgra lkmklul, studamts wfo gra gcrgkd to
hola to occkha fours, gmd so cortf. Tfa hgnkbrgtkom oc eamargn gssasslamt
wktf rawgrd cor parsomgn ghfkavalamt, wfam ghholpgmkad wktf axtamskva
wrkttam caadbghi, amsuras tfgt ergdkme ks mot homckmad to g pgrtkgnny grtkckhkgn
qugmtktgtkva radghtkom, gmd kmstagd amfgmhas tfa nagrmkme prohass oc aghf
studamt, wktf hollamts tgknorad to tfakr umkqua kmtarasts, hgpgbknktkas, gmd
dkcckhuntkas.
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TFA IGMTKGM-CRAQDKGM @QXTKCKHGTKOM
OC DKXHKZNKMA
Taghfars wfo axhan km namkamhy km raspomsa to studamts raquasts cor
ghhollodgtkoms cgkn om botf gm atfkhgn gs wann gs g psyhfonoekhgn navan, gmd
tfus batrgy tfakr hgnnkme gs aduhgtors. Tfa Igmtkgm axpngmgtkom oc tfa
atfkhgn skda oc kt sfound ba sklpna amouef to connow. Kc omny tfosa studamts
wfo raquast gm axtamskom eat kt, cor axglpna, tfam tfa taghfar ks sfowkmecgvorktksl to tfosa bond amouef to gpproghf tfa taghfar wktf raquasts. Tfa
taghfar fgs mo wgy oc varkcykme tfa hkrhulstgmhas, accorts, gmd strass tfgt
wgs tfa sfgra oc tfosa studamts wfo lat tfa dagdnkma, gmd wound ba wrome
km gssulkme tfgt gnn studamts wfo raqukra gm axtamskom wound homtght fkl
or far. Kt sfound tfaracora ba lgda g runa tfgt raspomsas oc namkamhy gra
occarad to tfa amtkra hngss, gmd wktfout raegrds to tfa spahkckh hkrhulstgmhas
tfgt tfa studamt outnkmad km tfa raquast. Tfks sonvas tfa atfkhgn gspaht, to
sola daeraa, gntfouef tfara ks rool to homskdar tfa rona oc tfa namkamt
procassor km arodkme tfa systal gs g wfona gmd bakme umcgkr to honnageuas.
Xola oc tfosa homharms gra klpnkad km ly hoghfkme gpproghf, dashrkbad
pravkousny.
But lora klportgmtny, tfa taghfar lust rahoemkza tfa rona fa or sfa
gssulas gs gm gutforkty ckeura. Tfks kmavktgbna rona gdorms studamts
raquasts cor ghhollodgtkom wktf g pgrtkhungr lagmkme tfgt maads to ba
rahoemkzad km ordar to ba gvokdad, gs luhf gs posskbna. Gs gm gutforktyckeura, tfa taghfar pngys tfa rona oc g pgramt, gmd lgmy sohkgn gmd
kmstktutkomgn axhfgmeas wktf studamts bagr tfks lgri. Tfus, wfkna tfa
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studamt raquastkme ghhollodgtkom ks kmdubktgbny umdar savara strass
raqukrkme tfks gkd, om g subhomshkous navan tfa raquast ks gnso cor pracaramtkgn
tragtlamt crol g pgramtgn ckeura ovar fks or far skbnkme-substktuta paars. Kt
ks tfa taghfars duty to hkrhulvamt tfks Craudkgm drglg, gmd tfa bast wgy ks
to ba homskstamt km tfa racusgn to occar ghhollodgtkoms. Otfarwksa, tfa
taghfar ks dastkmad to spamd luhf oc fks or far tkla grbktrgtkme batwaam
vgrkous maads gmd probnals, trykme to bgngmha pracaramtkgn tragtlamts gmd
hollom samsa. Qmdar suhf hkrhulstgmhas, tfa taghfar ks nkiany to ba
axfgustad by tfa studamts umhomshkous maads cor gpprovgn (or
homdalmgtkom), gmd gt sola pokmt damy g raquast, tfus vkongtkme tfa atfkhgn
runa, gs tfks damkgn ks lora nkiany to fgva baam hgusad by psyhfonoekhgn
homdktkoms, rgtfar tfgm ob`ahtkva atfkhgn homskdargtkoms (cor tfks ragsom, K do
mot homskdar tfks `ustkckhgtkom gs Igmtkgm gmd Craudkgm, but rgtfar gs gm
kmtartwkmad wfonasola gpproghf, axprassad tfrouef tfa fypfam).
Two curtfar gspahts oc tfa Craudkgm rangtkomsfkp wktf studamts lust
ba motad km tfks homtaxt. Ckrst oc gnn, tfgt skmha tfa gutforkty-ckeura taghfar
ks pngykme g pgramtan rona, om g psyhfonoekhgn navan tfa studamts gra sktugtad
km tfa rona oc hfkndram, raegrdnass oc tfakr kmdkvkdugn lgturkty. Cor tfks
ragsom, tfay wknn ckrst gmd coralost saai to gvokd pumksflamt wfkna
bafgvkme bgdny, racnahtkme tfa analamt oc raskstgmha tfgt K dashrkbad
gbova gs kmfaramt to gmy aduhgtkomgn prohass. Kt ks tfa taghfars hfgnnamekme
duty to hollumkhgta dkslgy, gmd avam gppny pamgntkas wfam gpproprkgta,
wktfout eamukmany bakme occamdad. Tfa studamts dksraspaht cor tfa taghfar
or maenkeamha cor tfakr gsskemlamts gra mavar parsomgn. Tfay hgmmot bakmtarpratad gs cgktfcun gssasslamts oc tfa taghfars qugnkty or skemkckhgmha.
Tfay gra pgrt oc tfa Craudkgm drglg. Tfa taghfar ks obnkegtad to lobknkza
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tfks drglg to amfgmha tfa studamts padgeoekhgn axparkamha, gntarmgtkme
batwaam analamts oc dkshkpnkma gmd cagr, to analamts oc nova gmd rawgrd, gnn
km lgmmars tfgt wknn bamackt tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass cor gnn. But kc tfa
taghfar truny tgias occamha, or dkslgyad by studamts parcorlgmha, tfa
Craudkgm drglg baholas g two-wgy straat, gmd ks nkiany to dglgea rgtfar
tfgm amfgmha tfa aduhgtkomgn prohass.
Ckmgnny, kt ks tfa taghfars duty to rahoemkza tfgt wfam studamts
raquast ghhollodgtkoms, namkamhkas, wgkvkme or wktffondkme hartgkm runas,
tfay gra saaikme pracaramtkgn tragtlamt crol g pgramtgn gutforkty-ckeura, butgt tfa sgla tkla tfay gra gnso amghtkme g daapny rankekous rktugn, gsikme
corekvamass gmd ergha crol tfa Nord. Km tfks ngyar oc tfa Craudkgm drglg,
tfa taghfar ks gsiad to pngy Eod, tfa untklgta gutforkty ckeura. Kt ks qukta
nkiany tfgt kt ks tfks cngttarkme analamt wfkhf amsuras so lgmy taghfars wknn
ragdkny ergmt tfa studamts raquasts. Km suhf shamgrkos, tfa taghfar ks omny
too fgppy to pngy Eod, ergmt corekvamass km Fks or Far avarngstkme ergha,
gmd provkda gm axtamskom oc g caw dgys, gs kc tfa taghfar ks tfa lgstar oc
tkla ktsanc. But kt ks wortfwfkna cor g eood taghfar to rahgnn omha km g wfkna
tfgt fa or sfa ks mot Eod, larany fulgm9 tfgt tfa runas sat gt tfa baekmmkme
oc tfa hoursa wara mot ekvam gt Xkmgk, gmd yat kt ks tfa taghfars
raspomskbknkty to gppny tfal gmd gdfara to tfal aqugnny, bahgusa tfay wara
daskemad cor tfa bamackt oc gnn studamts.
Tfks lkeft saal too fgrsf to sola. K gl mot sgykme K fgva mavar
gnnowad ghhollodgtkoms, gntfouef pgrtkgnny bahgusa oc ly owm
klparcahtkoms gmd vgmkty. But fara ks wfy kt ks mot fgrsf gt gnn0 nats gssulatfgt g studamt ks cghkme eamukma umsurloumtgbna fgrdsfkps durkme g spahkckh
salastar0 gm alotkomgn bragidowm, baragvalamt, g savara fagntf probnal.
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Tfa studamt ks raquastkme tfa taghfar to ght nkia Eod km suspamdkme sola oc
tfa raparhusskoms oc tfks hgnglkty, gmd tfa taghfar ks wrome to ghhapt. Km
tfa ragn wornd, wfkhf tfa studamt ks boumd to cgha wktfkm g caw yagrs,
ghfkavalamt gt wori lgy succar dua to umcorasaam hkrhulstgmhas. Km sola
hgraars, parfgps avam lost, tfara ks mo aqukvgnamt cor suhf
ghhollodgtkoms. Kc tfa tgsi ks mot holpnatad gt g hartgkm four, kt ks
holpnatany nost. Tfa racusgn to fond studamts to stgmdgrds tfgt wknn vary
qukhiny bahola tfakr avarydgy axpahtgtkoms ks rangtad to g tghkt bankac tfgt
ghgdalkg ks mot ragn nkca gmd ks mot ragnny klportgmt. Xurany kt ks tfa rona oc
procassors to ba tfa ckrst to ra`aht suhf motkoms, gmd to gdfara to eukdankmas
gs km gmy woripngha.
But lora klportgmtny, tfay sfound mot saai tfa rona oc Eod,
danudkme tfalsanvas tfgt by occarkme gm axtamskom, wgkvkme gm gsskemlamt,
or lgikme sola otfar ghhollodgtkom, tfay gra ghtugnny gbna to gnnavkgta tfa
probnals tfa studamt ks cghkme. Motfkme ks curtfar crol tfa trutf. Tfay
fgva omny ragssurad tfalsanvas, gmd gt tfa prkha oc lgikme oma lora
parsom tfkmi oc tfakr `ob gs mot so sarkous. Km g pgrgdoxkhgn lgmmar, tfam,
tfa rkekdmass oc tfa taghfar km gppnykme fks or far dkshkpnkmgry runas gmd
obsarvkme tfa dagdnkmas fa or sfa fgs sat, ks mot gm axarhksa km
geergmdkzalamt, but rgtfar g surprkskme gmd racrasfkme drop oc fulknkty. K
gl klpunskvany ralkmdad oc g brkac but klportgmt padgeoekhgn poal by
Brahft0
Domtsgy you gra rkeft too octam, taghfar.Nat tfa studamts ragnkza kt.
Domt pusf tfa trutf0Kts mot eoodcor kt.Nkstam wfkna you spagi!
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tfgt sfa ks gvgkngbna cor gddktkomgn tutorkme gctar our dgkny hngss (km gm kmtamsa
skx-waai hoursa). Xfa hfahiad gmd lgriad our folawori, raspomdad to a-
lgkns, prapgrad qukzzas tfgt gddrassad our pgha gmd spahkckh probnals oc
our eroup (rgtfar tfgm usa qukzzas oc pravkous hngssas). Xo gs cgr gs
kmvastkme km tfa hngss gmd prapgrkme cor kt, K fgva mo doubt tfgt sfa dkd.
Uara tfara gmy kmdkhgtkom tfgt sfa dkd mot prapgra gt gnn, or tfgt sfa wgs
maenkeamt km far prapgrgtkom, K wound geraa gmd avam dalgmd tfgt sfa
prapgra lora sarkousny. But K wgs gssurad raegrdkme far skmhara prapgrgtkom
gmd far navan oc kmvastlamt.
Xo tfa samtamha sfa sgkd bghi tfam gt tfa bnghibogrd sfound ba
tgiam dkccaramtny. Kt dapkhts tfa taghfar wfo ks supposad to strueena ovar fks
or far owm dkcckhuntkas wktf tfa ngmeugea km fkdkme, km ordar to hola to hngss
gmd prasamt g cggda gs kc tfks gnn woris out slootfny gmd agskny.
Obvkousny, kc tfara wara tfkmes sfa wound mot imow or fgd
coreottam km tfa ckrst dgy oc hngss kt wound fgva baam albgrrgsskme gmd avam
dksturbkme. But gs cgr gs tfa bgskhs oc tfa ngmeugea sfa dalomstrgtad
axpartksa, procasskomgnksl gmd g strome hollgmd oc tfa ngmeugea. Mow, gs
wa gpproghfad tfa ckmgn skxtf oc tfa hoursa, wa amhoumtarad holpnax
samtamhas, sola oc wfkhf gra avam mot gnwgys sklpna cor tfa taghfar. Mot
omny do K dksgeraa tfgt tfa taghfar sfound fkda tfasa dkcckhuntkas, K gl
gnlost talptad to sgy kt ks mahassgry cor g studamt to saa g taghfar
strueenkme wktf suhf kssuas.
Ufam K wgs g taghfkme gsskstgmt cor g hoursa om Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty, K
homckdad km ly studamts tfgt K wgs mot gm axpart om Hfrkstkgmkty crol our
ckrst laatkme, gmd tfgt K brkme wktf la imownadea oc shfongrny latfodonoey
oc studykme gmhkamt rankekoms, gmd imownadea oc tfa @awksf bghieroumd oc
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Gryaf Glkfgy
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Hfrkstkgmkty, but tfara gra tfkmes wa gra eokme to fgva to nagrm toeatfar.
Ufam gsiad g quastkom K dkd mot imow fow to gmswar, K homcassad to ly
kemorgmha, gmd prolksad K wound ckmd gm gmswar by tfa connowkme waai. Km
tfa maxt laatkme, K dkd mot succkha km provkdkme tfa gmswar, but K gnso
broueft wktf la tfa lagms to ckmd tfa gmswar0 wfatfar kt wgs gm
amhyhnopgadkg, g dkhtkomgry, gm omnkma dgtgbgsa or g lomoergpf om tfa
sub`aht, K broueft tfa rasourhas to hngss, gmd sfgrad wktf ly studamts tfa
rasagrhf K dkd cor tfa gmswar. K wgs trykme to homvay solatfkme tfgt wgs
lora klportgmt tfgm tfa orkekmgn quastkom0 tfgt K fgva mo pratamtkoms oc
bakme gm kmaxfgustkbna sourha oc imownadea. Ly imownadea ks nklktad, but K
imow fow to sagrhf cor maw imownadea. Kc K wara to gmswar aghf quastkom
occ tfa top oc ly fagd, studamts lkeft ba kmhnkmad to tfkmi tfgt km sola
lgekhgn wgy K imow tfa gmswar, gmd tfgt tfay wound mavar imow so luhf.
Fowavar, by saakme fow K coumd tfa gmswar, studamts hound nagrm fow to
nooi cor gmswars cor tfakr maxt quastkom, avam gctar tfa hoursa wgs ovar.
Tfa taghfars daskra to dalomstrgta axpartksa gmd imownadea maads
to ba bgngmhad wktf tfa studamts mahasskty to axparkamha imownadea gs
ghhasskbna gmd gttgkmgbna. Xola taghfars nagm to oma axtrala, dalomstrgtkme
imownadea gt gmy host. Ufkna tutorkme cor tfa Agrny Hfrkstkgmkty hoursa, K
solatklas cant K wgs nagmkme too luhf to tfa otfar skda, gmd tfgt K wound
ba battar taghfkme kt g sahomd tkla, wktf curtfar imownadea om tfa sub`aht
lgttar. Trykme to bgngmha tfasa two axtralas ks g vgnugbna siknn km tfa grt oc
taghfkme.
Gs K wgthfad ly Ngtkm taghfar strueena wktf g trgmsngtkom oc gsamtamha, K umdarstood K sfound mot daspgkr wfam K cgkn to hola up wktf gm
kmtannkekbna trgmsngtkom lysanc. Trkgn gmd arror gra tfa bragd gmd buttar oc
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gmy nagrmkme prohass, gmd tfa taghfars dalomstrgtkom oc fow oma trkas, cgkns
gmd trkas gegkm to trgmsngta g samtamha km Ngtkm, wgs g lost klportgmt nassom.
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TFA HONNAEKGN HNGXXROOL
Ly rapagtad gmd alpfgtkh homharm cor dkshkpnkma gmd ergdas wknn kmaxorgbny
portrgy la km tfa lkmd oc sola gs g starm gmd fgrsf procassor, ond
shfoon, gmd oma wfo ks bast gvokdad. K gdlkt to bakme ond-cgsfkomad, but
ra`aht fgrsfmass cor kts owm sgia gs g lgttar oc prkmhkpna. K tgia mo dankeft
km lgttars oc dkshkpnkma. Km cght, ly praohhupgtkom wktf tfa sub`aht lkeft ba
gm gttastgtkom to lgmy caankmes oc ralorsa gmd sanc-doubt wfkhf
mahassktgtad tfa corlungtkom oc tfasa tfouefts. Tfa ramowmad klgeas oc
starm procassors wfo pourad tfakr darkskom upom gmytfkme tfa studamts dkd,
to quota crol Zkmi Cnoyds Tfa Ugnn, lust stgmd gs g wgrmkme post to gmy
taghfar gegkmst tfa pktcgnns oc gutforkty gmd tfa gbusas oc powar.
Dkshkpnkma gmd runas gra kmtamdad to lgkmtgkm ordar, gmd omha tfgt
ordar ks ghfkavad, tfa procassor sfound mot ba gcrgkd oc gm glkhgbna
gtlospfara km fks or far hngssrool or nahtura fgnn. Wukta tfa opposkta.
Xkmha tfa studamts amtar hngss wktf vgrkous raskstgmhas to nagrmkme (sola oc
wfkhf ks fagntfy, gs K dashrkbad bacora), g honnaekgn gtlospfara hgm sarva to
subdua sola oc tfgt raskstgmha.
Honnaekgn doas mot lagm crkamdny, oc hoursa. Xtudamts gra mot ly
crkamds, gt nagst so nome gs tfay gra studamts, gmd kt ks bast tfgt botf skdas
ralalbar tfa fkargrhfkhgn struhtura kmfaramt km tfa hoursa. Crkamds domt
ekva aghf otfar ergdas, K tann ly studamts, gmd kmskst tfgt tfay gddrass la by
ly tktna gmd surmgla. Tfks ks mot cor tfa bamackt oc ly aeo. Kc gmytfkme, K
daal ovar-crkamdny procassors gs ghtkme out oc daspargta gmd homstgmt
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maads cor vgnkdgtkom. K domt wgmt to danuda lysanc tfgt K hgm crgtarmkza wktf
ly studamts gmy lora tfgm K wgmt to lksnagd tfal tfgt wa hgm am`oy gm
kmcorlgn rangtkomsfkp. Xo nome gs K fgva gutforkty ovar tfal tfks ks mot tfa
hgsa, gmd kt ks bast tfgt botf pgrtkas ralgkm gwgra oc tfks cght.
Zgrt oc ralalbarkme tfa fkargrhfkhgn struhtura crol tfa taghfars
stgmdpokmt ks gnso gm gwgramass oc tfa ergva raspomskbknkty cor tfa
gtlospfara oc hngss dkshusskom. Oc hoursa, tfks baekms wktf avary posskbna
accort to gvokd fulknkgtkme studamts, lohikme or bankttnkme tfal km cromt oc
tfakr hngsslgtas. Ghhordkme to @awksf trgdktkom, fulknkgtkme g parsom kmpubnkh ks tgmtgloumt to sfaddkme bnood. G taghfar lust ba hgracun mot to
lamtkom datgkns g studamt lgy fgva sfgrad km homckdamha, gmd lust
homskdar tfa homduht oc hngss dkshusskom km g lgmmar tfgt wknn mot fkefnkeft
tfa nghi oc imownadea, but wknn gnnow lgxklul pgrtkhkpgtkom bgsad om tfa
hgpghktkas gmd imownadea tfgt studamts gnragdy possass, tfus amhourgekme
tfal to axpgmd tfakr imownadea rgtfar tfgm lgikme kt g sourha oc cagr.
Gmotfar lg`or hfgnnamea oc tfa honnaekgn hngssrool ks tfa
kmtarghtkoms oc studamts glomest tfalsanvas. Kt ks mot umhollom to motkha
sola omeokme rkvgnrkas batwaam dkccaramt hngsslgtas. G hartgkm studamt wknn
ba qukhi to raspomd gmd dkshradkt gmotfar studamt om aghf ohhgskom tfa
ngttar spagis. Tfa taghfar maads to ba gttamtkva wfatfar tfks hgm ba
homstruad gs gm ordkmgry, raspahtcun axhfgmea. Gctar gnn, kt sfound ba mo
surprksa tfgt two paopna oc opposkta parsugskoms ckmd tfalsanvas km
dksgeraalamt tkla gmd gegkm. But gt tklas tfa dalagmor, toma, or avam
homtamt, fgva ramdarad tfa rkvgnry g vkskbna amlkty raqukrkme kmtarvamtkom.Oc hoursa, fara too tfa Craudkgm drglg wknn ba gt pngy, wktf tfa two
studamts saaikme tfa cgvor oc tfa taghfar. Zarfgps avam lora hollom ks g
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rkvgnry batwaam two dkccaramt typas oc studamts0 oma ks homstgmtny
hfgnnamekme tfa taghfars stgtalamts, wfkna tfa otfar dkshradkts fkl or far,
dacamdkme tfa taghfars stgmha.Km oma suhf kmstgmha K trkad to mgvkegta tfa
dabgta gs g nkvany rahurrkme axglpna oc dkvareamt gpproghfas to
farlamautkhgn kssuas, but gctar g caw roumds, oma oc tfa two studamts dkdmt
avam botfar raspomdkme, gmd burst out nguefkme. K gsiad far to grtkhungta
far glusalamt kmto hrktkhksl, gmd sat tfa dkshusskom bghi kmto g shfongrny
toma. K wgmtad to gvokd gm gdlomktkom km cromt oc tfa wfona hngss. K
gssulad kt wound albkttar tfa rkvgnry, gmd samsad tfgt K wgs cghkme gmotfar
rksi oc Craudkgm drglg0 ly purposa wgs to gssura g honnaekgn gtlospfara km
ly hngssrool, mot to axpnokt ly gutforkty to hngkl tfa fkefar lorgn
eroumd, gs oma wfo hgm taghf lgmmars gmd lorgns to g youme studamt.
Gctar hngss, K samt tfa studamt gm algkn. K alpfgskzad tfgt tfa otfar studamt
dkd mot holpngkm gmd K wgs ghtkme upom ly owm kmktkgtkva, tfgt K wanholad
tfa pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss dkshusskom, but wgmtad to dkvart gttamtkom to tfa
kssua oc dalagmor, so gs mot to furt gmyomas caankmes km ly hngssrool.
Tfara wara mo rahurrkme kmhkdamts, but tfa studamt dkd mot raspomd, lgikme
kt fgrd cor la to gssass tfa klpght oc ly words gmd fow tfay wara
rahakvad. Uktfout tfa analamt oc gm opam dkgnoeua, K hgmmot tfkmi oc tfks
story gs g padgeoekhgn suhhass.
Km gmotfar hoursa, tfara wgs g sklkngr rkvgnry. Tfks tkla kt wgs g
lgna gmd calgna studamt gmd tfara wara lora probnals tfgm K hound
suhhasscunny gddrass. Gs km lgmy oc ly hngssas, kssuas oc rankekom batwaam
cgktf gmd fkstorkhgn hrktkhksl wara g rahurrkme topkh oc dkshusskom. Tfa lgnastudamt saalad to ba gtfakst, or gt nagst gemostkh, to `udea by tfa vkaws fa
axprassad km hngss. Tfa calgna studamt wgs g davout Hfrkstkgm. Hngsskh
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eamdar ronas oc lgshunkmkty gs rgtkomgnkty gmd calkmkmkty gs samtklamtgnkty
wara umgvokdgbna gs tfay wara umfanpcun. Gt sola pokmt, K motkhad tfgt tfa
calgna studamt rgrany raspomds to tfa lgna. Tfa rkvgnry wgs oma-skdad. K gnso
homskdarad tfgt fa lkeft ba gttrghtad to far, gmd tfgt tfa axhfgmeas wara
gttalpts to drgw far gttamtkom, lgmspngkmkme to far km ordar to opam g
dkgnoeua (gdlkttadny mot tfa bast routa cor hourtkme, but mavartfanass g
hollom oma). K wgs dksturbad tfgt tfa calgna studamt lkeft ba caankme
sknamhad km ly hngssrool, but dkdmt fgva g eood routa cor ghtkom0 tfa
axhfgmeas wara sporgdkh (parfgps ckva or skx ghross tfa amtkra salastar), so
kt tooi tkla cor la to motkha tfa pgttarm9 tfay wara gnwgys raspahtcun gmd
partkmamt to hngss dkshusskom9 gmd ckmgnny, skmha tfa lgna studamt wgs brkeft
gmd sgkd tfkmes gnome tfa nkmas oc tfa latfodonoey K wgs trykme to kmtroduha
to studamts, kt wgs lora dkcckhunt cor la to kmtarvama. K trkad ly bast to
lgia sura tfgt tfa calgna studamt pgrtkhkpgtad raeungrny km hngss dkshusskom,
K trkad to ekva rool to far pokmt oc vkaw gmd to axtrght crol kt tfkmes tfgt
wara ranavgmt cor g shfongrny dkshoursa om rankekous taxts, but K stknn cagr tfgt
K cgknad far km sola wgy, gmd tfgt sfa nact ly hoursa caankme sknamhad.
Tfara gra mo parcaht gmswars. G hngssrool ks gm kmtrkhgta fulgm
sktugtkom, wktf gs lgmy vkawpokmts gs tfa mulbar oc pgrtkhkpgmts. Tfa
taghfars gwgramass oc fks or far rona gmd raspomskbknkty, gnome wktf
racnahtkom gmd kmtrospahtkom gra tfa prklgry toons cor tfa honnaekgn
hngssrool. Tfa purposa oc hordkgnkty km tfa hngssrool ks to amhourgea gm
opam axhfgmea oc kdags, axpnkhktny gmd raspahtcunny stgtad, by g eroup oc
hrktkhgn gmd hgpgbna craatfkmiars.
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WQAXTKOMX GMD DKRAHTKOMX
Xkmha tfa taghfar ks mavar tfa sona sourha oc imownadea, tfa qugnkty
oc taghfkme ks mot lagsurad omny by tfa gmswars g taghfar provkdas, but gnso
by quastkoms. Wuastkoms tfa taghfar gsis, gmd quastkoms sfa or fa ks gsiad.
Tfrouef hoursas K fgva tgueft lora tfgm omha, K nagrmad tfgt tfa quastkoms
studamts brkme to hngss gra dahkskva cor tfa dkrahtkom oc axpnorgtkom mo nass
tfgm tfa ragdkmes gmd gsskemlamts K hfosa bacora tfay amronnad. Oma
studamt gsis g hartgkm quastkom, gmd K raspomd wktf sola gmswar, curmksfkme
ly rapny wktf tfa ckrst axglpna tfgt holas to lkmd. Tfks nagds to gmotfar
quastkom crol g dkccaramt studamt, gmd tfa hngss ks gnragdy sat om g hartgkm
pgtf. Tfasa quastkoms gmd gmswars wknn hola to lkmd gegkm km tfa maxt
hngss, gmd K lkeft sgy, km tfa hoursa oc ly nahtura, gs wa sgw two waais
geo, gnnudkme to g pokmt tfgt wound mot fgva hola up wktfout tfa kmktkgn
quastkom. Tfa maxt yagr, tfa quastkom ksmt gsiad, gmd tfa dkshusskom
prohaads om g dkccaramt pgtf. Two waais ngtar K hgmmot sgy gs wa sgw two
waais geo, gmd parfgps maenaht to rgksa tfa pokmt amtkrany. Km gmy hgsa,
tfara gra too lgmy pokmts to ba hovarad km g skmena hngss, gmd klportgmt
lgtarkgn ks hovarad, gntfouef mot prahksany tfa sgla lgtarkgn km aghf tkla K
taghf tfa hoursa.
Tfa quastkoms tfa taghfar gsis gra gnso oc eragt klportgmha. Tfay
sfound prolpt g dkgnoeua, amhourgekme tfa studamts to sfgra tfakr kmskefts
gmd raspomd to aghf otfar, amegekme km tfa taxt. Tfus, quastkoms oc cghts gra
tfa nagst fanpcun cor hngss dkshusskom. Ufgt ks tfa hgpktgn oc @gpgm? Ufam
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dkd Uornd Ugr 7 amd? Ufo ks tfa Zraskdamt oc Samazuang? Tfa studam ts
wfo do mot imow tfa gmswars to suhf quastkoms gra gt omha axhnudad crol
pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss. Avam tfosa wfo imow tfa gmswar lkeft suddamny caan
umhartgkm, gmd pracar to ba sknamt rgtfar tfgm rksi tfa albgrrgsslamt oc
pubnkh arror. Tfa hngss ks sknamt, sola studamts gra browskme tfakr
motaboois, ostamskbny sagrhfkme cor gm gmswar, but prklgrkny gvokdkme aya
homtght gmd kmdkhgtkme to tfa taghfar mot to gsi tfal. Km gddktkom to hguskme
dksholcort km tfa hngss gtlospfara gmd dksruptkme wfgt sfound ba g
pnagsgmt kmtannahtugn amegealamt, tfa quastkoms oc dgtg gra gnso tkla-
wgstacun. Tfks routkma ks g cgkrny nome wgy km ordar to avamtugnny stgta
Toiyo ks tfa hgpktgn oc @gpgm, solatklas by g dksfagrtamad taghfar, wfo
ks nact wktf mo hfokha but to provkda tfa gmswar to g sknamt hngss. Ckmgnny,
avam wfam tfa shama ks lora nkvany gmd suhhasscun, tfa taghfar kmqukrkme tfa
hngss gmd tam fgmds bakme rgksad, `ulpkme up gmd dowm, gnn axhktad to sfow
tfay imow tfa mgla oc @gpgms ponktkhgn hamtar, tfks ks mot tfa bast
padgeoekhgn toon. Kt pnghas gt tfa fagrt oc aduhgtkom tfa ghhulungtkom oc
cghts, km gm gea wfara avary parsom hgm ckmd suhf kmcorlgtkom wktfkm
sahomds. Tfa battar hngssrool wknn homvay tfa motkom tfgt imownadea ks
mahassgry cor gmgnysks, gmd ragdkny gvgkngbna wktf or wktfout tfa taghfar, gs
tfa taghfar prohaads to sfgrpam toons cor hrktkhgn gmd gmgnytkhgn tfoueft.
Tfaracora tfa battar quastkoms gra opam-amdad, wktf lora tfgm oma
posskbna routa oc kmtarpratgtkom. Ckmdkme suhf quastkoms ks oma oc tfa
klladkgta tgsis ngkd bacora tfa taghfar. Km batwaam tfasa two typas oc
quastkoms nkas g tfkrd, kmtarladkgta typa oc quastkom0 kts corlungtkom ks opam-amdad, but tfa taghfar wknn, km trutf, ghhapt omny oma gmswar. Kc tfa taghfar
rahoemkzas tfks km gdvgmha, kt sfound ba gvokdad, gs tfa dgtg quastkom, avam
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kc kt ks ghtugnny mot g quastkom oc dgtg. Km gnn hgsas wfara g taghfar axpahts g
skmena gmswar to g quastkom, kt ks bast to gvokd tfa quastkom gntoeatfar, gmd
prasamt tfa stgtalamt km g dahngrgtkva lood.
Fowavar, avam wfam tfa quastkom ks kmdaad opam-amdad gmd kmvktas
lgmkcond raspomsas, sola gmswars gra daalad by tfa taghfar wrome. Tfa
dankhgta lgttar oc raspomdkme to g wrome hollamt km hngss fgs mo sklpna
sonutkom. Tfa taghfar lust bgngmha batwaam g pamhfgmt cor trutf, g
raspomskbknkty towgrds gnn tfa studamts km tfa hngss, gmd homskdargtkom oc tfa
arrkme studamts alotkoms. G fgrsf raspomsa, or avam oma tfgt ksumkmtamtkomgnny lohikme, wknn dkshourgea tfa studamt crol pgrtkhkpgtkme km
cutura dkshusskoms. Kt gnso samds g wrome lassgea to otfar studamts, wfo
lgy ba dkshourgead crol occarkme hollamts km tfa cutura, gmxkous tfgt kt
lkeft ba dkspnagskme to tfa taghfar. Cakemad ghhaptgmha oc tfa wrome
gmswar, occarad fgnc-fagrtadny km aktfar sknamha or g brkac hollamt ks gnso
umgdvksgbna. Ckrst gmd coralost, bahgusa tfa hngssrool ks gm opam
kmvastkegtkom oc trutf, gmd suhf amqukry hgmmot ba homduhtad dksfomastny. Kc
studamts nagrm tfgt g brkac, gpgtfatkh tfgts kmtarastkme crol tfa taghfar ks
g ponkta wgy oc sgykme to g studamt youra wrome, kt tgrmksfas tfa rona oc
tfa taghfar, trgmscorlad gt omha crol g raprasamtgtkva oc hrktkhgn tfoueft to
g dkpnolgt. Homvarsany, kc tfa studamts cgkn to rahoemkza tfa kmskmharkty oc
suhf raspomsas, tfa taghfar homdomas gm arromaous vkaw, wfkhf tfa
studamts lgy mow kmhorporgta kmto tfakr vkaw oc tfa sub`aht, skmha tfa
taghfar fagrd tfks vkaw, gmd dkd mot ob`aht to kt, or avam amdorsad kt by
sgykme kt ks kmtarastkme.Tfus, kt ks tfa umpnagsgmt duty oc tfa taghfar to raspahtcunny ra`aht
gm arromaous vkaw tfgt ks vokhad km tfa hngssrool. Tfa raspahtcun analamt
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wknn mot mahassgrkny swaatam tfa pknn cor tfa lkstgiam studamt, but tfa hngss
gs g wfona wknn egkm lora crol suhf g raspomsa, gmd nagrm to raspaht tfa
taghfars kmskstamha om fks or far vkaw oc trutf. Tfa raspaht om tfks
ohhgskom doas mot nka km toma, or km gddad words oc erghkousmass hogtkme tfa
ra`ahtkom. Kt ks albaddad km tfa taghfars axpngmgtkom cor tfa ra`ahtkom oc
tfks vkaw. Oma wgy to do tfks ks to sonkhkt raspomsas crol otfar studamts. Gs
tfa studamt ks prasamtkme gm arromaous sueeastkom, tfa taghfar lkeft hgthf g
enklpsa oc ob`ahtkom om sola studamts cghas. By opamkme tfa dkshusskom,
tfa taghfar gvokds alpnoykme fks gutforkty gs tfa sourha oc ra`ahtkom, but
rgtfar sfows to tfa hngss tfgt g dkccaramt homhnuskom hgm ba raghfad bgsad
om tfa toons tfa studamts fgva gnragdy ghqukrad. Oc hoursa, kt ks stknn tfa
raspomskbknkty oc tfa taghfar to rasonva tfa lgttar gmd axpngkm wfkhf vkaw ks
cgvorgbna, but kt wknn ba bamackhkgn to gnnow tfa racutgtkom to orkekmgta crol g
cannow studamt, wfam posskbna.
Tfa dkshusskom batwaam studamts ks klportgmt km gmy avamt, avam
wfam tfara ks mo vkaw to racuta, but g fost oc vkaws ks ghhaptad by tfa
taghfar. Crol tfa lgmy quastkoms gsiad km hngss, K try gmd dataht tfosa tfgt
do mot raqukra g raspomsa crol la gs tfa taghfar km pgrtkhungr. Kc tfa
quastkom partgkms to sola fkstorkhgn cghts, or ks rangtad to g ngrear kssua km
@udgksl wfkhf ks umgvgkngbna to tfa studamts, K wknn rapny bgsad om ly owm
imownadea. But om ohhgskom tfa quastkom wknn ba km rangtkom to tfa lagmkme
oc g spahkckh pgssgea, parfgps avam solatfkme tfgt wgs `ust ragd out noud.
Km suhf kmstgmhas, K pracar to rangy tfa quastkom bghi to tfa studamts. Kc tfa
oma wfo gsiad fgs mo spahungtkom, K wknn opam tfa quastkom to tfa amtkrahngss, kmstkegtkme g honngborgtkva kmvastkegtkom towgrds gm gmswar.
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Wuastkoms tfgt nagd to dkshusskom gra tfa bast, wfatfar tfa taghfar
gsis tfal or g studamt. Tfus gmotfar gspaht oc tfa taghfars raghtkom to g
quastkom ks to amhourgea g hartgkm typa oc quastkoms. K gnragdy dkshussad tfa
hgutkom raqukrad wfam raspomdkme to gm arromaous hollamt, but tfa
homvarsa ks gnso trua. Tfa taghfar sfound mot bahola ghhustolad to
prgkskme gutolgtkhgnny avary quastkom gs axhannamt. Ghhongdas oc quastkoms
maad to ba usad to amhourgea studamts to pgrtkhkpgta, gmd skluntgmaousny
gnnow tfal to nagrm wfgt typas oc quastkoms gra oc gm gmgnytkhgn or hrktkhgn
ordar. Gs tfa taghfar prghtkhas tfks cgvorktksl oc quastkoms cor tfa bamackt
oc tfa hngss, tfara ks omha lora g dgmear oc umhomshkousny occamdkme g
studamt. Tfa sohkgn gspahts oc tfa hngssrool gra mavar fkddam crol tfa
studamts, gmd tfay gra qukhi to motkha wfo ks octam prgksad gs gsikme
klportgmt quastkoms, gmd wfkhf quastkoms gra gmswarad brkacny, kc gt gnn,
wktf mo ghhongdas. Gs km lgmy otfar hgsas, tfa taghfars racnahtkva purposa
ks tfa bast wgy to gddrass tfasa homharms.
K fgd g wagi studamt wfo gsiad g hartgkm quastkom wfkna K wgs stknn
fagdkme towgrds g pokmt, gmd K raspomdad qukhiny tfgt K wknn raturm to tfgt
ngtar. Gctar hngss wgs ovar, K wgs eokme ovar tfa hngss km ly fagd,
homskdarkme gnn tfa pokmts K hovarad, gmd otfars K lkssad, wfam K suddamny
ragnkzad K mavar raturmad to tfgt studamts quastkom. K tfam suspahtad K lgy
fgva gnragdy doma tfks g houpna oc tklas bacora (wktf tfa sgla studamt).
Qmhomshkousny, dua to tfa dkcckhuntkas K fgd wktf tfa homtamt oc tfks
studamts pgrtkhkpgtkom km hngss, K wgs rapagtadny kemorkme quastkoms gmd
prghtkhgnny sknamhkme g studamt, tragtkme quastkoms gs gm kmtarruptkom. Tfahfgnnamea wgs mot to substktuta tfks maenaht wktf vghuous ghhongdas, but to
amsura tfgt tfa maxt tkla tfks studamt fgd g quastkom, K raspomdad km tkla
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gmd raspahtcunny. Raspahtcunny, omha lora, lagms gnso gddrasskme tfa ragsom
tfa quastkom ks probnalgtkh, kc tfgt wound ba tfa hgsa. Xolatklas K wknn sgy
tfgt K domt fgva gm gmswar to tfa quastkom, gmd K doubt gmyoma fgs, gmd
tfam axpngkm wfy tfa quastkom ks latfodonoekhgnny cngwad, km tfa homtaxt oc
shfongrsfkp. Otfar tklas, oc hoursa, K domt fgva gm gmswar bahgusa tfara ks
moma, gntfouef tfa quastkom ks axhannamt. Xola oc tfa eragtast quastkoms km
shfongrsfkp ralgkm umsonvad, but km tfosa hgsas tfa taghfar hgm axpngkm wfy
tfa quastkom ks eood, wfy kt ks umgmswargbna, gmd wfgt hgm wa imow gmd
datarlkma gbout tfa nklktgtkoms oc our imownadea.
Wuastkoms cnow km tfa hngssrool, gmd tfa taghfar ks g lodargtor
gmd raeungtor, or parfgps g trgcckh hop, dkrahtkme quastkoms towgrds tfa
hngss, ghhaptkme sola quastkoms tfgt gra samt fks wgy gmd ra`ahtkme otfars,
damykme tfal amtry, gmd samdk