Daeil Overseas Studies Program (DOSP)

For those of you who are interested in Debate in Korea. The Korea High School Debate Championship is probably the best place to compete. It is likely, the most competitive high school debate competition in Korea. The best of the best debaters gather here and compete.

I strongly encourage debating among students who want to improve and challenge themselves. I think the best way to promote debate is to use some of Mr. Hatridge’s word’s:

A 2006 College Journal article by Kyung Soon Lee and Angela Carrasquillo surveyed professors in American to find their opinions about Korean college students in the US. The core findings were that, “[t]he participating professors identified the following Korean college students characteristics:

• (a) lack of class participation,
• (b) view professors role as absolute authority
• (c) difficulties in openly expressing critical thinking
• (d) avoidance of eye contact during conversations
• (e) lack of understanding of “ownership of knowledge
• (f) difficulties with the structure of the English language,
• (g) inability to properly answer negative questions, and
• (h) preference of speaking Korean over English.”

Debate is a great way to address all of the above perceptions as it involves public speaking, research, teamwork, logical argumentation, and spontaneity. I believe a good debate balances polished speaking, current events knowledge, logical argumentation, and teamwork.

I encourage you to take the speech and debate class here at Daeil and try your hand at competing with the best in the nation.

You can find more about the Korea High School Debate Championship here.

Here is another list of words that you guys may. This list is from the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionary. You can find the original article here at Houghton Mifflin.

I’ll give anyone extra credit if they can give definitions for each and type it in the comments.

abjure
abrogate
abstemious
acumen
antebellum
auspicious
belie
bellicose
bowdlerize
chicanery
chromosome
churlish
circumlocution
circumnavigate
deciduous
deleterious
diffident
enervate
enfranchise
epiphany
equinox
euro
evanescent
expurgate
facetious
fatuous
feckless
fiduciary
filibuster
gamete
gauche
gerrymander
hegemony
hemoglobin
homogeneous
hubris
hypotenuse
impeach
incognito
incontrovertible
inculcate
infrastructure
interpolate
irony
jejune
kinetic
kowtow
laissez faire
lexicon
loquacious

lugubrious
metamorphosis
mitosis
moiety
nanotechnology
nihilism
nomenclature
nonsectarian
notarize
obsequious
oligarchy
omnipotent
orthography
oxidize
parabola
paradigm
parameter
pecuniary
photosynthesis
plagiarize
plasma
polymer
precipitous
quasar
quotidian
recapitulate
reciprocal
reparation
respiration
sanguine
soliloquy
subjugate
suffragist
supercilious
tautology
taxonomy
tectonic
tempestuous
thermodynamics
totalitarian
unctuous
usurp
vacuous
vehement
vortex
winnow
wrought
xenophobe
yeoman
ziggurat

Update: JB Yun has sent me a list of definitions. I’m very proud of him. I’ve posted the list below:

Abjure: 1.to renounce under oath. 2.to recant solemnly 3.to give up, abstain from.

Abrogate: to abolish or annul esp. by authority.

Abstemious: exercising self-restraint in appetites or behavior.

Acumen: accuracy & keenness of judgement or insight

Antebellum: of the period before the American Civil War.

Auspicious: 1.favorable, propitious. 2.successful, prosperous

Belie: 1.to misinterpret or disguise. 2.to show to be false. 3.to be counter to; contradict

Bellicose: warlike in manner; belligerent

Bowdlerize: to expurgate for prudish reasons.

Chicanery: 1.deception by trickery. 2.a trick, subterfuge.

Chromosome: a linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of animal and plant cells that carries the genes determining heredity.

Churlish: rude, surly

Circumlocution: 1.the use of wordy and indirect language. 2.a roundabout expression

Circumnavigate: to go or proceed completely around.

Deciduous: Falling off at a specific season or stage of growth 2.shedding foliage at the end of the growing season.

Deleterious: harmful, injurious

Diffident: lacking self-confidence; timid

Enervate: to weaken or destroy the strength or validity of

Enfranchise: 1.to bestow a franchise on 2.to endow with the rights of citizenship esp. rights to vote.

Epiphany: a revelatory manifestation esp. of a divine being.

Equinox: either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equation, and when the length of the day and night are approx, equal.

Euro: the basic unit of currency in participating EU countries.

Evanescent: disappearing, fading away like vapor.

Expurgate: to remove obscene or objectionable material from

Facetious: playfully jocular; humorous

Fatuous: smugly and unconsciously foolish

Feckless: 1.lacking purpose vitality; ineffective 2.careless, irresponsible

Fiduciary: relating to a holding in trust for another

Filibuster: an adventurer engaged in private warfare abroad.

Gamete: a reproductive cell esp. a mature sperm or egg capable of participating in fertilization.

Gauche: lacking social polish; tackless

Gerrymander: to divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one political party in elections.

Hegemony: the dominance of one state over others.

Hemoglobin: the iron containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells.

Homogeneous: of the same or similar nature or kind.

Hubris: overbearing pride; arrogance

Hypotenuse: the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Impeach: to try to discredit; challenge

Incognito: with one’s identity disguised or concealed.

Incontrovertible: impossible to dispute; unquestionable.

Inculcate: to teach or impress by frequent instruction or repetition ; instill

Infrastructure: an underlying base esp for an organization or system.

Interpolate: 1.to insert or introduce between part other elements or parts. 2.to change a text by introducing new or false material.

Irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.

jejune: not interesting, lacking maturity, childish, lacking in nutrition.

kinetic: of or produced by motion

kowtow: to show servile deference, to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, submission.

laissez faire: noninterference esp and economic doctrine that opposes governmental involvement in commerce.

lexicon: a dictionary, a specialized vocabulary.

loquacious: very talkative.

lugubrious: mournful and gloomy esp. to a ludicrous degree.

metamorphosis: 1.a transformation as by magic or sorcery. 2.a marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.

mitosis: 1.the process in cell division by which the nucleus divides, normally resulting in two new nuclei, each of which contains a complete copy of the parental chromosomes. 2.the entire process of cell division including division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm.

moiety: a half, a portion or share

nanotechnology: a science of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules

nihilism: 1.a doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. 2.the belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvements.

nomenclature: a system of names used in an art or science.

nonsectarian: nonpartisan, not narrow minded, not parochial.

notarize: to certify or attest to as a notary public.

obsequious: full of or exhibiting servile compliance.

oligarchy: a government by few/ those making up such a gov./ a state governed by such a gov.

omnipotent: having unlimited power.

orthography: correct spelling / a method of representing the sounds of a language by letters or diacritics.

oxidize: 1.to combine with oxygen 2.to increase the positive charge of valence of an element by removing electrons.

parabola: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone.

paradigm: 1.an example that serves as a pattern or a model. 2.A list of all the inflectional forms of a word taken as an illustrative example.

parameter: a constant in an equation that can be varied to represent a family of curves or surfaces, such as the radius in a family of concentric circles. 2.a measurable factor, such as temperature, that helps define a system and its behavior.

pecuniary: of or relating to money.

photosynthesis: the process by which chlorophyll containing cells in green plants use light as an energy source to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.

plagiarize: to use and pass off as one’s own(the ideas or writing of another).

plasma: 1.the clear yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended. 2.protoplasm or cytoplasm. 3.whey

polymer: any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usu. high molecular weight consisting of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule.

precipitous: 1.resembling a precipice; extremely steep. 2.having precipices

quasar: A starlike object that emits powerful blue light and often radio waves.

quotidian: 1.Everyday; commonplace 2.recurring daily.

recapitulate: to repeat in concise form; summarize

reciprocal: 1.given or shown in return 2.performed or felt by both sides; mutual

reparation: 1.the act or process of making amends 2.something done or paid to make amends.

respiration: 1.the act or process of inhaling and exhaling. 2.the act or process by which a cell or organism without lugs exchange gases with its environment.

sanguine: 1.of the color of blood; red, ruddy. 2.cheerful; optimistic.

soliloquy: 1.a dramatic discourse in which a character reveals his or her thoughts when alone or unaware of the presence of other characters. 2.the act of speaking to oneself.

subjugate: 1.to bring under control; conquer. 2.to make subservient.

suffragist: an advocate of the extension of voting rights esp. to women.

supercilious: feeling or showing haughty disdain.

tautology: 1.needless repetition of the same sense in different words: redundancy. 2.logic, a statement that includes all logical possibilities and is therefore always true.

taxonomy: 1.the classification of organism in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships. 2.the science or principles of classification.

tectonic: 1.the geology of the earth’s structural features. 2.the art of large scale construction.

tempestuous: tumultuous ; stormy.

thermodynamics: physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.

talitarian: of or being a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute control over all aspects of life and opposition is outlawed.

unctuous: 1.marked by affected exaggerated, or insincere earnestness. 2.greasy; oily

usurp: to seize and hold by force and without legal authority.

vacuous: 1.empty 2.inane; stupid 3.blank, vacant.

vehement: 1.characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion ; fervid. 2.marked by vigor or energy; strong.

vortex: 1.a spiral motion of fluid esp. a whirling mass of water or air; whirlpool or whirlwind

winnow: 1.to separate a chaff from grain by means of a current of air. 2.to sort into categories sep of good or bad. 3.to separate or get rid of an undesirable part.

wrought: 1.fashioned, created. 2.shaped by hammering.

xenophobe: one unduly fearful or contemptuous of strangers for foreigners.

yeoman: an attendants servant or lesser official in a royal or noble household

ziggurat: A temple tower of the ancient Assyrian and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid.

After you send your applications to universities, I get letters from them displaying the students’ results. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any admitted to Stanford this year, but maybe next year.

Here are their statistics from them:

• Make your first blog post on www.blogger.com, your first post should be the essay that you typed up for today.
• Email Paul at - daeilap (at)  gmail (dot) com - your blog address and I’ll add it to a master list and link it here. Make sure you add your name and blog address in the body of the email.
• Check three of your classmates’ blogs and make a comment
• Specifically, one comment on what they can improve on their posts and two comments on what they did well.
• After that class is over and you may leave.
• Next week’s homework is another 250-500 words essay from the commonapp.org.
• Remember to have in mind potential people you want to write recommendations for you.

When you complete all tasks you are welcome to leave.

Tasks for today:

1. Create a professional email account with Gmail- if you don’t have one already.
2. Make a blog via www.blogger.com with your Gmail account ID- This blog will be for class assignments. Send me an email- daeilap (at)  gmail (dot) com - with the web address and we’ll make a web page and add all the sites there.
3. Log Into Naviance / Family Connection
   1. Update “my profile”
      1. Address
      2. Add parents and their information
   2. Update “my game plan“
   3. Update “my test scores”-
      1. Add tentative subjects, dates, and scores (800)
4. Email yourself via FutureMe dot org your goals- One email each for each term.
5. Think about Goals -

• One Short Term (3 Month - August 21, 2007)
• One Mid Term (6 Months - November 21, 2007)
• One Long Term (1 Year - May 21, 2007)

When you are thinking about these goals please use the think about the following guidelines.

SMART

S - Specific - The goal should have a precise result.

M - Measurable - Must have concrete criteria in attaining the goal
A - Achievable - With a reasonable amount of effort- goals can be hard and achievable

R - Relevant- Is the goal relevant to your needs?

T - Time Based - Goals should include time lines, target dates and accomplishments.

You can use the “Evidence” Test. If a goal does not have any evidence or proof after you have finished it lacks the clarity. The event or activity itself is not the goal.

Example: I will read one book non-fiction book a month.

The focus of the goals are to assisting in seeing results and give clarity of the “Big Picture.” Hopefully, this will engage you and give you a more responsibility in your life.

Number2.com is another SAT / ACT / GRE prep program. What’s nice about this one is that it is completely free. Once again I haven’t personally used this service, but I wanted to get it out there.

Eventually I’d like students to review these programs below.

http://number2.com/

This website helps students prepare for standardized testing.  I haven’t personally used it, but I wanted to throw it out there as another resource for you.

March 2 Success - Is a US Army sponsored public service. It’s their way of helping the “No Child Left Behind” initiative.

I hope this can be a useful resource for students.

In competitive college applications students can be tempted to stretch the truth. This is NOT a good idea- although I’ve seen people do it in my short two years as a college counselor. If you don’t believe perhaps this article will help your mind.

The Admissions Police by the Wall Street Journal.

Here is an excerpt:

Before mailing out acceptance and rejection letters over the past week, thousands of colleges and graduate schools conducted their usual reviews of test scores, transcripts and essays. But less publicly, admissions officers focused on something else: police databases, plagiarism checks and reports by private-investigators.

There’s a new age of vigilance in academia. Spooked by incidents including guidance-counselor fraud in Los Angeles, blatant plagiarism at MIT and campus crime in North Carolina, colleges and graduate schools are shoring up their admissions process. In an era when applicants seek an edge with $500-an-hour “admissions consultants” and online essay-editing services, schools are using their own new methods to vet prospective students. Much like corporations that have been burned by CEO résumé scandals, universities are tapping into the burgeoning background-check industry to verify what’s written — or not — on applications.

Universities want the genuine, honest, and candid students. You don’t need to lie or stretch the truth. If you do I guarantee you that you will be caught at one point. Everything that deals with dishonesty is always exposed.

Now that the regular AP exams are over I’ll be posting more frequently. As we begin

Let’s start from the top.

Why should you go to college?

This is not an exhaustive list, but only just some of the more prominent ideas.

• Economically – On average college graduates earn more than those of high school graduates - Check out Fortune’s Top 20 Employers
• Learn new things- learn to critically think, open your mind, experience new things
• Four years of your life that can leave you with great memories
• Professional career training

Feel free to add any of your own in the comments- why are you going to college?

I’m naturally assuming if you are a high school in Korea with a Collegeboard school code (CEEB) you are prestigious to some extent. I want this to become a resource for students and universities alike. Now, I need to figure out how to come up with a fair and accurate ranking system like US News and World Report. Any suggestions? The current list is in alphabetical order.

682189 Anyang Foreign Language High School
Asia Pacific International School
682183 Bundang Daejin High School
682022 Busan Foreign School
682190 Centennial Christian School
682029 Cheongshim International Academy
682192 Daeil Foreign Language High School

682373 Daewon Foreign Language High School
682193 Ewha Girls Foreign Language High School
682191 Global Christian School Of Daegu
682224 Global Christian School Seoul
682000 Global Vision Christian School
682012 Goyang Foreign Language High School
682182 Gyeongnam International Foreign School
682383 Haeundae High School
682226 Han Young Foreign Language High School

682011 Hankuk Academy Of Foreign Studies
682427 Indianhead International School
682231 International Christian School Pyongtaek
682376 Korea International School
682375 Korea Kent Foreign School
682023 Korea Science Academy
682010 Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
682030 Kwangju Foreign School

682310 Myung Duk Foreign Language High School
682221 Myungji Foreign Language High School
682428 Seoul Foreign Language High School
682380 Seoul Foreign School
682385 Seoul International School
682386 Seoul Science High School
682420 Taejon Christian International School
682230 Yongsan International School Of Seoul

If your school is interested in getting a school code ask an administrator to contact the college board to get one.