April 2008
The Archives
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Reflections
I Used to Quit Too
It’s not everyday I suddenly remember my past in high school.
But after all the recent hubbub, I remembered an interesting parallel and certain character moment from my senior year at Woodinville High School.
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Science Club was one of the more enjoyable moments high school.
Not so much that I liked science, but more because I’m a pyro [...] -
General
Institutional Complacency
I’ll lay it straight out up front: I am not a fan nor believer of the self-serving activity called ‘community service’.
As much as I think volunteering is a great thing, I can’t shake the idea that at the end of the day, everyone just does it for either themselves, their ego or or some sort [...] -
Reflections
Opportunity Cost
With the school I work at being a somewhat elite (i.e. high income) school in Japan, my job can be daunting and illogical.
I often find myself trying to figure out why some of the students tend to be passive, unmotivated and downright lazy. Sure, I was one hell of a procrastination machine too. Being lazy, [...] -
Administration
A Policy Of Trust
Recently, we’ve had a flare up of debates over the nature of our school’s IT Policy. But it is an interesting topic I’d like to touch on.
In early 2007, I rewrote the IT Policy in an attempt to make it less restrictive and more organic. Instead of laying out a set of rules and laws, [...] -
General
The Professional Student
So what the hell is The Professional Student?
I’ll start off with who I am.
I am part of the IT team at Yokohama International School. All in spite of graduating the University of Washington with a major in Economics and minor in Japan Studies.
But I’ve always been a gear head and technobabble enabled human, so you could say [...]
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