we make the road by walking meet the parents edition
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We Make The Road By
WalkingMeet the Parents Edition
Antonio Machado PROVERBIOS Y CANTARES - XXIX
Me You
Me Your kid
Me• Married• Father of two – one 18
and one 13• Love boats• Love traveling• Care a lot about higher education• Professionally and intellectually
restless• Believe we should do things that
matter to us
What I Do
• Graduate of UW (and UCLA)
• Faculty member and Chair of the Department of Urban Design and Planning
• Director of CEP– Teach freshmen, sophomores,
juniors and seniors.– Mentor and advise students– Work on cool projects – Russia,
Shanghai
Me
• My kid is going to college too!!!
– And I’m totally freaked out!
Summary:I love
my job!!
I know a lot about students and how to do well at the UW.
Summary:I love
my job!!
I know what you are going
through because I’m going
through it too..
Idealized Model of Success:
Born
Success
Idealized Model of Success:
Born
Success
Idealized Model of Success:
Step 1: Set your goalsStep 2: Work hardStep 3: Perform well
Born
Success
UW
Idealized Model of Success:
Step 1: Set your goalsStep 2: Work hardStep 3: Perform well
Typical Model of Success
(based on me and most other people)
Typical Model of Success
Grew up in Seattle
Undergrad at UW
Individualized Studies
(African Studies)
Construction Business
Return to Africa
UCLA Ph.D.(Sociology)
UW(Urban
Planning)
Director(CEP)
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Chair of Department
Undergraduate Administration
LESSONS:
1. For some students the road is clear and
straight, but for many (most) it is not (and both are ok)
LESSONS:
2. They get someplace anyway
(and it may surprise you where)
6 tips for parents and
4 to tell your
students
1. Land the helicopter. Or at least hover over someone else.
2. Expect set backs. College is about trying things: majors, jobs, identities, partners. They won’t all work. That’s ok.
3. Trust your kids. You raised them well. They’ll figure it out.
4. Trust the University. Resources; advisers; faculty. Sometimes we will say no: We’re usually right.
5. Embrace the Change. They will be different. They will be better.
6. Stay in Touch (with your kids, not us. We won’t tell you anything about them. They are ADULTS.)
6 tips for parents and
4 to tell your
students
1. Find a Community. Join a club, play a sport, do research.
2. Talk to your professors. And to your advisors. Go to office hours!!!
3. Ask for help. Education is a collective process; everyone needs a team.
6 tips for parents and
4 to tell your
students
4. Own your education Be present, be reflective, be
intentional, be committed.
6 tips for parents and
4 to tell your
students
Last Words:
Enjoy college!
Enjoy your student!
Welcometo the UW!
Christopher [email protected]
Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP)http://cep.be.washington.edu/
PROVERBIOS Y CANTARES - XXIX
Wanderer, your footstepsthe road, and nothing more;wanderer, we have no road,we make the road by walking.As you walk you make the road,and to look backis to see that nevercan we pass this way again.Wanderer, there is no road,only traces in the sea.
- Antonio Machado