In an Op-Ed called "Ditch Your Laptop, Dump Your Boyfriend," several young adults give pithy advice to those just starting college as freshmen. Looking back on your own experiences, what advice would you give kids just starting either middle school or high school?
One of the Op-Ed contributors, Tim Novikoff, a Ph.D. students in applied mathematics at Cornell, writes :
College is your chance to see what you've been missing, both in the outside world and within yourself. Use this time to explore as much as you can.
[...]Somewhere in your childhood is a gaping hole. Fill this hole. Don't know what classical music is all about? That's bad. Don't know who Lady Gaga is? That's worse. If you were raised in a protected cocoon, this is the time to experience the world beyond.
College is also a chance to learn new things about yourself. Never been much of a leader? Try forming a club or a band.
Students: Tell us what advice you'd give younger students for making the most of middle or high school. Does Mr. Novikoff's advice apply to those levels too? What would you tell them that is based on what worked for you? What might you advise based on what didn't work for you? Why?
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