Class Minutes 9/18 by Chris
What we discussed today:
-The possibility of doing a web based task such as a podcast.
-Anomalon and quark (quantum physics terms), and how these terms may alter one's perception of them selves and the universe they live in by viewing reality from different perspectives ( what would you see if you were riding on a beam of light ( wave particle duality) verses looking from outside the milky way or from inside a blackhole).
-The SU career center is located on the third floor of the Hall of Languages
- Military in shcools, do they have the right to be there? Yes if school accepts government funding of any kind. Started to discuss wheter or not we agree with this .
-Student loans, are people with student loans indentured servant? When you die do loans get discharged? Yes! in fact they do:
(I think important enought to include)
Cancellation Conditions Amount Forgiven Notes
Borrower's total and permanent disability1 or death 100% For a PLUS Loan, includes death but not disability of the student for whom the parents borrowed.
Full-time teacher for five consecutive years in a designated elementary
or secondary school
serving students from low-income families Up to $5,000 of the aggregate loan
amount that is outstanding after completion of the fifth year of teaching.
A borrower might qualify for loan forgiveness under the Direct Consolidation
and the FFEL Consolidation Loan
programs. If so, only the portion of the consolidation loan used to repay Direct Stafford Loans or FFEL Stafford
Loans qualifies. For Direct and FFEL Stafford Loans received on or after October 1, 1998, by a
borrower with no outstanding loan balance as of that date. At least one of the five consecutive
years of teaching must occur after the 1997-98 academic year. (To find out whether your school is considered a low-income
school, visit http://www.studentaid.ed.gov.
Click on "Repaying," then click on "Cancellation and Deferment Options for Teachers."
Or, call 1-800-4-FED-AID.)
Bankruptcy (in rare cases) 100% Cancellation is possible only if the bankruptcy court rules that repayment would cause undue hardship.
Closed school (before student could complete program of study) or false loan certification 100% For loans received on or after January 1, 1986.
School does not make required return of loan funds to the lender Up to the amount that the school was
required to return. For loans received on or after January 1, 1986.
(ED.gov)
-White lieing (Don's words, paraphrased), don't lie about somthing verifiable (in other words don't lie if you can get caught)
-heuristic->A heuristic is a replicable method or approach for directing one's attention in learning, discovery, or problem-solving (wikipedia)
What we have to do for Wednesday:
-word of the day: colpocoquette (hint: not in dictionary.com)
-cover letter draft taylored to individual job description (the same description being used for your resume)
- Carla can do the class minutes for wednesday because she met my parents at the grocery store ( she can tell you the story)
If you have any questions send me an e-mail or call me
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