Governor's School - Revision history

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	Rendell wants to cut all PA Gov Schools from the budget. --[[User:ThePlaz\|ThePlaz]] 18:28, 23 February 2009 (EST)		Rendell wants to cut all PA Gov Schools from the budget. --[[User:ThePlaz\|ThePlaz]] 18:28, 23 February 2009 (EST)
	I think that this will negatively impact PA in the long-term future. These programs are essential to create people with the high tech skills needed to do the jobs of the future. PA needs to attract these high paying jobs. I think PA will eventually earn back the cost and more in employment tax revenue and the program is essential to keep PA competitive.		I think that this will negatively impact PA in the long-term future. These programs are essential to create people with the high tech skills needed to do the jobs of the future. PA needs to attract these high paying jobs. I think PA will eventually earn back the cost and more in employment tax revenue and the program is essential to keep PA competitive.
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	==Photos==		==Photos==
	:''See [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157606519874023/ Gov School set on Flickr]''		:''See [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157606519874023/ Gov School set on Flickr]''
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		+	==Closing Thoughts==
		+	Rendell wants to cut all PA Gov Schools from the budget. --[[User:ThePlaz\|ThePlaz]] 18:28, 23 February 2009 (EST)
		+	I think that this will negatively impact PA in the long-term future. These programs are essential to create people with the high tech skills needed to do the jobs of the future. PA needs to attract these high paying jobs. I think PA will eventually earn back the cost and more in employment tax revenue and the program is essential to keep PA competitive.

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 ==What I Learned/Review==
-[[Image:Outside Myers Hall.jpg|thumb|[[Myers Hall]] Courtyard]]
+{{:My Experiences at Gov School}}
-[[Image:Graduating Gov School.jpg|thumb|Graduating Gov School]]
-Gov School was a great experience.  The classes were passable; there were some that I liked and others which I did not.  Some of the teachers were good, while others were not.  "But that's how it is in college," I was told.  So it was good experience for heading off to college.
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-Living in [[Myers Hall]] was lots of fun.  You could just keep your door open and someone would stop by wanting to talk or go somewhere.  The rules were very onerous, for example, we could only travel outside Myers Hall with a buddy, and then only in a small specified area, and only from 4-7PM.  There were a lot of activities that they made us attend.  I liked some of them like Dorney Park, but not others like the Phillies Game.  Perhaps I had approached them with the wrong attitude; perhaps I did not like being '''forced''' to attend.
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-Still I met a lot of great people who are now my friends.  I was initially surprised when only half of them had some programming experience.  In addition, less than 5 were good at PHP, the language I write in.  Although I often made fun of Java, I recognized code styles other than PHP.  I learned new algorithms, like Backtrack, which are good in any language.  This program helped broaden my view point.
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-One of my main goals was to improve my project management skills while working on my [[ITP]] project.  Initially, I took control and ran the project.  But Sam, one of the tech staff, pulled me aside and explained to me that I can't do everything even though I may be the one most skilled or I could do it fastest myself.  This let me realize that what he said was exactly true.  I '''could''' do everything myself, I would never have the time.  I had to learn to trust my team.  This was not easy since none of them had programmed PHP before and half had never programmed.  Scalability matters. Still, I am proud of my project [[Videre]].
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-But above all, I learned how to look at things from someone else's perspective.  Although others perspectives may not be correct, you must learn where they come from and deduce why they are that way.  For example, at the program one student though that George W. Bush is doing a great job.  I personally do not agree in the slightest; but where does his opinion come from?  He believes that it is America's job to liberate people from dictators; an idea that my [[World Cultures]] teacher mocked.
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-Combining these things, especially during our visit to SAP Americas in Newtown Square, I saw how successful businesses don't just rely on 1 person to lead.  They set up '''successful processes''' This is the most important thing I learned which I can use.  There is no 1 person which tries to run everything; instead they set up an organic process by which others can add value (from their unique perspectives).  This is something I can try for [[Tecker 911]]; I need to find more passionate people, document our editing, uploading, and release process and then pass the show off when I go off to college.  As [[GridView]] grows, I can't do everything, I must trust the work others do, even if I could do it better.
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-This key point of scalable process was not taught in a class at Gov School, it was part of living in a University where this sort of process is extremely evident.  The actual Gov School program was run like this as well.  For food, just put in a catering request with Sodexho.  Want an activity day, just task 2 of your staff with planning it, and leave them alone!
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-Overall Gov School was a great experience, one which I would be willing to repeat (ie by working for the program).  The fact that the program was free, and that cost was not a barrier for people to attend was even better.  My parents were happy with the program, because they believe that their tax money is going ''somewhere''!  I'd like to thank the people of the state of PA for providing me with such an experience;  I'll be sure to repay it be building business which contribute taxes back to the state. --[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] 16:48, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
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 ==Photos==
 :''See [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157606519874023/ Gov School set on Flickr]''