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== Acronyms of CTY == | == Acronyms of CTY == | ||
| − | * CTY stands for things, like my personal favorite, the [[Center for | + | * CTY stands for things, like my personal favorite, the [[Center for Troubled Youth]], [[Closet Taoists like Yourself]] and [[Confinement for Troubled Youth]] See [[CTY acronyms]] for a good list. |
*In 1995, I asked a teacher for a letter of recommendation. He asked what CTY was, and I responded with the correct answer and then some of the wittier alternatives to show how smart everything there must be to think of things like "Center for Troubled Youth." I gave him the course book, so he could get a better idea of just what goes on. Apparently he didn't look at it when he wrote the letter, because when I got it it was, in fact, addressed to the "Center for Troubled Youth." I was mortified and retyped it and corrected it and used a photocopier to get his signature from the first letter. I never told him, thinking that it was more fun to be thought of as troubled by him than talented. | *In 1995, I asked a teacher for a letter of recommendation. He asked what CTY was, and I responded with the correct answer and then some of the wittier alternatives to show how smart everything there must be to think of things like "Center for Troubled Youth." I gave him the course book, so he could get a better idea of just what goes on. Apparently he didn't look at it when he wrote the letter, because when I got it it was, in fact, addressed to the "Center for Troubled Youth." I was mortified and retyped it and corrected it and used a photocopier to get his signature from the first letter. I never told him, thinking that it was more fun to be thought of as troubled by him than talented. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 31 July 2006
CTY is a summer camp where students get to learn and have fun. This website is devoted to describing everything about CTY, but you should find the basics at this page (once it's written).
Acronyms of CTY
- CTY stands for things, like my personal favorite, the Center for Troubled Youth, Closet Taoists like Yourself and Confinement for Troubled Youth See CTY acronyms for a good list.
- In 1995, I asked a teacher for a letter of recommendation. He asked what CTY was, and I responded with the correct answer and then some of the wittier alternatives to show how smart everything there must be to think of things like "Center for Troubled Youth." I gave him the course book, so he could get a better idea of just what goes on. Apparently he didn't look at it when he wrote the letter, because when I got it it was, in fact, addressed to the "Center for Troubled Youth." I was mortified and retyped it and corrected it and used a photocopier to get his signature from the first letter. I never told him, thinking that it was more fun to be thought of as troubled by him than talented.
Organizational history of CTY
Personal meaning of CTY
A lot of students have written personal essays on what CTY means to them.
