Seu eu posso te dar um conselhoQue e sempre mais facil dizer do que seguirEvita ter muitas certezasPode ser que precisemos de algumasMas so umas poucas, que caibam nos bolsos.Um mundo cheio de certezas e um patio fechadoUma vida plena de conviccoes e uma historia acabada.Cuida de tuas duvidas como quem cuida de plantas frageisDeixa que as pequenas incertezas crescamE se transformem em grandes enigmasQue consumam todo o tempo, toda a vidaRadiantes enigmas, livres das sombras das solucoes definitivas. Wanted: High-Character StudentsDozens of colleges endorse plan to promote and reward ethical engagement in admissionsBy Eric Hoover JANUARY 20, 2016Tom KatesRichard Weissbourd, the reports author, doesn't play down the importance of being a good student. The issue, says Mr. Weissbourd, who's a psychologist and a senior lecturer at Harvards Graduate School of Education, "is getting over yourself."Each year colleges invite applicants to sing their own praises, by listing achievements and proclaiming passions. Now some admissions offices are emphasizing students concern for others and the world beyond their test-prep manuals.For the last few months, some admissions leaders have quietly discussed strategies for encouraging good citizenship, not just resume-polishing, among high-school students. Although many colleges already consider applicants extracurriculars volunteering, music, sports some deans say the institutions should do more to promote and reward altruistic pursuits. To that end, several selective colleges have changed their applications to signal the importance of community service, and more plan to follow suit this year.The impetus is, in part, a new campaign called "Turning the Tide." On Wednesday its organizers plan to release amanifesto that suggests colleges have fueled a potentially harmful fixation on academic achievement, and recommends how admissions can cultivate and prize "ethical engagement." Certain changes would send a strong message to prospective students, the report says. "The admissions process can counteract a narrow focus on personal success and promote in young people a greater appreciation of others and the common good."The document urges colleges to talk up sustained community service as opposed to, say, a do-gooding jaunt to Belize. It calls on them to clarify that students who contribute to their families, perhaps by caring for siblings, are performing valuable service that should count in admissions. And it encourages colleges to reduce "undue achievement pressure" by discouraging applicants from "overloading" on advanced courses or submitting "overcoached" applications.So far more than 80 admissions officials, high-school counselors, and education scholars including at Columbia University, the College of Wooster, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have endorsed the push, which proponents see as a much-needed wake-up call. Praise for the campaign, though, is hardly universal. Some colleges invited to sign on have declined. A few admissions officials describe the recommendations as overwrought and excessively critical of colleges and students alike.A few admissions officials have said they are troubled by the document's tone: 'It's a crusade to attack the ills of humanity,' said one, 'and this dastardly idea that students would be self-focused.'This comes as a hidebound profession is wrestling with its future. A group of selective colleges recently announced a controversial innovation that could change the experience