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18 Nov

Posted at 21:53h in Education

One of my most profound written assignments happened when I was in elementary school. I remember it because it happened right after an exciting career day presentation, during which we got to meet a firefighter, policeman, doctor, and even a dentist. It was fun to...

12 Nov

Posted at 00:32h in Education

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, once said that in order for the company to be successful, customers were going to have to have an “experience” with the product. It was going to have to be about more than just a cup of coffee. Their restaurants...

27 Oct

Posted at 14:05h in Education

I teach 8th grade and I am 24. When I started in the classroom two years ago, I was not even a decade older than my students. Responses to new, young teachers can be mildly amusing, like when field trip docents ask where the teacher...

13 Oct

Posted at 15:53h in Education

I am cold. Someone is speaking in the front of the room. The PowerPoint presentation lights up the dimmed room like a nightlight in a darkened hallway. I wonder why hotel ballrooms are always so arctically cold. Focus, I tell myself. You will need this information...

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