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Category Archives: Personal Experiences
My Philosophy of Education
For one of my courses, students were asked to bring a quick summary of their philosophies of education. Here is (a slightly modified version of) what I wrote. I have lots of opinions about education. I think most emerge from what is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Leadership, Personal Experiences
Tagged curiosity, education, frustration, philosophy of education
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Service and Self-Efficacy
I recently had another post published on City Year’s internal IJ Blog! You need a City Year login to be able to view the original, so the full text is included below. Sorry that there is some City Year jargon … Continue reading
Posted in CIty Year, Leadership, Personal Experiences
Tagged City Year, cynacism, idealism, IJ, PITW, self-efficacy
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To what extent are insights gained through introspection generalizable? (II-PT #1)
This is part 1 in a new series of posts titled Irresolvable Inter-Polar Tension, or “II-PT,” for short. The acronym conveniently looks like “two-part” and can be pronounced in that way. F. Scott Fitzgerald once claimed that “the test of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal Experiences
Tagged empathy, human nature, II-PT, introspection, Leadership
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“Knowing about” vs. “engaging with” people with different income levels
The Washington Post released an article this weekend about “super zips”–zip codes with very high median incomes and education levels–with a particular focus on super zips in the D.C. area. Having grown up in an affluent and very well-educated community … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged affluence, Income, mission trips, Poverty, service trips, super zip, Washington Post, ZIP code
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Airplanes and objectivity
My most recent flight was at nighttime. I was sitting in a window seat a bit behind the wing. On the rear side of the wing almost at the tip was a very bright flashing light–the light you might see … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal Experiences
Tagged airplane, Bertrand Russell, light, observer, philosophy
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Montessori conference!
I spent some time last week at the American Montessori Conference here in Orlando. Lots of thought-provoking presentations and conversations! I’m still in the early stages of learning about Montessori philosophy and practice, but much of what I have seen … Continue reading
Annual Report
Overall, 2012 was a pretty good year! Here are some of the noteworthy things to report… Professional: I got a new job! City Year! I’m getting paid substantially less, but I am WAY less stressed out and I am actually … Continue reading
What can we infer about City Year and TFA based on their different ad strategies?
During my recent journey home for winter break, I encountered advertisements for both City Year and Teach For America. I currently work with City Year and I had worked with TFA last year. On the public bus from my apartment … Continue reading
Posted in CIty Year, Personal Experiences, TFA
Tagged ad, airport security, City Year, marketing, PR, stress, Teach For America, TFA
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A glaring example of misplaced priorities….
For two days next week, a teacher I work with has been assigned to proctor a test in the media center, so a sub has been scheduled to be in her classroom. The state of Florida seems to think it … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Personal Experiences
Tagged Certified teacher, Florida, standardized testing, substitute
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