Category Archives: Reflections
A Friend’s Steady Love
In middle school, Megan would draw cartoons of the boys I had crushes on and pass them to me in the hallway. In college, she answered my middle-of-the-night phone calls from 400 miles away. Now, she makes me laugh while … Continue reading
Reflections on Learning
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. — Doris Lessing It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid … Continue reading
Team Inspiration
“I send “mindset vitamins’ to my students every day using a group chat program, GroupMe. The mindset vitamins take the form of quotes, introspective questions, affirmations, suggested actions, or a lateral thinking exercise or riddle.” — Heidi Neck, Professor of entrepreneurship, … Continue reading
If you had two months to travel, where would you go?
I’d buy a plane ticket to Nairobi and explore nearby countries like Ethiopia. Then I’d head to West Africa – maybe Senegal or Ghana. If only I had four months, and not just two. J.F. I’d go to Argentario Coast … Continue reading
Purpose
How Does one find purpose? It’s an idea we explore throughout it…certainly, fashion serves a purpose -or many a source of optimism. But purpose itself is an elastic word. It can connote drive intention, ambition. It can involve goals and … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 