Category Archives: Reflections
My Grandmother’s Secret Files
My family was going through my late grandmother’s belongings when we discovered her secret filing cabinet. Unknown to us, she had been printing out our texts and emails to her, saving our childhood art, making newspaper clippings of our marriage … Continue reading
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
