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Overcoming Adversity
Life is full of ups and downs. In hindsight, some of the worst experiences we have lived through seem quite minor in retrospect. Why is this the case?
Partly due to the idea that past events have the fortunate perspective of being only a portion of a greater whole. Despite all the vicissitudes, the “bad” is never a constant. We just don’t know when the “turning point” will be, or what its particular nature. In times of adversity, it is more important ever to remain faithful in the understanding that a solution might be just around the corner.
My Harvard Mom
I was born in a one-room apartment with no flushing toilet. It was one of those holes in the ground, in case you’ve ever visited Communist China in the 90s. But the walls were filled with books. My mother cut out little paper cards to teach me Chinese characters since I was two months old so I could be reading books by the time I was two. That was my “Harvard mom.”
The Idea of an Education
I always knew I had something to offer my students. What I didn’t always know was what.
What goes without saying is that there are several things going desperately wrong with the way we are educating our children in this country. With the rampant growth of technological information and data processing, what are we losing?