Um…. what happened to time? I cannot believe that it’s already June 2022 when I’m writing this review (Edit: And publishing in January 2023). 2022 especially seems to have flown by. Anxiety… It Sucks One reason I feel this is because I was deep in hibernation for the first bit of the year. All of…
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This Is the Email You Send When You Want to Make an Impact, Do Good Work, Build Your Portfolio, and Advance Your Career
This one email to the right people led to Helping Student Loan Hero and Careerosity when they were part of Socratic Labs (unpaid), which led to Organizing Startup Weekend NYCEDU 2013 with the Socratic Labs team (unpaid), which led to Joining Socratic Labs as Chief of Staff (unpaid), which led to Lead organizing Startup Weekend…
My Quarter in Review: Fall 2015
I’m building the habit of reviewing my priorities, goals, roles, and performance once a month. To keep myself accountable, and to build in the open, I’ve decided to publish these monthly reviews.
5 Things First-Year Teachers Should Do Immediately
In my first year as a teacher, I was given full responsibility for ensuring that my students received an excellent science education that would set them up for future success. My in-classroom responsibilities were not that different from the in-classroom responsibilities of my colleagues who have taught for over ten years. Furthermore, unlike my friends…
Where to Work in Education
There are many jobs to choose from within education, and a deep need for excellent people in all types of roles and at all types of organizations. I work in education entrepreneurship because it matches my work style, which centers around putting order to chaos, ideating, and creating. You could have very different preferences. This…
The First Three Weeks
This is the first and last of a very long post on my experience thus far as a Teach for America teacher. The first because it’s been a long time coming, the last because I hope that I will update with greater regularity in the coming weeks and years so that posts stay manageable and…
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