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After sixteen years as a teacher, I’m well-accustomed to the internal rhythms of the school year. August sows seeds of …

In fourth grade I told my teacher that I wanted to be a high school history teacher because the content …

When I was sixteen, I took the first steps of a lifelong journey to learn about the privilege I live …

The transition took me by surprise. One moment, we were exploring the path that ideas take on their legislative road …

As a graduate student in the UVM counseling department in the mid 90’s, I enrolled in the most difficult course …

“So many years of education yet nobody taught us how to love ourselves and why it’s important.” Unknown As I …

Schools are notorious for taking on a plethora of initiatives that, all too often, feel disjointed and overwhelming. No doubt, …

At some point, while consumed with pursuing a career in education, developing roots in the Rutland community, and locating the …

A many of you know, I had an “inspired” idea to bring the Rowland Fellows together in a gesture of …

Today at the checkout counter at a local grocery store the clerk commented, “Despite today’s dreary weather, it will be …

When Lauren’s email popped up in my in box thanking me for the blog I signed up to write for …

I worked in a few restaurants when I was younger. I don’t remember all of the names and some that …

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