04 Sunday Aug 2019
Posted in Educational Consulting, teaching, Thoughts
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This last week, as I wrapped up another summer school program with my local school district, I sat down and reflected on the difference it makes for my underprivileged students.
First time with Paper Mache!
04 Thursday Jul 2019
Posted in Educational Consulting, Self-Publishing, teaching
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I’ve updated my Educational Consulting section of the website to include my latest educational achievement – an Equity in Excellence in Education (EEE) Certificate from McDaniel College.
22 Sunday Aug 2010
Posted in Non-Fiction, Reviews
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Asia, Book Review, Boys, Central Asia Institute, Documentary, Education, Girls, Greg Mortenson, Muslims, Non-Fiction, Pakistan, Schooling, Three Cups of Tea
The New York Time’s bestseller Three Cups of Tea is the follow up to Mortenson’s earlier book Stones into School. For those of you not acquainted with Mortenson’s work as an educational philanthropist/rock climber/do-gooder/school builder, here is a quick catch-up/summary of the story before my overall thoughts.
1. After a failed attempt to climb K2, one of the toughest/tallest mountains in Pakistan, climber Greg Mortenson, lost, hungry and half frozen, stumbles into the tiny village of Korphe in the Kashmir autonomous region encompassing parts of India, Pakistan, and China. Continue reading
