As I kid, I could blend into the walls. I’ve been reading for as long as I remember and some of my earliest memories are of my father trotting me out in front of friends and relatives and having me read long and complex words flawlessly (for my age anyway). Now, I wouldn’t say that I was smarter than other kids my own age – in fact, you could argue the opposite. I read story books so much that...

Your About page says that ‘Forward-thinking educators founded The New School in 1919 to defy the intellectual constraints of traditional college education.’ Cue instant fascination. I needed to know more about what constituted a ‘traditional college education’ and how the New School challenged it so I clicked on the Mission Statement and an hour later I look up blearily from my computer, vibrating with excitement over the existence of The New School. It’s a bit difficult to explain why I...

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