In my first year teaching at Hillsborough High School, I met Yuval Levin, a forty-year old political science professor trapped in the body of a high school junior. Our political views couldn’t be much more diametrically opposed, but I think we both delighted in thoughtful conversation and debate. These after school discussions would lead to …
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Tuesday Talk… with David Van Taylor
I’ve never met David Van Taylor, but I’ve been using one of his films in my class for probably fifteen years. I regularly make allusions to it to people who have no idea what I’m talking about, which affords me the opportunity to tell them about one of the most incredible election campaigns of my …
Tuesday Talk… with Gwen Prowse
Gwen Prowse grew up in Hillsborough and graduated Hillsborough High School in 2007. She took my AP U.S. Government and Politics course in her senior year. Gwen was always outwardly one of the most positive students I’ve encountered in my career. She was part of a strong class of students, but would regularly distinguish herself, …
Fenster on Education 