by KP | Nov 21, 2019 | Education, Guest Posts, Instagram, Journalism
Student journalism wasn’t a natural fit for me. And that’s why it was so important. Ethan Rowley Student journalism is a weird thing. At least it has been for me. It was one of the most unlikely things for me to ever stumble upon, yet it somehow...
by KP | Aug 4, 2019 | Education, Instagram, Journalism
How I overcame imposter syndrome and discovered a new culture Also shared on the ASB Blog Three weeks ago, I stowed my SD cards and drove away from the summer workshop at the Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting, and I haven’t been able to look at my hands the same way...
by KP | Jun 2, 2019 | Design, Education, Instagram, Social Issues
In the age of viral videos, it now seems inevitable at the end of each school year: teacher lipsyncs appear on schools’ social media channels. The end-of-school lip sync is common enough that I don’t need to embed example videos in this post—just do a search or watch...
by KP | Dec 9, 2017 | Ceramics, Education, Empty Bowls, Thoughts
“Yo, can someone put a handle on this one for me?” Ben set a delicate marbled porcelain cup on the studio table. He’d just finished trimming the piece, and trimming had enhanced a swirled pattern of mixed clays. (Since a recent shopping trip, we’ve all been on a...
by KP | Jul 8, 2017 | Education, Random, Social Issues
During July 2017, I was lucky to spend ten days in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, traveling with a group of 14 students from my school and two other chaperones. Although the trip is classified as ‘service,’ it’s much more immersion and...
by KP | Jun 14, 2017 | Education, Journalism, Social Issues
“You’re on my tape.” Two periods later, “You’re one of my reasons why.” The next day, “Welcome to your tape.” I listened to these student comments, ebbing and flowing in the normal chatter of a classroom where students are working on projects. There were no...
