by KP | Apr 30, 2020 | Education, Flex, Instagram, Pandemic
Since the pandemic started, I’ve been spending at least three days a week wearing my gray hooded sweatshirt with the grungy Interlochen Center for the Arts logo. It’s six years old now, and it’s been in my constant wardrobe rotation since I bought it at the campus...
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by KP | Mar 26, 2020 | Education, Flex, Instagram, Pandemic
“Wait… what’s that word again? For the note that repeats?” “Ostinato.” “Um… can you text that to me after we’re off the phone?” George Burton laughs. It’s the same deep, hitching giggle that healed my spirit for the first time more than twenty years ago. Thankfully,...
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 | Mar 17, 2019 | Instagram, Random, Social Issues
With a few edits for clarity, a few digital embeds, and a few hyperlinks added, this is the eulogy I offered for my grandfather, Harry Plows, who passed away on March 12, 2019 at 97. By now, you may have heard the big stories about our grandfather. Five bronze stars...
