Doing Things Wrong the Right Way

My traditional education experience was somewhat schizophrenic. I attended Smith College as a theatre student who couldn’t act (I actually had a Theatre Professor waive an acting course requirement if I promised never to get on stage again). I also had a sociology minor but thanks to my social anxieties I avoided talking to people, an essential skill for a sociologist! What got me through was a lesson I learned from an English professor who took me on as a project.

In the words of the brillia...