Author: HGSE Admissions
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Specialized Studies: An amazing choice!
I arrived at the last minute, nervous and excited at the same time. It was just two days before orientation and I had left my job as a commercial airline pilot only one month before arriving in Cambridge. I had left my former decade-long life in Abu Dhabi and moved back to my home country…
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HackED
One of the reasons I was so excited to join the Technology, Innovation and Education (TIE) cohort at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) was the opportunity to “innovate” – whatever that meant. I arrived on campus from a profession where uniformity and standards are, understandably, of the utmost importance in order to make…
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I belong here
My name is Josué. As I got to HGSE six months ago, I can say that I was constantly flooded with feelings of both illusion and anxiety. I remember coming here to the International Students’ Open House almost a year ago, and in a small group session, I asked my peers in the room if…
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J-Term: For the Kids
I took this class for my students. I taught for five years in Dallas, Texas and I think about my students every day, especially the ones I didn’t know how to help. I think about my first grader, Tasha*, who was brilliant and creative, but faced enormous challenges in her home life that often manifested…
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J-term perspective: “the Sesame Street class”
When I was in college, winter break lasted for about a month and involved as much rest, relaxation, and Netflix as I could muster. Here at HGSE, winter break can take one of two forms, both of which have huge benefits. For students who want to recuperate from the fall, gear up for spring, explore…
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Reflections on my first semester
As first semester has come to a close, it seems impossible that I am halfway through my master’s degree. I had heard that time would fly, but I did not imagine it would go this quickly. Coming into HGSE, I will admit that I did not know what to expect and felt some impostor syndrome…
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Chapter 1
It was like being dropped into a page of a fairy tale – but I kept asking myself… was I in the wrong book? I remember spending hours at a time perusing the TIE (Technology, Innovation, and Education) website online and procrastinating on school assignments to browse the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) pamphlet.…
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