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On TV, the teacher or parent says the opposite of what they want a student or child to do, and presto! The child does that thing to be contrary but is in fact falling into the “trap.” Reverse psychology they call it. Surely everyone’s watched the shows. They wouldn’t fall for it. In recent months, …
When I first started school I wanted to be a teacher. Who wouldn’t want to boss everyone around? By fourth grade, I loved making up stories, so I decided I wanted to be a novelist. Later…solving mysteries seemed exciting, so how about becoming an FBI agent? Like most kids, my thoughts about the future vacillated from …
Times have changed. The new paradigm of job hunting aptly reveals this truth. Not that I was a fan of “beating the streets” but it seems so impersonal to search for a job from behind my computer. There’s no such thing as an application anymore, but there is an electronic application process. I’ve discovered that …
This time of year, people all over America are asking the question, “What happens after graduation?” Does this middle-aged coed have an original question? Well, no, but my answer comes more quickly to my lips than what a high school graduate might flippantly toss into conversation. I might even have a more definitive plan than …