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By Sarena Straus, Esq.

In Memory of Dan McCarthy - My Friend and TeacherA great teacher can influence the entire course of a student's life almost as much as a bad one. When I went to college, I thought I wanted a career in drama therapy. I took two courses my freshman year; drama and psychology. By the end of the semester, I knew this was the wrong path for me. The drama course was snobby and my psychology class was just plain ridiculous. I don't think it was either of these aspirations that were the problem. The problem in both cases was a teacher who not only did not inspire me, but sucked the inspiration out of me.And then a strange thing happened. I was hired for an acting job by Columbia Law School. My role was a college student who'd come through the foster system and made it out the other side with a good story to tell...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prosecutor Postscript on February 17, 2011 (boomark / email).