"Bet $20 on number 13 on the Roulette table for me," I told Brandy Wellmaker, my afternoon supervisor at the Montessori, as she headed to Vegas for a much needed vacation. I gave her the $20, never expecting to see it again. A week later Brandy … [Read more...]
Rejection Hurts
September 29, 2014 by
Alex was turned down for admission to a doctoral program. The sting visible in his face and his psyche. I recall the day I got six — yes six — rejection letters for admission to my PhD program in in one day. Almost as if the mail clerk was collecting … [Read more...]