As I get ready to send my firstborn off to college, I’ve been thinking back over the teachers who have shaped him along the way. His elementary school teachers gave him a love of reading and developed his writing skill; in middle school, they encouraged him to work ahead in math. In high school, his teachers nurtured his passion for music and opened the door to learning Mandarin.
But the instructor who prepared him the most to succeed in college was China. Yes, I mean the country.
Kirsten Harrington 