I’m lucky to routinely be surrounded by professional educators, especially K-12 educators, on a very regular basis. The patience, passion, and dedication that a great educator at any level must have for their students is awe-inspiring. Quite frankly, I sometimes don’t believe that I have one of those qualities…it’s the one I deem most important: …
Category: Higher Education & Student Development
MOOCs and accessibility.
It is stories like this one that make me hopeful for any issue that deals with accessibility in our country. My passion for education is no secret, and my passion for an accessible education is even less of a secret. The definition of the word “accessible” can vary greatly but in this situation I mean it in …
Honored to be appointed by Virginia Governor McAuliffe.
I never thought I’d be able to say that I was an appointee to a gubernatorial administration. Even more importantly, I never thought I’d be able to say that I am a gubernatorial appointee working toward quelling his own hangups and admitted anxiety about working with others with disabilities. But here I am. Last summer …
The next chapter of HESONWHEELS: Everyday philanthropy.
When you think of the word philanthropy, what do you think of? Money? Dollar signs? Donations? Charities? Do any of those words come to your mind? Based on asking this question via HESONWHEELS and in-person over the past four months, those words are very popular “first-thoughts” when people think of philanthropy. Further, based on the …
Exactly how I think of building HESONWHEELS.
Whenever people ask me about my “passion job,” and what all it entails – I usually refer to motivational speaking and building the brand that is HESONWHEELS. My preferred way to build my brand is two-fold: through my daily behavior and through blogging. In life, I believe one of the utmost important personal qualities to …
A young person’s view of social media.
With one of my many passions being education, I spend a ton of time interacting with students and their educators. While my day job doesn’t allow me to do it quite as much as I would like I use my personal time, including a ton of time on social media, to meet students “where they are” …
Some of the many reasons I respect Starbucks Corporation.
It’s no secret – I am a big fan of Starbucks. One of my most memorable days last year was probably the moment when I finally got my gold card. Am I kidding? I’m not really sure. But I absolutely love my Starbucks gold card (a perk of being a loyal Starbucks customer where you earn a star …
What’s in a college degree?
Back-to-school season is upon us! In honor of the season, I wanted to share this very interesting info-graphic I recently found on the pages of LinkedIn while perusing a little morning news. It talks about the value of a college education that one might not be able to deduce on paper. Now, let’s be clear…even …