by Dr. Chris Fanta | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A - DrChrisFanta, Q&A-Expert-wk11
I am a doctor, and so to prepare for my medical career I studied (in college) biology, chemistry, and physics, the usual requirements before attending medical school. But my real interest over those years before medical school was English Literature. So, many of my...
by Dr. Dan Finamore | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A - DrDanFinamore, Q&A-Expert-wk11
If I’m to be honest about that, I didn’t so much plan for my profession but just followed my heart when it came to what I wanted to study. I pursued archaeology because I love looking at objects that communicate facets of history, and in particular those...
by Lorraine Leo | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A - LorraineLeo, Q&A-Expert-wk11, Uncategorized
The courses that I studied in school that most prepared me for my job as a teacher were my student teaching courses where I was able to apply all of the teaching concepts that I learned with real students in real classrooms. I learned to be flexible in my approaches...
by Scott Hamilton | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A - ScottHamilton, Q&A-Expert-wk11
As you watch the progress of Rich and the other skippers in the Vendée Globe you can see that success requires having a diverse set of skills. Expedition leaders need math and geometry to be able to navigate and make calculations. Knowledge of physics, electronics,...
by Sy Montgomery | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A Sy Montgomery, Q&A-Expert-wk11
Journalism–my classes in both high school and college, and actually working on real newspapers in both schools–best prepared me for what I do today. As an author and naturalist, perhaps my most essential skills are careful observation and asking smart...
by Dava Sobel | Jan 14, 2017 | Q&A - DavaSobel, Q&A-Expert-wk11
In college I studied theater history, and had to write many long research papers. Learning how to structure a research project and use primary materials proved invaluable in all my later work. I like to think I’ve picked up a skill or two since those days, but the...
