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  for Lauri Mattenson, teacher and writer

• Connect «

  I’ve been teaching writing at UCLA for 20 years, and continue to be inspired by my students and colleagues who believe in the potentially transformative power of the classroom experience. I created th...

• For Students & Educators «

  Inspire productive conversations between college or high school students and their instructors Motivate students to work hard and ask for help when they need it Encourage students to engage critically...

• Are You Willing to do the Work? «

  The first time I tried yoga, I hated it. My sister took me to a spa in the desert for my birthday and we practiced outside on the grass just as it was starting to rain. I had hardly any upper body str...

• Impulse Control Disorder NOS: It’s no big deal «

  It’s no big deal He was a blue-eyed, blonde-haired turd, and his name was not Norbert, but that’s what I’ll call him, because a dorky Muppet name feels right for that kid. He sat in front of me in eig...

• Goodbye, Bubbeh «

  There was no sadness in her voice when she said it. My grandmother, always Bubbeh to me, was in the hospital and we knew it was close to the end. “Didja like the fruit we brought ya?” my dad asked, hi...