Education

Interview with an Associate Professor

What do you do for a living? I am an associate professor of educational leadership at a public university. How would you describe what you do? I teach educators who would like to become school principals and school superintendents. What does your work entail? It involves everything from recruiting, screening, admitting, and teaching aspiring school [...]

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Interview with a Band Director

What do you do for a living? I am the middle school Band Director at a middle school in the Southeast U.S. Basically I teach sixth through eighth grade band.  And I also teach eighth grade general music. This is my first year of teaching. How would you describe what you do? I teach students [...]

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Interview with a college professor

What do you do for a living? I’m a teacher at a Carnegie-level university, a Ph.D. granting institution in the mid-South. I’ve been at this school for six years now, but I was hired on the non-tenure track, and I’m considered an adjunct professor, even though I teach full time. In the area I teach, [...]

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Interview with a Psychologist

Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD of www.mybetternursinghome.com was nice enough to visit with us about her profession as a professional psychologist. What do you do for a living? I am a psychologist and I specialize in geriatric psychology which is working with older adults. I work mainly in nursing homes. How would you describe what you [...]

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Interview with Geoff Collins/Co-Defensive Coordinator Mississippi State

What do you do for a living? I am a football coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach at Mississippi State. How would you describe what you do? I’m a coach and a mentor to my players. I try to instill values, work ethic, motivation and those kinds of things to eighteen to twenty year [...]

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Interview with a Historian

This in-depth interview was conducted by one of our contest contestants Jordan Grummer. What do you do for a living? I’m a history professor and writer.  I teach U.S. foreign policy and political history at a major university. Can you describe what you do on a day to day basis? I teach 3000 and 4000 [...]

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Interview with a College Dean

What do you do for a living? Business Dean and Professor of Business. How would you describe what you do? I basically manage the college. What does your work entail? It ranges considerably. I’m on the road a whole lot. I work a lot of nights, a lot of weekends. It’s definitely more than a [...]

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