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Oakwood Friends School, NY
Oakwood Friends School in
Poughkeepsie, NY
can look back to 1796 to mark its beginnings as a coeducational
boarding school in NY’s Hudson River Valley. Over two hundred years
later, the School still holds to the principles that helped forge
its creation.
Oakwood Friends School -
Questions for Stephen Miller
Questions for Stephen Miller
9/2006
Teacher of: History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Psychology, Film Studies
Years at Oakwood Friends: 5
Years at Oakwood Friends: 5
1.
What other activities and/or duties do you have at your school
other than teaching?
Faculty Mentor, Judicial Committee, Model U.N., Peace Club, No Sweat - Students for Fair Labor
2.
What has been one of your most memorable teaching experiences at
the school?
Success with student activism.
3.
Describe one of your most interesting personal experiences at
the school?
Border witness delegation to Maquiladoras in Mexico.
4.
If you were able to teach any subject you want, what would that
be and why?
I'm lucky. I get to teach it - Existentialism.
5.
What do you feel is your school’s most positive asset?
Strong relationships between students and teachers.
6.
What advice would you give a new student at your school?
There are so many opportunities here - take advantage of them!
7.
If you weren’t teaching, what would you like to be doing?
Writing.
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