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What a Morning in a Hairnet Taught Me About Money

May 17, 2018 by Penny 14 Comments

This past week, I had the chance to do some volunteering. Specifically, my students and I packed food (vitamins, veggies, soy, rice) to be sent around the world to feed the chronically malnourished. We rolled up our sleeves and then got FDA compliant. That meant removing everything from Fitbits to earrings and then scrubbing up. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: blue collar, education, hard work, manual labor, service, service learning, students, teaching, volunteer, volunteering

Listening to People on Different Pathways

March 28, 2018 by Penny 25 Comments

Blame it all on my roots. This doesn’t have anything to do with boots, black-tie affairs, or Garth Brooks. It has everything to do with how I was raised, and I am not sure I have let everyone in on it. In fact, I know I haven’t. If I had, you might think about those … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: blue collar, college, college degree, dad, debt, dropout, entrepreneur, family, first-generation, first-generation graduate, high school dropout, loans, mom, parents, working class

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