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Being Strong in Strong Situations

Having agency even when your choices aren't fully your own

SEP 2019
by Casey E.
Technology and Policy Program
At my undergraduate institution (one of the three big U.S. military academies), every cadet was required to take a class called “The Behavioral Science of Leadership”. In this class we discussed something called strong situations. Strong situations are environments in which a person's options...

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Embracing opportunities to teach at MIT

JUL 2019
by Casey E.
Technology and Policy Program
I love helping people learn. I first got a taste of this at the military academy where I completed my undergraduate degree. I taught new cadets and new Airmen about marching and other aspects of being in the military. Later, I worked an obstacle course where I had to teach safety and proper...