I wish I learned how to ask more questions and be wrong more often. I wish I learned less about how to study for an exam. I wish I learned how to find opportunities to do more projects. I wish I learned less about how to be compliant. I wish I learned more about my relationship with God and my faith.I wish I learned less about religion. I wish I read more books. I wish I read fewer textbooks. I wish I advocated more for myself. I wish I stopped waiting for life to begin. As I am thinking about “back-to-school,” I am thinking about my nephew. I hope he seizes every opportunity to produce more work, fail and learn from challenges, and solve all sorts of interesting problems. A special thank you to all the teachers in my life. They promoted critical thinking, a deep curiosity, and an appreciation for humanity.

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