Mark Takano: “I think I made a mistake in my early years of teaching. I thought just…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2019

I think I made a mistake in my early years of teaching. I thought just having a degree from an Ivy League school was enough to let me go and teach.

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Takano reflects on his early teaching experience and the misconception of needing only a degree.

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