Parrish J.

Currently, I attend Reed College in Portland and am majoring in Philosophy-Religion. I hope to get my PhD after undergrad and go on to teach at the university level in the future. My background in philosophy has given me an approach to teaching that I think is far too uncommon in today's school systems: I believe in a collaborative and supportive approach that emphasizes the learning process for its own sake. Kids should not feel pressured to get a certain score or meet a certain benchmark, rath…