Author: Ellen Cohn, PhD
Ellen Cohn, PhD
From Student to Teacher: Follow what makes you happy
How do you know what you want to do with your life? For me, it was a matter of asking myself what I liked to do and what made me happy. I was a good student and I especially loved math and science. These were subjects that were logical and made sense to me. Time that I spent in the lab was t...
Ellen Cohn, PhD
I wish I knew then what I know now
About two years ago, I made an important decision. I decided to leave my life in the lab and become a high school biology teacher. I took this leap in my career without much preparation. When I made the decision, I was accepted into a program where I took classes on education and teaching ...