You could think of Field Notes as my “blog” of observations. Periodically peek into my sketchbook, eavesdrop on my conversations, get a glimpse of my projects — and lens on life in Silicon Valley. 

Esther Wojcicki: Education Astronaut
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Esther Wojcicki: Education Astronaut

Journalism/English teacher, Education Innovator and Author

Esther Wojcicki has been attending high school for more than 31 years and can't imagine not going to school every day. Being with her students is what fuels her, she said. And something must be happening there because one of her biggest challenges is to get the students to leave.

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Jane Shaw: Wisdom Dispenser
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Jane Shaw: Wisdom Dispenser

Dean of Religious Life at Stanford University

The Very Reverend Dr. Jane Shaw talks with Lisa Van Dusen about having arrived on the Stanford campus this fall as the Dean for Religious Life and Professor of Religious Studies after a four-year stint as Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. She just might surprise you.

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