COMMENTARY: 'Think of the damage caused when we suggest that to pursue education, kids must omit essential elements of who they are — that to be acceptable, they must be indistinguishable,' writes Kate Peltz.
Most days, Cy wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with a front pocket, perfect for storing his hands. After giving tours for the admissions office, he’d stick his head into my doorway, and we’d chat. To signal to Cy and other threshold lingerers that I welcomed conversations, I stationed a chair just inside the doorframe.
For a decade and a half, I worked in the college counseling office at an independent high school, which is where I met Cy. Before that, I coordinated international admissions efforts for a university, traveling around the world to help students from other countries study in the United States. I became an admissions professional because I believe in the power of higher education to change lives and I wanted to be in the cheering section for students moving toward their futures.
Think of the damage caused when we suggest that to pursue education, kids will omit essential elements of who they are — that to be acceptable, they must be indistinguishable.
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