Well, folks, it’s here: the final week. Cluster 7 started with a bit of a melancholy feel. After spending so long with our cluster mates, professors, TA’s, and teacher fellow, good-byes are difficult. But that didn’t stop us from having a fulfilling last week...
When 260 teenagers are put in one Zoom call for a talent show, you get a lot of lag, a lot of spamming, a lot of deep concern for people’s life choices, and, of course, a lot of talent. There was a broad range of performances, some funny, some beautiful, and some just downright confusing. For example, you tell me why three boys decided to destroy their taste buds by...
Macrocosm: Could you introduce yourself, your profession, how you got into this field, and why you chose this specific field over other forms of conservation?
Traci Kendall: Sure! So my name is Traci Kendall, and I got into this field because, as a child in grade school, I went to another facility that is very similar to the one I work at — a marine lab in Southern California at Dana Point.
If anything, I’ve learned three easy steps to elicit sheer, unbridled chaos from a group of shy, geeky teenagers who barely turn their cameras on.
1. Let them create and manage their own Discord server.
2. On that server, allow them to communicate with each other anonymously.
3. Encourage "deep conversations" — no, full-blown video calls — at 1 AM.
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