"I never have let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Every time I see my graduate students try to teach for the first time, it's usually so painful I bite my lip. Then I remember the first day I stood up in front of a classroom.

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My first job in Silicon Valley was at ESL (a supplier of intelligence and reconnaissance systems,) I had managed to talk myself into getting hired as a training instructor. (Long back-story here.) The company had a major military contract ...