I wanted to spend today thinking about the obstacles that prevent students from connecting their projects to the outside world. But I have spent too much time around Simon Hauger so I had to try and phrase the prompt in a positive way first: how do you, your school, and your life help you connect projects? And what in those areas slows you down or gets in the way?

My favorite moment and a great conversation point was from the first document: “You have to be careful about yourself and how you get out there?” Combine this with a great point raised by another student — “I’d be afraid to take on an outside project because of what could happen if something went wrong.”