Education
Following a 36-year career as a public-school teacher, Dena is continuing her love for education as a humanitarian educator, running a non-profit organization she founded 18 years ago. The Dream School foundation supports public education in Nigeria with infrastructure and resources to teach and learn. We discuss: Opportunities are often unexpected [02:13] Taking a chance on a career transition [05:18] How to be efficient when working for your mom [08:20] How to do good work in a damaged system [10:46] Feeling like Ben Franklin in Nigeria [12:30] Depth before breadth [16:09] The perseverance to stay where you’re needed most [18:27] Walking off into the sunset [19:55] Learn more about Dena at http://www.dreamschoolfoundation.org/ (www.dreamschoolfoundation.org), https://www.facebook.com/nigeriadreamschoolfoundation/ (Facebook) and https://www.instagram.com/dreamschool_foundation/ (Instagram).