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Blockbusters & Mentors
A single movie, a curious mind, and the encouragement of a gifted teacher can alter the course of a life. Reflecting on his first encounter with 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stephen remembers the mentors who awakened his love of ideas and set him on a path of lifelong learning—and offers a heartfelt tribute to the teachers who continue to cultivate curiosity in the next generation.
It was the summer after my sophomore year in high school, 1968. My brother was home from the Air Force Academy, and we wandered into a brand new, big screen, cinemascope blockbuster called 2001: A Space Odyssey. I didn’t…
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