Susan Williams White - Teachers Make a Difference - Carl Williams & Lawrence Scahill

The speaker reflects on her educational journey, inspired by her brother Carl, who was a natural at school. Her competitive spirit drove her to excel. She learned the importance of rejection and perseverance through early writing submissions to Reader's Digest. Her postdoctoral fellowship at Yale further shaped her, as her advisor valued her opinions, reinforcing her confidence in her contributions to clinical science.

What motivated the narrator to excel in school?

• Their teachers

• Their friends

• Their parents

• Their older brother Carl

How did the narrator view rejection during their early writing attempts?

• As a sign to stop trying

• As a motivation to improve

• As a personal failure

• As a reason to change careers

At what age did the narrator start submitting manuscripts for publication?

• 11 years old

• 7 years old

• 9 years old

• 13 years old

Where did the narrator complete their postdoctoral fellowship?

• MIT

• Yale Child Study Center

• Stanford University

• Harvard University

What was eye-opening for the narrator during their postdoctoral experience?

• The duration of the program

• The location of the fellowship

• The appreciation of their opinions

• The workload