Education — Blog — Linh S. Nguyễn

It’s time diverse lived realities are treated as fact and alternatives designed to not only accommodate individuals but change as a system altogether.

AdvocacyLinh NguyenOctober 6, 2020colonialism, Education, social justice, racism, Work, systemic change Comment

Always Too Young

A young woman’s deviation from accepted norms is not seen as a leader forging her own path; it’s someone who doesn’t know what they want.

AdvocacyLinh NguyenAugust 14, 2020Children, women, Feminism, Leadership, Education, wisdom, knowledge, Learning, confidence

Don’t Tell Me Humanities Teach Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is certainly valuable, but it is not why I love studying the arts.

Literature, Student Life, Pop cultureLinh NguyenMarch 10, 2016Arts, Books, Education, Humanities, Reading, UniversityComment

Send Your Kids to Vic!

Vic taught me that it is possible to be intelligent, driven, and kind, all at once.

Student LifeLinh NguyenSeptember 6, 2015Education, Frosh, Kindness, University, University of Toronto, Victoria CollegeComment

Follow Your Distractions

At this stage in life, it can be so easy to narrowly focus on the path we’ve laid out for ourselves and refrain from getting distracted, when those distractions might be the things that make us happiest.

Career, Student LifeLinh NguyenMay 16, 2015Education, Extracurriculars, UniversityComment

Learn for the Sake of Learning

When a group of student leaders were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement "grades are more important than learning," I was shocked to see how many went to the 'agree' side.