#  Education 

 



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[**Melissa Lane '88**](/melissa-lane-88)**, Professor of Politics, Princeton University**  
Thesis Title: *The Flight to Nature as a Mode of Social Critique: A Study of Rousseau and Thoreau*

“Judy Vichniac \[Head Tutor in Social Studies\] equipped us with an understanding of the basic structural tensions in social life – and at the same time, she modeled for us a way to live with those tensions, to navigate through them and to integrate them, in order to make sense of society, of history, and of ourselves.”

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[**Jessica Marglin '06, MA '06**](/jessica-marglin-06-ma-06)**, Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies, University of Southern California**  
Thesis Title: *Missions of the Civilized: A Reconsideration of the Alliance Israélite Universelle as a Colonial Arm of the French Government in Morocco (1862-1912)*

“Soc Stud 10 lay a foundation for my academic work—and for the way I think more generally—that continues to ground my research and my teaching today. Almost all of the texts we read that year continue to show up in my work on a regular basis; they are referred to in the books and articles I read, I teach parts of them to my students, and I draw on them in my own research.”

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[**Seth Pearce '12**](/seth-pearce-12)**, Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Brooklyn, NY**  
Thesis Title: *What's So Bad About Educational Inequality?*

“Although the curriculum \[I teach\] is focused on history, my love of social theory has become a core part of the curriculum over the years. As we study the Industrial Revolution, my students wrestle with the question of whether or not an economic system based on self-interest benefits all members of society. For the Cold War, students debate whether it is possible to ‘spread freedom.’”

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[**Nadine Rubinstein '13**](/nadine-rubinstein-13)**, Elementary School Math Coach, Waltham, MA​​​​​​​**  
Thesis Title: *Only the "Most Motivated" Need Apply? Comparing the Involvement and School Interaction Practices of Charter-Seeking and Non-Charter-Seeking Parents*

“I feel fortunate to have entered the education field with the historical and sociological perspective I gained through my Social Studies coursework. I am especially grateful for the continued mentorship of many of my Social Studies professors, who have kept in touch and have always been willing to offer advice, perspective, and a listening ear.”