How Not to Tame Your Dragon: Sydney Sims at TEDxMoorparkCollege

Recorded April 18, 2014

English teachers aren't just the grammar police: as readers and makers of stories, we recognize that the stories we tell about ourselves and our world determine what we see and what choices we make. We need really fearsome dragons if we're going to be heroes.

Sydney Sims is chair of the English Department at Moorpark College, where she has taught since 1989. She holds an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in Scandinavian and Medieval Studies. She teaches composition and literature, with special interests in medieval and Renaissance literature. She practices Zen, yoga, and martial arts. Her heroes are William Shakespeare, John Lennon, and Xena Warrior Princess.

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