Op/Ed
Ways of Seeing: Make a statement, shop local
April 3, 2025
One of my first teaching positions was at a Montessori elementary school a block away from the United Nations. I was thrilled to land this job. The only hitch was my annual starting salary of $9,000. Studio apartments in that neighborhood ran around $1,500 a month in the 1980s, so I teamed up with a friend in grad school to try to find affordable housing.
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