 Hello, I'm Jeannie, and I'm a master's candidate in the Department of Information Studies. Six years ago, I taught second grade at a K-12 Academy in Wuhan, China, and visited a rural village called Tianxiangping, or literally, Village Above the Sky. Because the kids had no English background, I had to do something different. One morning, I drew the letters of the alphabet on the chalkboard. Inspired, I decided to turn each of them into little animals. The kids were so excited, they shouted out at the animals' names, practiced the sounds of each letter, and I taught them nursery rhymes from my childhood. Teaching this lesson challenged my worldview and taught me that everyone has a different starting point.