Welcome to the month of October. The honeymoon is over.

Oh, no! What if the first-year is a dystopia?! How could this be so? Here, I examine the Huxleyean and Orwellian landscape of the first year, culminating in a meditation on the destruction of language in first-year student success. To be a successful professional in this day and age, do we have to hold competing truths in our heads at the same time? Must we engage in doublethink?

Want to follow along for professional learning? Access the Finding Your First Year packet and follow along with your team or as an individual.