[Ohiogift] Latest Author Letter

[Sandra Warren]

WIll,

Congratulations! What an amazing letter! It's a great tribute to you, the
work you've created and the opportunities you've given students through The
Concord Review.

Keep up the good work!

Sandra Warren

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Will Fitzhugh via Ohiogift <
ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

>
> Mr. William Fitzhugh
> Editor and Publisher, *The Concord Review*
> 730 Boston Post Road, Suite 24
> Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776, USA
>
> Sunday, March 12, 2017
>
> Dear Mr. Fitzhugh,
>
> Intellectual ruminations frequently take place within the minds of those
> exposed to history, philosophy, art, science, mathematics, and other fields
> of scholarly pursuits. Yet, it is the systematic process of examination,
> classification, and composition that produces from these ruminations
> fruitful and insightful contributions to individual and shared learning. I
> would like to thank you, sir, for *giving to high school students the
> opportunity* to share their thoughts about the world around them. Thank
> you for giving me the honour of sharing my thoughts in *The Concord
> Review*.
>
> *The Concord Review* gave me an outlet to conduct a formal research
> enquiry into an area of historical study that had always interested me—late
> imperial Chinese history. Although I am fortunate enough to attend a school
> where I am given an abundance of learning resources in helping me develop
> my writing, critical thinking, and argumentative skills, as well as being
> guided by the aid of superb teachers, *this research enquiry was the
> first time I had formally delved deep into an academic interest outside of
> school curriculum, out of my own accord.* Without the scaffolding
> provided by a course of study, I had to independently formulate thoughts,
> define my research parameters, and reevaluate my findings and deductions.
>
> Writing my paper was doubtlessly *one of the most academically
> challenging, but nonetheless one of the most formative and empowering
> experiences of my high school career*. Mr. Fitzhugh, thank you for
> providing an opportunity where the driven, the curious, and the audacious
> may dare to think, question, and discover.
>
> Respectfully Yours,
>
> Jason Qu
>
> St. George’s School, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Class of 2017
> Author of *China’s Self-Strengthening Movement: A Noble Plan Detached
> from Reality,*
> [13,760 words] published in the Spring 2017 Edition of *The Concord
> Review*.
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