"Trying to be okay with ourselves and accepting who we are is just a big part of being human." //

Noah Knopf is a U.S. history teacher at Milton Academy, an independent boarding and day school outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Noah graduated from Harvard University in 2020 before becoming a teaching fellow in the University of Pennsylvania Independent School Teaching Residency. //

On Episode #43 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Noah discuss the Penn Fellowship at Milton Academy, redefining a "good teacher," Noah's 'US Lacrosse Magazine' article about coming out, homophobia in athletics, addressing the shortcomings in the culture of lacrosse, 'Mrs. Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf, accepting who we are as human, studying history & literature at Harvard, Noah's experience as a Harvard Men's Lacrosse player, and Noah's book recommendation, 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (1965). //

Read Noah's article in 'US Lacrosse Magazine' (2020) - https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/men/harvard-mens-lacrosses-noah-knopf-to-teammates-guys-im-gay //

Purchase 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (1965) - https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685 //

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Many thanks to the all-powerful Cesare Ciccanti for all of his efforts on podcast production. //