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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Myra Laldin
Myra earned her Masters in Mind, Brain and Education in 2015. She is founder of Edu4Pak, a non-profit organization dedicated to reforming the educational system for impoverished children of Pakistan. She also works as a researcher for Research Schools International at Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she develops partnerships between researchers and schools to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. She is passionate about empowering and arming both teachers and students internationally with the tools to be critical learners and active voices in their community.
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