Hello everyone, and welcome! I’m Manan Doshi, and I’m genuinely thrilled to be here with you this year. I know high school can feel like a lot—some days you’re excited, other days you’re overwhelmed, stressed, tired, or just not sure why a certain topic even matters. That’s completely normal. I’ve been where you are, and I remember how it feels when something doesn’t click right away, when life outside school gets heavy, or when you’re carrying pressure from grades, friends, family, or the future. You don’t have to pretend everything is fine here. My classroom is a place where it’s okay to struggle, to ask “dumb” questions (there are none), t

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