essayist Joe LaycockEach week we’ll hear a new This I Believe essay – today from Joseph Laycock, a teacher who believes his training in jujitsu and kickboxing prepares him for his work in the classroom where his students need a teacher who will fight for them. Laycock is now working on his doctorate in religion and society at Boston University and is the author of “Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism.” Click here to read a transcript and to listen to the audio of his “This I Believe” essay.
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