“Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”
If you’re feeling discouraged, scared, weary, confused, it might be a good day to look at Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. A year… more »
Organizing a School
…it is when people have a genuine opportunity to act and to change conditions that they begin to think their… more »
Organize for your school
While I’ve been focused on what each person in a school building can still do that s/he believes is good… more »
Speaking Truth
“[T]he more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better,… more »
Love & Freire
“Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the… more »
Moral challenge of the day
“Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.” Jesse Jackson Environmental degradation, endless testing, valid evaluation of teacher effectiveness,… more »
Reading for strength
Classics and a couple newer options —-tips, insights, inspiration, strategies to keep going with a strong heart. Not Quite Burned… more »
Alternative to Quitting?
Many conversations today talking, in different ways, about quitting. Basically that something has to change. And so, as a way to… more »
Writers & Teachers: Keep On Anyway
Lately I’ve been noticing a similarity between writing and teaching—you set out to do something great with some ideas of… more »
Strategic or Prefigurative Politics?
“Should we fight the system or “be the change we wish to see”? Published on Wednesday, June 04, 2014 by… more »
A good story
“Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time… more »
My Brave Colleagues
In appreciation of my colleagues…..The power of the human spirit is a formidable force to behold. In recent years, I’ve… more »
Surprises & Creativity
“If you want to be original, then you have to get past the first layer of predictability.” Charlan Nemeth, Professor… more »
Keeping Perspective on it
Life will go on as long as there is someone to sing, to dance, to tell stories and to listen… more »
What really matters
In the end, what really matters to you and your students? While you carry a million tasks, assessments, rubrics, mandates… more »
Shift Perspectives
Carrie Symons reflected on one small thing that changed her students’ growth as writers. “When I let go of my… more »