What would Malcolm X advise now?
“Without education you’re not going anywhere in this world.” Malcolm X I’ve always wondered what Malcolm X was thinking of… more »
Someone to Believe in You
In everyone there sleeps A sense of life lived according to love. To some it means the difference they could… more »
Weary? Try a little tenderness
I am sharing my little story of a moment in October in 2008 because I have a sense there is… more »
What we need
“A couple years ago, I was asked by students if I’d go into teaching if I had it to do… more »
Emerson on flowers & snow
“Earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The Snow-Storm BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON Announced by all the trumpets of the… more »
“Oh the World Owes Me a Living”
In the Disney version of Aesop’s fable of the ants and the grasshopper that I listened to on vinyl as… more »
Susan’s Alternative Valentines Party
Susan Marion and her 6th grade Advisory students decided that instead of a Valentines Party just for their class they… more »
Chaos on the Rise
If I could draw, I would draw a cartoon of a teacher standing in the middle of lots of people hurling programs,… more »
Ancient Poetry
“Originally, the poet was the leader of a totem-society of religious dancers. His verses were danced around an altar or… more »
So you want to be a coach…
“I want to do what you do. How do I get to do that?” I got this question again today…. more »
“Political Miracle”
“A year ago, the FCC had sold out. Now it’s pushing real net neutrality. What happened in between proves that… more »
Illusions of Safety
“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is… more »