From bread bags to….riches?
Last night we heard Senator Joni Ernst (R Iowa) offer her life story of rising from beginnings so humble she had to… more »
“The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat.” ~Robert Frost Watching the President’s State… more »
6th graders on test makers
In a 6th grade math class while observing with teacher interns: Teacher: Why would we use this procedure when we could… more »
Honor Dr. King–Break Our Silence
“Our lives begin to end the moment we choose to be silent.” Martin Luther King To honor Dr. King in the… more »
Opening Doors
Talking with a student in a new, small rural school that was seeing success, I asked him what it was… more »
Student Teacher Questions
“Why don’t teachers just say no to what isn’t good for kids?” When a student teacher asked me this a… more »
Self Righteous
“I cannot believe she did that. Doesn’t she realize the real consequences for kids?” Oh I love those moments of… more »
John Lewis: don’t put it off
“If something is just, you don’t put it off. You always demand the here and now and continue to push.”… more »
To be a person in school
“To be a person is to have a story to tell.” Isak Dinesen Before we had schools, school boards or… more »
There will come a time…
“Life will go on as long as there is someone to sing, to dance, to tell stories and to listen.”… more »
“Writers Want Justice”
A lesson from literary agent, Betsy Lerner, for writers — helpful for any of us with a drive to make our contribution… more »
What are you doing?
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke See the “What… more »
Time & 55 words
Trapped (by a 7th grader) Jail is cramped and boring. I am so tired of it. I can barely keep… more »
Surrender Dorothy
Remember the last scene in Oz in the 1939 movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” when Dorothy learns she has the… more »