Keep Talking
Muddy Waters said the only failed musician is a musician who quit. How would you know when it was time… more »
Another good thing about Linda
My youngest son didn’t love school or his teachers a lot of the time. I don’t think his teachers realized… more »
If I ran the zoo…
My friend, Jeff Gitt, says that someday he is going to write a book called, “I just want to tell you…”… more »
Learning for something real
“Kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world.” Lois Lowry Today I heard about high school students… more »
Won’t get fooled
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy… more »
“Trim Tab Lab”
“… I saw, as the tail-end event of one of my own private catastrophes, that the seemingly adverse events of… more »
We All Shine On
One day when I led teacher interns on a walk through classrooms, we stopped in a room where the students… more »
The strength of teachers
“Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.” Lily Tomlin I think tonight discipline is called for instead of… more »
Surviving the fire swamp
Buttercup: That’s the *fire swamp! We’ll never survive. Wesley: Nonsense! You’re only saying that because no one ever has.” From “The… more »
Face the Fire
“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Vince Lombardi “Do not give into discouragement or fear for more than one hour.”… more »
Persistence
Always I have persisted, regardless of reception or results. On…the only thing that counts is the work itself and the… more »
Blackbird singing: anniversary of a shooting
“….All your life you were only waiting for this moment to arise….” On the anniversary of the day John Lennon… more »
‘…Love your life…” Tecumseh
Reading this over and over–thinking about what it means for how I live my life and how to make it visible… more »
85 Acts of Kindness
” The initiative asks students in each homeroom class to perform a combined 85 acts of kindness by May, and… more »
The Students’ Moment
“The paradox of education is precisely this–that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in… more »