Those books on that shelf in my class,
Those long forgotten anthologies,
Can stop a bullet. Or a whole clip.
The Unbearable Weight of Intentional Failure – Letting My Students and Myself Fail On Purpose
“I didn’t get into this job to encourage students to fail, and that’s not exactly what I did for my student, but I reminded her that sometimes you have to take care of other things that matter, like yourself, and in order to do so, you may have to let some ideas and plans die.”
Redefining the American Dream, Because Hard Work and Land is Not the Only Path to Success
I am so happy to be back here. I haven’t written for myself in a few months because we’ve been… Read more Redefining the American Dream, Because Hard Work and Land is Not the Only Path to Success
An Open Letter to all Parents, School Board Members, and Administrators Regarding CRT.
A defense of Critical Race Theory, especially after the Pandemic.
I Was a Lost Boy Too
His name was Patrick and he was lost. And he wasn’t just lost, he was hopelessly, frantically lost and no… Read more I Was a Lost Boy Too
Stupid Optimism 