“The fault… is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” Cassius, Julius Caesar. The Native Hue of Resolution Happy New… Read more This New Year, Creating More Teachable Moments (Part 2)
After This Year, How Many Teachable Moments Do I Have Left (Part 1)
To Be or Not To Be A few weeks ago my students were reading the “To be or not to… Read more After This Year, How Many Teachable Moments Do I Have Left (Part 1)
Dear Lord, Not the Sugar
Recently I was diagnosed as being diabetic, Type 2. It seems my apparently single minded effort in trying to ruin… Read more Dear Lord, Not the Sugar
Excuses . . . And a Compromise: Squatting in a School Parking Lot
“Excuses are monuments to nothingness. They build bridges to nowhere. Those who use these tool of incompetence are masters of… Read more Excuses . . . And a Compromise: Squatting in a School Parking Lot
Digging Past The Point of No Return
When I was younger, I remember I went to a party with a co-worker. I don’t know why, I didn’t… Read more Digging Past The Point of No Return
A Memory of a Father
Recently a friend of mine, someone I’ve known most of my 42 years on this Earth, called late one night… Read more A Memory of a Father
Sixteen Candles, MTV, and Brett Kavanaugh: Did I Assault Someone Too? What I Thought Was Masculinity
I have no doubt that in fifty years, the current administration will appear in text books as a defining moment… Read more Sixteen Candles, MTV, and Brett Kavanaugh: Did I Assault Someone Too? What I Thought Was Masculinity
