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Trying Not to Fail at Being the Best Human I Can Be

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The Unbearable Weight of Intentional Failure – Letting My Students and Myself Fail On Purpose

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Christian M. Curet

“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.”

The March for Our Lives: As I Come to Grips With My Whiteness, It is Time For White People to Own Theirs.(Updated)

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by Christian M. Curet

I explore why there is such a visceral response to the desire for equality, and my own struggles with my identity as a mixed race person.

The Rona Diaries – Week 6: Fighting ADD and Dumpster Fires One Bucket at a Time

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Christian M. Curet

“Start writing” is the prompt on my WordPress blog entry. Sure. That’s just the hardest part, starting. Well for most… Read more The Rona Diaries – Week 6: Fighting ADD and Dumpster Fires One Bucket at a Time

The “Death” of Santa Claus does not Mean the End of the Magic.

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Christian M. Curet

Last year our daughter admitted to us that she hadn’t really believed in Santa anymore. In fact, she hadn’t believed… Read more The “Death” of Santa Claus does not Mean the End of the Magic.

A Beautiful, Terrible Conversation – Part One: Sitting in a Car

Posted on October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 by Christian M. Curet

Forward This has been hard for me to write, so I hope you bear with me. For my friend who… Read more A Beautiful, Terrible Conversation – Part One: Sitting in a Car

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