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December 2, 2012

Affirmation from a Moth audience is unbelievable. Affirmation from a bunch of kids is damn good, too.

As a second grader, comedian and actor Jamie Foxx was so talented at telling jokes that his teacher used him as a reward. If the class behaved, he would entertain them. I don’t know who Jaime Foxx’s teacher was, but … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2012

A teacher’s memory of 9/11

The following is a piece I wrote on the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks.  __________________________________________________________________ I was teaching my third graders when my classroom phone rang around 9:00.  It was my ex-wife, calling to tell me that a … Continue reading →

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August 25, 2012

The most critical lessons that I teach my students each year

As I prepare to re-enter the classroom next week for another year of teaching, I was thinking about some of the most important lessons that I will attempt to impart on my students in the coming school year. There are … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2012

My book launch included three very special people

Last night’s book launch at Barnes & Noble was wonderful, and I thank all of my friends and family and fans for their support. We had about one hundred people in attendance to hear me read a smidgen from MEMOIRS … Continue reading →

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July 1, 2012

Teaching terrifying books?

Flavorwire recently posted a list the 10 of the Most Terrifying Children’s Books From Around the World. Three of the books (shown below with must-read plot summaries courtesy of Flavowire) were written in English (including two by authors who my … Continue reading →

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