MUST READ from the newsletter NumLock News: A Wall Street Journal investigation set up a dozen automated accounts registered as 13-year-olds on TikTok, and found that after programming the bots…
Last week, I spoke to about 40 college students—future teachers—on the topics of writing, student engagement, and the realities of the teaching profession. The group consisted of about 35 women…
Back in June of 2010, when Clara was still just a year old, Elysha wasn't yet pregnant with Charlie, and I had only published one book and had yet to…
Did you know that 85 percent of American homes have an artificial Christmas tree? You probably do, since most of you apparently own one. Having never owned an artificial tree,…
This tweet became quite popular in the writing community, which I understand. It makes me happy, too. But it's not as if this Twitter user is stating anything particularly profound.…
I'm an enormous believer in the power of something I call purposeful reframing: Deliberately, strategically choosing to view something in a more positive, productive way. Some might call it delusion.…
In Charlie's elementary school, making a gun with your fingers and pretending to shoot the other children (and presumably teachers) is not allowed, which seems fairly sensible to me. In…
It was Charlie's turn to set the table. He decided to do things a little differently. Rather than placing functional napkins at each place setting, he opted to design personalized…
Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, has said sex outside of marriage is not the “most serious” sin. During a question and answer session with reporters on a flight back to Italy from Greece on Monday,…
Years ago, Elysha told me that she was bringing back the high-five. I'm not sure if she made any cultural impact, but she's certainly done her part, high-fiving with enthusiasm…
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