Stop complimenting students
As an elementary school teacher, I have made it my policy to avoid commenting on a student’s physical appearance for over two decades. A student’s appearance should be the last…
A study published by Captain Obvious
Findings from a recent study on the use of tablets and smartphones in early life: Child tablet use at the age of 3.5 was associated with more expressions of anger…
RIP Lester Maroney
Today, I begin my 26th year of teaching elementary school. I also learned yesterday that Lester Maroney, my friend and former high school French teacher of four years, sadly passed…
Things can always be better
Two expressions I heard spoken yesterday: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." "Why reinvent the wheel?" I hate these expressions. These are words spoken by people who believe in…
What teacher’s need and deserve
The school year begins for me today. This will be my 26th year in the classroom—all in the same school and almost all in the same classroom. It's a school…
I want to stand on the highwire for one specific reason
My friend Chris and I entered a club in New York City last year. I was scheduled to perform in a storytelling show, but we arrived early and found ourselves…
A well placed piano
A beautiful piano just beyond the security checkpoint in Logan Airport. Available for anyone to play. Hopefully someone with at least a little bit of skill. The Detroit airport has…
When ghosting is perfectly acceptable
Kristen Rogers of CNN wrote an article entitled, "Ghosting is usually a terrible thing to do. Here’s when it’s OK" Rogers quotes psychologist Dr. Jennice Vilhauer, who recently wrote a…
I wrote to Justice Thomas this week
I wrote a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this week. I wrote more than I initially anticipated (novelists tend to do this), but it was born from genuine…
Seven reasons people suck
I'm asked — almost on a weekly basis — if I can help someone become more confident. Someone sees me on a stage or reads something I've written or simply…
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