New policy: Transform a meeting into an actual meeting.
As a teacher, I often find myself in meetings with teachers and staff from other schools in various buildings throughout the district. Up until this year, my habit has been…
Things I Do #6: I touch bricks
Last night I performed in a club in Lewiston, Maine constructed in large part of brick. Whenever I find myself adjacent to a brick wall, I reach out and touch…
The one thing about Sean Spicer’s recent bout of stupidity that I haven’t heard mentioned
There isn't much left to be said about White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's recent inane comparison between Hitler and Assad and his declaration that Hitler did not use chemical…
How to identify passive voice
This works every time.And it's so much fun to insert into a student's piece of writing again and again..
United Airlines is its own worst enemy. They need help. I have offered.
You've probably seen the video of the United Airline's passenger being forcibly removed from an aircraft bound for Louisville.In case you haven't here is one of the many videos: The…
People misspeak. When their words are bigoted or sexist, we automatically condemn. We should think twice.
Truth: We all say things we regret.We misspeak.We fail to consider the feelings of another person.Our joke lands poorly.We don't foresee how a sentence will be received by others.We choose…
Current career listing: Perhaps you require my services and just don’t know it yet.
I recently met a woman who went from corporate executive to personal chef to a host of other highly successful careers. As she described her work history, one thing emerged…
When I was my daughter’s age, I did not know that the Supreme Court existed. Her knowledge is slightly more expansive.
I was playing 20 questions with Clara - age 8 - in Panera last night while waiting for our dinner. Clara's questions to me:"Is it a person?" (YES)"A woman?" (YES)"Is it Clara…
Decoding century labels shouldn’t be this difficult
It annoys the hell out of me that centuries are identified by one number greater than their actual number in the hundreds place. The 1800's are referred to as the nineteenth…
Sleeping less is not the secret to my productivity. Television is.
As a person who teaches elementary school, publishes novels, writes for magazines, owns and operates a wedding DJ company, runs a storytelling organization, and performs onstage regularly, I am often…
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