Why indeed.
Newspapers still exist, and thank goodness they do, not only for their important investigative journalism, but to also give voice to ninja-level truth tellers like Barbara Rank from Hidden Oaks…
How to Save a Boy
One of my high school classmates passed away this week. Joey Makar was one of those kids who was a friend in elementary school but drifted apart in middle and…
My home state’s stupidly misspelled word, and some confusion about misspelling related to pornography
As a writer, teacher, and geography nerd, I was so excited about this map of America's most misspelled words Then I saw my home state of Connecticut's most misspelled word (according…
I wish my students would accuse me of a war crime
Graduate this kid immediately.
17 rules I break
Last month, I wrote about my philosophy of rule breaking:If someone is breaking a rule, and the breaking of that rule hurts no one, always leave the rule breaker alone.…
Compound interest to applied learning
I'm a proponent of incrementalism: Exceptionally small changes, reproduced over time, yield enormous results. Find a way to utilize five minutes of otherwise wasted time every day, and over time,…
My children’s personal ten commandments are beautiful, heart wrenching, and completely applicable.
My kids were studying the Ten Commandments at Hebrew School this week. As part of the lesson, they were then asked to come up with some commandments of their own. My…
Rachel Platten has it all wrong when it comes to truth and faith, and I have no idea why.
Rachel Platten's "Stand By You" is a lovely song that my kids enjoy quite a bit, but there's a pair of lyrics in the song that trouble me deeply and…
Change happens slowly, methodically, and daily. Most people refuse to accept this.
This is a perfect metaphor for change. Watch this video. When I work with people on affecting change in their lives - whether it's my fifth grade students or the…
Increased degree of difficulty is not appreciated
Writing a novel is hard enough. I really don't need this added nonsense.
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