My daughter embraces respectful dissent and nonconformity. Even in the face of Trump.
My eight year-old daughter, Clara, is no fan of Donald Trump. Ever since she saw a clip of him speaking poorly to Megyn Kelly on CBS Sunday Morning months ago…
The real answer to “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
i just realized that “Why did the chicken cross the road?” is a suicide joke. "To get to the other side." The other side. Mind blown.
Before you criticize the Superintendent for a snow day decision, consider this.
One of the most criticized decisions any Superintendent can make is declaring a snow day or a school-day delay due to inclement weather. I have made it a policy to…
Trumpian typos abound — and frighten me to death
ALL OF THIS JUST ON SUNDAY: The US Department of Education published a tweet that spelled W.E.B. Du Bois's name incorrectly. That error stood for four hours before it was…
Brother and Sister Day
Yesterday, February 11, my kids declared it Brother and Sister Day– a self-made holiday of sorts. I thought it was cute when they proposed the idea the day before, but…
Got kids? Here’s how to turn them into writers.
As a teacher and a writer, I often give parents advice on helping their children to become effective writers who (more importantly) love to write. My advice is simple: Be…
Follow this rule. Change your life.
Here's a rule to consider when living your life: At least once a year (and much more often if possible), you should try something that is: New Difficult At least…
Victory brownies and the definition of fandom and friendship
Our tailgate meal prior to a New England Patriots game has many glorious traditions. One of these traditions are "victory brownies." Tony and his wife, Erin, bake brownies for dessert…
15 piece of advice from Elizabeth Sampat
Elizabeth Sampat, an award-winning game designer and activist, recently took to Twitter to offer 100 pieces of advice. I pulled out 15 of what I thought were the best and…
Things About Me #6
I can sing all of the words to the theme song for Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, a Saturday morning cartoon that ran from 1985-1991. The math on this…
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