In favor of simplicty
On Saturday, during my daughter's dance recital, I was tasked with keeping my son entertained for the hour-plus gap between her first and second performances. I took the hungry boy…
If I could travel to the past, 13 things I would do differently (without risking my current existence)
Time travel is a dangerous piece of business. I have argued that the greatest superpower — without question — would be the ability to travel in time. That said, I…
TEDxTheCountrySchool: Speak Less. Expect More.
This is a TEDx Talk that I delivered in April of 2016 at The Country School in Madison, CT. The conference was run almost exclusively by the students of the…
Cold, hard truth from a middle school boy that explains why many people want to succeed but few do.
A middle school student reading a poem onstage at a TEDx Talk said this: "You are who you want to be." This is some cold, hard truth. That is a…
Gender reveals: Another example of “Not every thing needs to be a thing”
Gender reveal shenanigans are pretty stupid on a couple of levels. First, they are stupid just because they are stupid. Your doctor tells you that you're having a girl, so…
What is the longterm impact of not having the support of parents after high school?
My friend and I were discussing the possibilities of a barbecue this summer. I asked him about the size and condition of his gas grill. "It's a little dented, but…
Stop it, teachers: 3 things educators must stop doing now.
As a teacher, I admire the hell out of my colleagues. I've been teaching for almost two decades, and the vast majority of educators I've worked with during that time…
Questions asked so far this morning by my children (ages 7 and 3):
What's a heart defect? Why is water slippery? Why is Mommy still asleep? Why are Cheerios round? Can I have more Cheerios? Can I have pizza for a snack? Why…
These people don’t know Jesus, and Jesus doesn’t give a damn about toilets
A woman defending transgender rights at a school-board meeting in Horry County, South Carolina last week was interrupted by a roughly 500-person chorus of “Jesus Loves Me.” Jesus may love…
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