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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My former second and third grade student — now a 24-year-old woman — texted me this image along with a message: I know this answer because of you. As a…
