My brothers are gone, and my heart hurts.
I leave for Camp Jewell with my fifth graders this morning for three days of outdoor adventures in the woods of northwestern Connecticut. This will be my fifteenth year at…
I leave for Camp Jewell with my fifth graders this morning for three days of outdoor adventures in the woods of northwestern Connecticut. This will be my fifteenth year at…
In response to yesterday’s post about the perfection of my wife and my annoyance with being asked to remove my hat in a restaurant, many readers argued that removing one’s…
My daughter is a lot like me. She possesses a distinct and often divergent point of view, and she cares little for what others may think of it. When everyone…
The University of London’s Institute of Education Children has released a study showing that reading for pleasure can “significantly” improve a child’s school performance. As a teacher, I can tell…
I missed the Patriots home opener against the Jets on Thursday night because of a poorly timed Open House at my school. It was the first home opener that I’ve…
As the father of a four year-old daughter, this scares the hell out of me.
I can’t remember who sent this to me, but I couldn’t agree more. I weighed 255 pounds when my wife got pregnant with our daughter in 2008. After finding out…