The prize for this writing contest includes tears and humiliation
Parents and teachers often ask me about how my students so consistently fall in love with writing. The answer to this question could probably fill a book, but here is…
Literary juxtaposition
Maybe you knew this existed already, but I did not. And while I have been told that it is actually a well written, well edited, fairly esteemed publication, I can’t…
Gratitude journal: Cuddling the baby
With about a month to go, there won’t be many more moments like this, so tonight I’m grateful to have recorded one for posterity.
Forgetting she’s gone
I heard an advertisement for the ideal Mother’s Day gift today and thought, “Mom would love that. I should order it now and not wait until the last moment,” forgetting,…
Wisdom beyond his years. Or perhaps I just have a lot of growing up to do.
New York Times bestselling author Deborah Kogan tweeted a quote by her five year old son last week that continues to haunt with me. When it comes to my persistent…
Gratitude journal: Class or an AT&T dead zone
My daughter cuddled with me for a solid twenty minutes today, the longest on record. We played hide-and-go seek for what felt like an hour. We assembled jigsaw puzzles together.…
A bookseller, a reader and an imaginary friend
In her Huffington Post “Notes from My (Book) Shelf”column, the very generous and highly esteemed Roxanne Coady, owner of RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, writes: Serendipitous Moment of the…
Background television makes you stupid. Or perhaps you’re an idiot for failing to turn off the television in the first place. Either way, turn the damn thing off when you’re not watching.
My wife and I think that background television (the continued use of the television even though its audience is engaged in other activities) is the opiate of the masses. The…
Gratitude journal: The absolute euphoria of prime factorization
Tonight I am grateful for the inexplicable joy and near euphoria that my students experienced when successfully negotiating the prime factorization of numbers like 1,056, 2044, and 4,096. I really…
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