As a reluctant atheist, I am constantly examining, studying, and keeping a weather eye on religion in the hope that someday, I will find the faith that brings so many…

For about a month. I have been asked by many, many people what I will be doing once I retire from teaching. The questions and comments have been telling. "So…

For more than a decade, I offered a challenge to my fifth-grade students: Write something that makes me cry. The contest was born from Sharon Creech’s "Love That Dog" —…

It's my final day as an elementary school teacher. After 27 years of standing in a classroom teaching second, third, and fifth-grade students, my career is coming to an end.…

Behold: an update on the things that many, if not most, people have done at some point in their lives that I have not. It's a fun list to make,…

Weezer's first album, "The Blue Album," was a multi-platinum success. I liked it very much. The record industry expected their second album, "Pinkerton," to perform similarly, but when it was…

As my 27-year career as an elementary school teacher comes to an end, I offer this to all current and future teachers: The 13 principles of teaching that I have…

As my 27-year career as an elementary school teacher comes to an end, I offer this to all current and future teachers about writing instruction. It's all true, right, and…

I was speaking to an Uber driver on the way to my hotel. He asked what I was doing in Las Vegas, so I told him that I was speaking…

I was attempting to renew my vehicle registration online, but I eventually landed on a screen that said that renewal online was not possible. Then it offered me an opportunity…