I love a bench with a memorial plaque. I adore any opportunity to imbue story, nostalgia, and history into this world. I can’t stand to see a building without a name or a library or…

When it comes to the pandemic, where you live matters a whole hell of a lot: The 12 states with the highest case rate for every 100,000 people are all run by Republican governors.   The 13 states with…

I find this hard to believe, but not one single student in my class knows who Fred Rogers was. And Mr. Rogers Neighborhood? Never heard of it. In fact, the adult in my classroom at…

As I was leaving Boston Market yesterday, meal in hand, I recalled the moment 20 years ago when I was hit by a car in this very parking lot. It was a rainy, autumn afternoon…

My students asked me when I first met Elysha. I told them that I first saw Elysha in a late August faculty meeting as we were preparing to start a new school year. I’d been…

Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the result from September 2021. PERSONAL FITNESS 1.…

Fans of Stephen Colbert may be aware of the Colbert Questionert: “15 questions to cover the full spectrum of human experience” After listening to Jon Stewart answer some of them last night, I decided to…

It’s weird how Board of Education meetings have turned into bad open mic nights. Right? Just a month into the new school year, I’ve seen a video of woman in Florida claiming that the Moderna…

We watched the movie Holes last week. Good movie. Much better book. I highly recommend it. Charlie and Clara both loved the film. The next morning, Charlie hopped onto his laptop and began researching yellow…

A piece in Alpha Mom extolls the virtues of marching band. I couldn’t agree more. Just so we’re clear: Competitive marching bands perform elaborate routines on football fields, typically during the halftime of football games,…