Teaching is full of unexpected surprises
One billion years ago, I taught a third grader named Kaity to multiply. Last night, as Elysha and I were leaving for a Moth StorySLAM in Somerville, I asked Kaity, now…
Shameful Betsy DeVos can’t say what most human beings can say with ease
Here is the Secretary of Education for the United States of America, the caretaker of our public schools, the protector of our children's future, and also a person who has…
Got kids? Here’s how to turn them into writers.
As a teacher and a writer, I often give parents advice on helping their children to become effective writers who (more importantly) love to write.My advice is simple:Be the best…
Sometimes a job is more than a job.
I have been teaching at the same elementary school in West Hartford, CT since the fall of 1999. The way that this school and its people have become intertwined in…
If you want to have a say in education, become an educator
Attention politicians, policy wonks, educational advocates, professors of education, and anyone else who wants to have a say in education:"Every human being who wants to have an opinion of American…
Every time I tie my shoes…
Here's a little secret about me that I've never shared with anyone before:Every time I tie my shoes, I think of Mrs. Carroll, the teaching assistant who sat at a…
TEDxTheCountrySchool: Speak Less. Expect More.
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…
Hidden gems on my daughter’s bookshelf and in my teaching career
My daughter and I pulled this book off her shelf last night, written by a former student named Maddie and given to Clara when she was born seven years ago.…
My latest appearance on Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Discussing violent tragedy with children
I made another appearance on Slate's parenting podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, talking about how to handle discussions with children about horrific tragedies like the terrorist attacks in Paris…
31 lessons I teach my students that aren’t in the curriculum
Never, ever ask a woman if she is pregnant. Old people look weird but have lots and lots of good stuff to say. “I’m sorry. I made a mistake. I…
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