What do you see when you look into his eyes?
My students know I can get a little upset when it comes to racism and disrespect of any kind. I teach a course on Genocide and Human Rights, so I’m […]
Adventures in Classroom Seating
Inspiration for the new adventure: After a recent trip to the American School of Bombay (Mumbai) to collaborate with teachers from all over the world for the CIE conference, I […]
Learning Doesn’t Have to Stop When Teachers are Out Sick
It has been a long time since I have had to take a day off for illness. In fact, I think the last time I was out sick was in […]
Trapped at 35000 feet by a bottle of Vodka
As many of you know I hate to fly. I wrote a few years back about how I used to love flying, but something changed after my daughter was born. […]
The Absolutely True Thanksgiving Reflection of a Part-time American
This past long weekend was Thanksgiving. When living in Germany though, life takes on a different rhythm. The calendar is based on different traditions. Holidays and birthdays, back home, are […]
The Weight of Feedback
We spend boatloads of time in education circles talking about feedback. We talk about how important feedback is both for teachers, for students, and for parents. We talk about giving […]
Ain’t that America….
Oh but ain’t that America, for you and me Ain’t that America, we’re something to see baby Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah Little pink houses for you […]
Jan 20th, 2017-Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
We just started our poetry unit with the 6th graders. Ironically the poems we begin with are about our kid fears. Shel Silverstein’s Whatif and Maya Angelou’s Life Doesn’t Frighten […]
Help Make my Facebook Feed more Accurate in 2017
Lately I have been in a bit of a writer’s slump. This is due to numerous reasons. Teaching is a tough job. I love it, but it can be all […]
Some days just kick you in the teeth
Some days just kick you in the teeth. Why is that? It is a full moon and the natives are restless. They were climbing all over the furniture, eating in the […]
