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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Why is that? It is a full moon and the natives are restless. They were climbing all over the furniture, eating in the […]