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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let me introduce to you my roommate at the 5th annual Global Online Academy faculty retreat. She entered our room at camp with two gigantic pink suitcases. She seemed to […]
I’m proud to be an American, but just not proud in the way that you would think. I am not proud of American Politics. I appreciate the accomplishments of the […]
Maybe it is my father’s fault. He introduced me to the Pacific Ocean, to fishing and clamming on the Washington Coast, to drifting for long hours down the Hoh River. […]
Almost 8 years ago, we had a child. We never thought of ourselves as “earthy-crunchy.” We didn’t intend to go all natural, attachment, or organic. As parents, we just listened […]
We still have a United Kingdom. For the last month, the talk around the lunch table would usually make its way to the topic of Scottish Independence. An American would […]
Some may think that because Americans speak English that they must be just like their cousins across the pond. But if you watch the British and American versions of popular […]