“I’m totally ADD this morning and can’t get anything done!” “My OCD starts kicking in if I don’t wash the dishes while I am cooking.”…
I’ve often referred to the writing of Amanda Ripley’s book “The Smartest Kids in the World.” With great examples and personal investigation she underscores the…
Journals, message boards, books, conferences and so many other resources in the world of education are full of wonderful ideas for the future. Sometimes too…
Early last summer with a month of overlap between two rental contracts for homes just a few minutes apart I was able to move all…
“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I…
As I read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ letter to his son in “Between the World and Me” I came to an unsettling realization. His powerful words certainly…
I read and talk a lot about educational leadership. There are constantly evolving topics and trends that take up the space on twitter, Facebook, blogs,…
When studying the 19th century in homeschool we covered a long list of “isms.” Socialism, liberalism, conservatism, romanticism, realism, nationalism and more. One of the…
One of the most fulfilling experiences of the last year was teaching history again. Building a course for my own two teenagers was challenging but…
When looking for new school leadership opportunities last fall I also spent a lot of time trying to articulate my professional standards, aspirations, priorities, etc… …
As a school administrator I’m am confidently familiar with the college application processes, the anxiety of families as they navigate this and the many questions…
I celebrated the end of 2020 twice. Literally (literally literally, not colloquially literally). Just a few hours after ringing in 2021 and more enthusiastically ringing…
There is a brilliant description of the power of writing in Ted Chiang’s short story “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling.” He concludes…