Here's the scene: You are following the recent news of the #BlackLivesMatter movement at home. Watching videos, reading posts, and hearing stories from others has now left you thinking to yourself, "I agree that change needs to happen, but what can I do?" (Read more)
Last month, my sophomore students submitted their analysis papers for our Vietnam unit. This was a unit I was heading in our three-person grade-level team, and I was proud of the assignment I had shored up from the year before. I was looking forward to seeing their responses to the prompts; I had worked really hard on breaking down essential questions with them and modeling ways to come up with more nuanced responses to the questions. I was hoping for some interesting essays!
My hope was shattered... again. (Read more)
Dear Reader,
I attended my daughter's circle time with my hair like this. When I saw that her teacher's hair was wet from the shower, I felt a little better.
It's been a week, man. (Read more)
Wow, here we are. I feel like all of my little inspiring-writer-high-school-dreams are coming true. Here I am, writing a blog post for people to read. And not just people I know (hi, Mom), but strangers, too! But are we really strangers? (Read more)
