We All Need an Al-Anon Meeting“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” — ProverbJun 3, 202311Jun 3, 202311
Things Are Going to Get Weird“I do not want to alter one hierarchy in order to institute another. . . . More interesting is what makes intellectual domination possible…Dec 27, 202218Dec 27, 202218
If you are a teacher, I love you.“Our school system would not be sustained without the unpaid labor of teachers and other educators.”Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
Home Alone 5 (or I guess 6)“The school is not quite deserted,” said the Ghost. “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” — Charles Dickens…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
My President was almost Liz WarrenThe photo above is iconic. To me, at least. This is Elizabeth Warren telling her staff she would not be named director of the Consumer…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Did you hear the one about the teacher who asked for more?Wherein I respond to a well-meaning commenter about why I don’t blame a new teacher for walking away from the profession.Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019