I signed in at the secretary’s desk, looped my visitor’s pass around my neck, and then passed from the office into the hallway, just as swarms of children, from their …
Two Kindergarten Students and the President
A few kindergartners wait patiently on the rug, but most of the others are conducting their own business all about the room. Two little men across the room are setting …
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A Brief Reflection on Thirty Years of Service
In my career, I am most proud of three things, but in addition to that there is one aspect of my career that I value above all else, and for that one thing I am the …
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Don’t Forget to Look Up
I was out walking the other day and I took a detour into the woods. I took the detour so I could be fascinated with what I might find, but I walked for some time …
Back to Work
Back to Work …
Teachers of the Pandemic
Teaching during this pandemic has been an arduous challenge for so many reasons that could not have been fully anticipated, but teachers have refused to back down or …
Reflection on the Pandemic
6/20/20 Just checking in again, now that we're reaching the end of the school year, a year like no other. Who knows what the fall will bring. Hopefully it will be safe …
Paths to Leadership
There are many "unofficial" leaders in a school building and sometimes there are "official" leaders who lack leadership legitimacy. All teachers must be leaders in …
A Gift From my Father
On my first father's day without a father I'm reminded that, although I am no artist, as my father was, I developed from my father an ability to see color, texture, …
Exercising Grocery Store Patience II
Food Hoarder Exercising Grocery Store Patience II …
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Exercising Grocery Store Patience
Bank Card Debacle A shaky old man in line in front of me at the grocery store tried to pay with his ATM card (it looked like an ATM card, but for all I know—and all …
Running Shoes
It was not the first day of winter but it felt like it today because it was the first snow of the season (2 inches) where the driveway needed shoveling, and all day …