“You failed English?” The disbelief behind my question was clear, but the student’s excuse was quick. “The teacher hated me.” It’s not an uncommon exchange, and suc… more →
A Teacher's Writeswrote 3 weeks ago: Every August, my hometown hosts one of the great 10K races in New England, the Bridge of Flowers Cla … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: As many of you may know, and to no one’s surprise who follows women’s basketball, Brittney Griner, a … more →
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Somewhere I read a phrase about making your words sweet, because you may have to eat them. In my cas … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In the echoing silence, I thought I could hear closet doors that had opened a crack softly but quick … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: It was Monday, April 15, 2013. Tax Day. Patriot’s Day. And a normal school day at Stoneleigh-B … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Recently, one of my Facebook friends posted that she was riding in a taxi when the driver told her, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Bill Gates If you need your brain to hurt, and your face to smile, check this list out! When we aske … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Thanks to John Norton of MiddleWeb for publishing this article by Bill Ivey and for granting us the … more →
wrote 1 month ago: So upon reading the petition below (currently posted on ipetitions.com, here) I felt the need to exe … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It was early in my second year at Pine Cobble School. Though all my students had arrived in the clas … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Rachel Simmons, the author of the ground-breaking Odd Girl Out and best-selling Curse of the Good Gi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I was all set to jump on the Sheryl Sandberg bandwagon – and I’m not normally the bandwagon ty … more →
wrote 2 months ago: UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Just had a delightful lunch with a good friend… unhurried quality time to let the mind meander … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Charlotte M. ’16 recently guest blogged at Twitter Youth Feminist Army‘s Blog, JellyPop. … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Earlier today, I moved the beanbags out of our classroom in the back of the library and into the Mac … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The Canadian education system performs at a consistently high rate internationally. Our country does … more →