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A tribute to my friend, colleague, mentor during my teaching years
A tribute to my friend, colleague, mentor during my teaching years in Hartford. Heres the thing, Vicki. I’m sorry I didn’t write sooner. When I...

A riveting match of decimals baseball was interrupted in my
A riveting match of decimals baseball was interrupted in my classroom today when Joseph, a dark, spirited boy with a thick French accent who can perfo...

Whenever I get into a car, my plan is always the same. I turn up
Whenever I get into a car, my plan is always the same. I turn up the radio and attempt to blissfully lose myself in thought while the kids jibber-jab...

Theres something about being in the water that makes kids crazy.
Theres something about being in the water that makes kids crazy. And when your kids are already crazy to start with, it can put them over the top. D...

In an effort to appease the in-laws, I decided to enroll Tyler in
In an effort to appease the in-laws, I decided to enroll Tyler in Religious Education, where he begins his journey to complete the six of the seven sa...

Soon after our children are born, we get a sense of how smart they
Soon after our children are born, we get a sense of how smart they are. It doesn’t have much to do with how quickly they learn to walk, talk or pot...