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What to do when a baby drops an F-bomb: a primer on code-switching
You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who’ve never had any.” – Bill Cosby The parent-teacher conferences are an amazing way to see parents and...
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Royal Flush: Our Fascination with Royalty
For a democracy, the United States still goes loopy over royalty. No matter how successful or hard-working a “commoner” like Bill Gates or Warren Buffett may be, they still take second place to a paper...
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The Perils of Classroom Discipline: or, Why The Superintendant took away my...
Sometimes fear, even perceived fear, is a powerful motivator. Once in a while, when one of my classes gets particularly unruly, I like to pick up a pointer. It is one of those old fashioned wooden...
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The Importance of Being Earnest: Why Hypocrisy is the greatest danger in...
We’ve all heard the line before: “Do as I say, not as I do.” In education, this comes up more often than we realize. How often do we see this scenario: A teacher is covering a lesson with the class...
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This Day in History 7/8: The “Black Ships”: The 1853-54 expedition of Matthew...
It is a term still used in Japan today. “Black Ships” refers to any threat to Japanese culture from Western technology. Yet without the original “black ships” of 1853, we would not enjoy our Hondas,...
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Where the Environment Matters: the legacy of the Milton Hershey School
Courtesy of Milton Hershey School Sometimes those ideals that have been ignored for years can still work—in spite of efforts to undermine them. I was privileged to attend a screening of Academy...
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