This phrase, “taking time off” is interesting because time is never off. Like it says in the old ad for Timex, it just keeps on ticking and one day, we will run out of time, or walk out, or lie down and check out. Think of some amusing ways people speak about time. “I didn’t
Andrew approached me with his paper in hand, presented it to me and said, “Here, is this what you want?” I was teaching an elective in “creative writing” for juniors and seniors in high school and Andrew was one of those edgy students who often seemed unhappy with an assignment but worked hard to fulfill
When we were starting a new school, in 1994, one of my first tasks was to hire the teachers who would join us in this adventure of a lifetime. We projected how many students we would have, the subject areas we would focus on and then worried later about where it would be. I put
These elements we accept without thinking, without a deep sense of appreciation and yet they sustain life as we know it. Fire – It keeps us warm and we can’t live without it whether body temperature or the proverbial fire in the belly; the furnace that both digests what we consume and drives us
It has been confirmed that schools, K-16 and beyond, are part of the real world. They are not isolated in a bubble of protection, separated from the rest of society while these young ones grow in an environment sheltered from the world’s harsh realities. The internet of instant news has only exacerbated the downside of
Many of us go about our work without being concerned about the rewards of what we do. We have chosen a profession (or been chosen by it because it called to us) of serving others. The point here is why we do what we do and that what we say and do are simply reflections
