What follows is a look from 30,000’ and a close up look to see how this affects individuals. Then it’s how the individuals form a collective that in turn affects the bigger picture, back and forth “from both sides now.” After a 60-year career in a variety of settings helping people to learn, grow and
I received a message recently from someone with whom I have connected and communicated infrequently over several decades and I did not remember ever meeting him. He did and he sent me a note which is in the next paragraph. It shows that you never know what impact you might have on someone by what
I wrote much of this post about 5 years ago and was reminded of it recently by one of my subscribers who remembered it. I forgot to ask what was it that caught the attention of the reader. Regardless, here it is with some editing, revising and updating. I have long been passionate about teaching
It is that time of year again where millions of K-12 students and over 3 million teachers head to school. Not back, forward. Remember that you were once sitting where your students are and it may be at least partly because of that experience that you are where you are today as educators. What
Last week, Dan Rather, in his weekly post to his Substack community said this: “…despite all of this dysfunction, education remains one of our greatest hopes. Teachers heroically forge onward despite the challenges — inspiring young minds, percolating new ideas, and fostering energy for a better and more just nation.” At the end of another
What tipped me over the edge this week were the two pictures of elected officials’ families with children holding lethal weapons and the sick joke from one of the parents’ note to Santa, “Please bring ammo.” Enough already, more than enough, over the top. I can opt out of the news and social media and
