When is it time to pull the plug on public education? Or is the process of improving education, holding public servants accountable, and teaching kids to problem-solve all worthy enough goals to withstand the vices of standardized learning? The debate is a good one,...
As a middle school and high school English teacher, I often get requests for good book lists, often for girls because discerning mothers have found a lot of young adult fiction inappropriate. The trick in finding good girl material revolves mainly around...
I’m taking time to breathe this week. I would feel guilty about it if my kids and husband weren’t all away from home. But since they are, I’ve gifted myself with a mini-vacation, a hall pass to loiter, think, write, read. (This is not a to-do list! I...
