How to Stop Mass Shootings

I just came across this article from Reader’s Digest that describes one teacher’s ingenious practice to identify and treat the lost and lonely children in her class.  After my belly-aching about teachers who don’t do their job, I thought it only...

The Google Classroom Day

On February 14th, I subbed for a third grade class in an industrial, lower income neighborhood. Trash drifted in the gutters and across the brown lawn of the aging school. I arrived a half hour before classes started and got the key from the secretary and hurried to...

Coffee Cafe Customer: The Barista

This is a poem I shared at last month’s Open Mic Poetry Reading at Dagney’s.  If you enjoy hearing poetry from folks from all ages and all walks of life, I invite you to come out next First Friday Night at 6:00 pm at the downtown Dagney’s (Corner of...

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment I witnessed a system of crime and punishment today—while substituting in a kindergarten classroom! Tell me what you think of the system I observed—was it just? Was it helpful? Was it necessary? Here is what I saw: After lunch, I went to pick up my...