Silver LiningsToday a dear friend and educator colleague of mine talked about silver linings with distance learning. She pointed out that distance…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
Stories MatterCalling an awareness to the adversity that so many of our students are bringing into our classrooms, this adversity that shows itself as…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Fighting the Bear“Every time a child is saved from the dark side of life, every time one of us makes the effort to make a difference in a child’s life, we…Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
The Power of a Teacher“I became a teacher for the money and the fame,” said no teacher ever. I saw that on a t-shirt once. Teachers understand long before…Jan 18, 2020Jan 18, 2020
Daring ActionI was never encouraged in my upbringing to be a risk taker. In fact, it was always the opposite. My father always warned me not to…Jan 11, 2020Jan 11, 2020
Life is a Classroom; a Teacher’s JourneyLife is a classroom and my students are my teachers. There is indeed so much we can learn from watching children live through their life…Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
Finding Strength & Love in the Face of AdversityToday marks the two year anniversary of my mother’s transition, when she finally gave in to the disease. She lived with cancer for 39…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
We Are More Alike Than Unalike“I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people I worked with, seeing what we’ve gone through in…Sep 2, 2019Sep 2, 2019
Finding Belonging & ConnectionI am a teacher. I am an author, a speaker, and an advocate for students and teachers. I am an educator.Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019
Tell Your Story…“Tell your story…” is what Medium.com has its writers begin their writing with. It’s those three words we start at when we sit down to…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019