On Your High-Horse (with a noose around your neck)I have worked in the public school system, teaching children, for six years. Rather than following a traditional path to teaching, I came…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Error-Proof TestingI was scrambling to explain to my husband, in a simple manner, why students should not be taking standardized tests- especially this year…Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
“The influence of a vital person is vitality.”This is a quote from Joseph Campbell. I love this quote. As an educator I find it morally uplifting. Yet, in the same public television…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Fragile. Handle with CareA good story makes you feel involved; it makes you care about what’s going to happen next. As a scholar of both human psychology and…Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
Gaslit into Madness: My (abusive) Relationship with Public EducationIn the fall of 2015 I started working as a paraprofessional in my urban, public school district. I was a generally happy, 35 year-old with…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
