we all fall down

ring around the rosy pocket full of posies ashes ashes we all fall down I felt such depression last week. I had forgotten how heavy it is. Though I was there to see and be with kind and generous people, for some reason it was there that the weight collapsed on me. Sometimes it does. […]

Wolves

I have wolves. I went to the cathedral on this, Dr. King’s day, and the lesson was about caring for your flock, which was the last thing I wanted to hear, as I want to quit my job, I have wolves. The first half of my career I was told I was a good teacher, […]

Yer Outta Here

As with many debates in education, the whole thing begins with a problem (too many suspensions), hot button issues are thrown at it to make everyone lose their tempers (racism!), and then everyone weighs in on what should happen, even though most of them have never successfully disciplined a classroom, or worked out consequences with […]

On Offense

There are two kinds of teachers: conservative ones who valiantly sacrifice themselves to maintain our nation’s greatness, and teachers who won’t shut up and do as they’re told. As you may know, I’m the second kind. Both kinds of teachers can have self-esteem issues. In a capitalist consumerist country, no matter how many times people […]