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A teacher’s tension Driven by growth, choosing life in a classroom Passion for a subject—arts, science, drama, math Passing on passion, knowing students move on Is it naïve to expect they will adopt her passion? A teacher’s...

reflections on a sunny Sunday morning 11 days from Christmas heart heavy from grief from the world’s tragedies yet trying to find the joy of Advent this morning cognitive dissonance meets a purring cat on my lap and joy or...

all those times when I said “I love you” and you replied “I know” I thought you were just being you sarcastic New York you but today I heard it referenced on This is Us which was one of our shows and it hit me that all those...

wish I could stay on this side of the window today cold December Monday morning does that to me

The first week of class, we go over classroom rules. One of the most important is I don’t allow gum. When some students complain, I tell the class to look underneath their desks. Many of the student’s heads disappear like they...

For twenty-five years, I’ve taught in a room with no windows. In the winter, I drive to school in the dark and go home in the dark. I call it submarine duty. Because the air-conditioning is broken, the thermometer on my desk...