Vic
Last night one of my sophomores was struck in a head-on collision and killed. I thought I’d have words to […]
First Day
It’s happening again — the first day of school. I’ve felt more dread and fear in the last two weeks
What do you think you look like?
In Creative Writing yesterday I asked the kids to do their writer’s notebooks (the part where they write by hand
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Eavesdropping — A Dialog-Writing Exercise
So yesterday in my Novel Writing class, I sent the kids into the commons for the last 20 minutes of
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It’s Summer, Don’t You Know.
School has ended for the year. (*Whew*) It was a great year. Moments were long. Months were short. At the
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Long, long ago…
I just had occasion to remember something. When I was in 7th grade, (can you, reader, already feel the tension
Thoughts on Growing Up, Again and Again.
I was always kind of offended by the phrase “terrible twos” – is it really fair to condemn a toddler
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Really, Dads?
** Disclaimer: I LOVE FATHERS. Awesome dads make up most of the population of men I know. This is not
Open Letter to My Little Girl on Starting High School This Week
You’re doing it. High school. So, natch, I’m doing it – passing out advice. It’s more a list than a
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SummerTime
It all begins now. It’s summer. School has ended once again. I got to give my “What every boy needs