Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Nonsense! There is–if you’re eating zucchini in season. I grow a ton of my food, but even if you don’t, there’s a neighbor who wants to give you zucchini. You know it’s true. Just look...
Summer vacation is finally here. You’ve got all the time in the world…and what happens? You waste it! Summer vacation is the moment every teacher’s been waiting for! Six to eight weeks of pure uninterrupted time off to do all the things...
An alum of mine posted a picture of drinks on my Facebook wall for Teacher Appreciation Week. She told me I was awesome and said she’d buy me “tea,” but she suspected she’d put something else in the tea. I wonder if she thought I needed it....
“I delete your emails,” said a friend. “They’re too long.” They were. These days, I’m embarrassed. My old emails would’ve been perfect–if I were writing a research paper or Ph.D thesis. They’re way too long...
“I want to smash their phones.” This is the number one complaint I hear about middle and high school students with phones. It often gets directed to me. “I know you wanted students to have phones, but…” I’m a big fan of...
