I was reading something yesterday that really struck me. Education has become just as polarizing as birth control, abortion, and every other partisan issue in this country. This perplexes me. Education should be the least divisive issue in our country. Who could possible be against educating kids? Kids, you say? In case we have all … Continue reading It Is Not The Test’s Fault
Urban Schools And Slavery
Who knew they had many of the same racial ideals embedded in their systemic structure--keeping people in their appropriate place. Now before you start getting mad at me, education and urban education are my passion and my daily work. All of my teaching has happened in urban schools with a majority black population. My kids … Continue reading Urban Schools And Slavery
Thanks For Not Making Me A Liar
It was a conversation that I had at the beginning of the summer with another mom from my kids school. Our youngests are in class together and our oldests are one year apart (her daughter is one year older than Noah). We were having an honest conversation about our expectations for our kiddos and the … Continue reading Thanks For Not Making Me A Liar
The Circus
One of the seemingly endless awesome and totally unconventional things about my kids school is that one of the classes offered in middle school is Circus Skills. Yesterday, the middle school circus class performed for the younger kids and I have to say Noah and Zoë were impressed. Even more so than they are by … Continue reading The Circus
Comfort
At my age, 40, I should be comfortable in my own skin. I'm not. I can change that. I am working to change that. I have PCOS. I cannot change that. I can learn to manage it. I cannot do it alone. I have tried and I have failed. I can't change why I am … Continue reading Comfort
