Not That Kind of Strong
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” I get it. I understand the meaning. The sentiment. But I gotta be honest. I kind of
Read MoreMonth: February 2020
Baja Lessons…Just Because Versión en inglés y español incluida
Amada. Ninety-six years old. Eating Pizza. Drinking sangria. Laughing and smiling. And although quite frail, having no problem yanking the check out of her brother’s hand and insisting she would
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THOSE KIDS: No One Wants Better For Me Than Me
You want me to change. You want me to do better and make better choices. You want me to learn to cope and overcome and put myself on the right
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]