I Knew When I Danced in the Rain Versión en inglés y español incluida
I had never danced in the rain. Not in forty-five years. But there I was. Music blaring from my phone. Margaritas fueling my groove. An empty town square and the
Read MoreMonth: August 2020
I Was Right
It’s been hard for me to process the past 5 months. Everything went from normal to crazy to a new normal that’s still not really normal at all. Everyone is
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. […]