Entry #2 I think I am going to die. Every inch of my body is aching; even my eyelashes hurt. My legs are ready to fall off because I have yet to have time to sit down. I wonder if my students would... Read more >>

New Entry #2 I think I am going to die. Every inch of my body is aching, even my eyelashes are hurting. My legs are ready to fall off because I have yet to have a second to sit down. I wonder... Read more >>

OH, my God. I cannot believe tomorrow is the first day of school. It is really the first day of work, but I am a first year teacher and I feel like a kid again. I am sad yet excited because this is... Read more >>

I don’t usually get too controversial here, because I know once I send something down the interweb tubes, it’s out there forever and ever, but I have to comment on an article in... Read more >>

My mother was a real stickler for education. She insisted all six of her children graduate from high school. My father backed her up, but mainly my mother stayed on all of us about school. Fortunately... Read more >>

The spring and summer of 1980 are particularly memorable to me. I was just fourteen years old, but had a brand new motorcycle my father had purchased for me over Christmas. It was a beauty! It... Read more >>

Some of the smartest people I know continuously struggle to get ahead because they forget to address a few simple truths that collectively govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a... Read more >>

Four-foot smiles, stickers, and songs Make my heart do somersaults all day long You can try to be stern, but that’s a faulty plan It’ll all fall to pieces with the couch of a... Read more >>

I need to get this out! It may not concern anyone else, but it bothers me. The government offers help to families in need. These families have come from different walks of life. I know that it is... Read more >>

A couple of generations ago, cohabitation before marriage wasn’t even on the table. “He won’t buy the cow if he gets the milk for free,” concerned mothers used to say to their... Read more >>