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September 18, 2020 Going Rogue
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine...
September 11, 2020 Florence Genevieve Saperstein
Work hard in silence—let your success be your noise. Frank Ocean Early this spring, I spent a couple of weeks hiking with my family in a remote patch of...
September 4, 2020 A Specific No
It takes effort to say no when our heart and brains and guts and, most important, pride are yearning to say yes. Practice. Cole Harmonson One of my favorite...
August 28, 2020 Don’t Talk About My Writing Without Me
The way we behave, the way we treat others, the way we respond, the way we support, defines the work experience for everyone around us. ...
August 21, 2020 Future Focused
It’s amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday. John Guare What will school look like this year?” It...
August 14, 2020 A Place for Wonder
The important thing is never to stop questioning. Albert Einstein “What are you writing about today?” my daughter Hannah asked me on her way out the door. “I’m writing about...
August 7, 2020 Slow Down to Be Kind
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James There...
July 31, 2020 The Importance of Routines
Good habits are worth being fanatical about. John Irving One night last winter, I read for a few minutes in bed before I fell asleep. This one small change in...
July 24, 2020 Christmas in July
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I love Christmas cards. They are one of my favorite things about the holiday season. We make...
July 17, 2020 Walking Tours
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Mark Twain My sister got me hooked last year...
July 10, 2020 When Your Glasses Fall Into the Lake
May we always see life through love-colored glasses. ...
June 5, 2020 My Son
My son is black. I am not. If he was in your classroom, he would be listed as Jordan Ayres on your roster. I call him Jay. He’d be the...
May 29, 2020 Missing Hallways
On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge moves through an organization. James...
May 22, 2020 Write Now
There is no life that does not contribute to history. Dorothy West Last spring, this is what I heard myself and other educators saying: When will you finish state...
May 15, 2020 Seeking Community
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. Mother Teresa Look around your corner of your professional world. My guess is there are all kinds of...
May 8, 2020 Eagle’s Nest
In an eagle there is all the wisdom of the world. Lame Deer Last summer I was visiting my friend Sandy at her remote summer camp on an island in...
May 1, 2020 Virtual Third Things
Cards are one means of bridging differences in age and habits, drawing children and parents, old and new friends together in fair and friendly competition. Florence Osborn Every afternoon around...
April 24, 2020 Truth and Judgment
Literacy is freedom, and everyone has something significant to say. Jimmy Santiago Baca At a recent keynote address, Jimmy Santiago Baca challenged me (and everyone else in the audience)...
April 17, 2020 An Amazing Time
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. ...
April 10, 2020 Savoring a Book Just Because
Books are a uniquely portable magic. ...
April 3, 2020 Good Enough
The best is the enemy of the good. Voltaire It’s 2:00 a.m., and...
