The better question is actually, “Who is a person?” One of the Biden administration’s goals is to administer the vaccine to vulnerable populations. Along with the elderly, this includes prison populations, including people suspected of terrorism at Guantanmo Bay. Covid has ravaged the US prison system. Can you think of…

Talking trash says more about the person saying it than the person it’s directed towards. There are only a few logical thoughts one can have when you’re around a person trashing their competition: Firstly, insecurity. There is probably something about the person/thing they are talking badly about that they find…

Everyday is going to have one high, one low and a lot of in between. Remember the highs when they come along. And try! When I was a first year teacher in an urbane charter school a fight had just broken up and I was feeling pretty disillusioned. The realities…

Care, connection and content. Passion is contagious and if you as the teacher are not excited, engaged and energetic about your content area it is going to be difficult to pull in the interest of you students. This is especially so when teachers are competing for the attention of their…

History is an argument not a PowerPoint. But beyond that let’s ask the simple question: What is history for? At its core history is an argument over two fundamental questions: What happened? What does it mean? Young people do “history” all the time. Take your average boy-girl relationship drama. There’s…

The average first grader asks about 300 questions a day while the average high schooler asks less than three. Why? Developmentally, little kids are wired for one thing: learning. Asking questions is the quickest way to get there. They’re not jaded like a high schooler might be. Little kids are…

If you had a boss or a coach who spoke to you the way you speak to yourself inside your own head you’d probably quit. All great kicking is paradoxical. It’s only when you relax that things become easier. But how does one relax when they kick? Have Fun: It sounds hyperbolic…

There is no perfect fit, even when you think you find one. Outside of the first few weeks of marriage, I have never found a couple (ourselves included!) immersed in endless bliss. Marriage is hard work and can sometimes seem like a complete mystery. …

Good teachers tend to like being around their students. Shocker. Yet, the way that you might hear teachers speak about students you’d think they’d want nothing to do with them. …