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In a Crisis, Look for the Helpers
-After every major disaster in the past 5 years, I have heard countless news anchors refer to Fred Rogers and his appeal in times of crisis to “look for the helpers.”
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Give Thanks… to a Teacher
-The essential nature of teachers has never been more apparent. Like doctors and nurses, teachers deserve thanks for being an integral part of the front lines in our battle against COVID-19…
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Where were you on September 11, 2001?
-I am not certain, but I would bet that many of the voices these, now adults, still hear when they recall the events of September 11th belong to a teacher.
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Hamilton – The Importance of Education is undeniable
-The importance of education is undeniable. Its existence, imperative. Because modern education is not on par with what some believe it ought to be, I argue that American education is a triumph.
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School Districts Under Pressure
-Yet, armchair quarterbacks are everywhere, and they will continue to preach and inject their opinions, criticisms, and “better” ideas so long as social media supplies the quill and ink.
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Teaching is Hard, But Never More Valuable.
-I hearken back to the extreme challenges that my grandmother endured in the late sixties and early seventies in her own classroom. Civil unrest (she was in South Mississippi). Nuclear bomb drills.
