Education: Transformation

June 5, 2017

I’ve often written about disturbing trends in the public schools. Most are a natural consequence of the very organization of …

To My Students: Farewell, For Now…

May 30, 2017

The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to bring to an end a …

May 19, 2017

I think it time I veer away from the political carnage and enjoy a laugh or two. Each year I …

April 24, 2017

This is an article I originally posted in 2012, but the topic frequently comes up, not only in my teaching, …

March 20, 2017

These days I find myself often reading the news and saying out loud: “what’s wrong with those people?! Is it …

November 9, 2013

Gouverneur Morris, one of the founding fathers and a signer of the Constitution, once said that he was “constitutionally among …

September 13, 2013

On August 23, I posted an article titled “ Support for a Child Molester: Betrayal?” It is the story of …

October 10, 2011

NOTE: This article is cross-posted at Confederate Yankee in a somewhat different format. I read a column the other day …