She doesn't know this, but my niece inspired me to post my ideas that have been sitting in my draft box almost all summer--my post...

The Dead Tree Perhaps every neighborhood has one--the dreaded dead tree in a neighbor's yard that you hope does not fall on your house...

It was Sunday, October 29, 2017, in High Point, North Carolina. I had pulled in my parents' driveway on my way home from church, as I...

Most of what I have learned about teaching over the course of many years in the classroom has nothing to do with professional learning...

Many years ago when I was only six years into my teaching, a little episode happened at school that I have remembered all these years. I...

I am reminded that there are still those small lanterns burning in the world, no matter how dark things become. It was 8:45 p.m. on May...

Introduction: Too often we hear preachers today thunder out the message--that is, if they preach with authority at all--that...

Arthur Lucas Junior High School, Durand, Michigan Arthur Lucas Junior High School in Durand, Michigan--built in 1920, only two years...

Southside Elementary School in Sanford, Florida I love old schools. In my opinion, there's nothing like them, and I take it personally...

“Let go”—just two little words with so much meaning.  But what do they really mean?  Like Janus, the Roman god with two faces—one facing...

It struck me recently—and with some chagrin—that I have now lived three generations.  Deciding there was nothing I could do about this, I...