2026-10-05
Igniting the Spark: Learning Through Passion
Sometimes, it feels like we’re all trying to solve the same equation, just using different pieces of the puzzle. You know, the one where we’re supposed to wa...
Engagement
2026-08-29
Finding Joy in Retirement’s Quiet Moments
Sometimes, I think about how peculiar it is that we only seem to notice things when we're given the time to truly *see* them. For years, my life was a series...
2026-08-13
The Algorithm's Subtle Grip
Something shifted after Jacobs Pavilion. It wasn’t the music – although that was good, genuinely – it was a feeling in the crowd, a collective…saturation? Li...
2026-08-06
The Disarming Power of Casual Untruth
Look, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people believe things. Not just what they *want* to believe – we all got biases, that’s real – but stuff that's demo...
2026-07-29
Beyond Phonics: Connection and Learning
Sometimes, a kid will look at you, really *look* at you, and it’ll just click. Not in some big, dramatic way that gets written about in teacher evaluations, ...
2026-07-03
Reading, Recipes, and Rethinking Everything
Sometimes, when I’m grading papers – mostly essays about *The Odyssey*, you know, kids pretending they understand Homer – I think about how little anyone rea...