The Letter to My Son, Part II
The End of the Story (well kind of) Dear Matthew, I will never forget… I will never forget all you taught me. I will never forget your brilliance, your keen sense of awareness of the world around A Letter to My Son, Part I
The End of the Story (well kind of) I think letter writing is a lost art, yet I love to write them for special occasions. I wrote my oldest son a letter when he graduated from high school,
The Journey Begins: The Crossorads, Part II
So now I had a quandary: What do I do about school the next year? I knew Matthew was brilliant. He was confident, curious, highly astute, and had a love for life despite his horrific The Journey Begins: The Crossroads, Part I
My heartfelt intention is that this particular story, my story (OK, my son, Matt’s story) gives you hope. It was written a few years ago for a presentation I made at a workshop for home
COVID-19: The Covert Cost of Connectivity ~ A Cautionary Tale
I have loved teaching and being a teacher for as long as I can remember. Since the COVID-19 pandemic however, teaching has changed dramatically. Many teachers are being reduced to
When I am grateful, I am hopeful: Part 2 (on a ‘not so’ light note)
“Much Left” Each day that I care for my mother who has dementia, I feel her leaving me little by little, and sense all I have lost. Many tell me how ‘lucky’ I am to still have
When I am grateful, I am hopeful: Part 1 (on a lighter note)
My “I Can” Gratitude List One of my young students and I are making a book entitled, “I CAN.” In this book, she is sharing all of the things she can do. This recent pandemic and
Activities to do at Home
Simple (and fun) educational activities to do at home with your pre-elementary and elementary school child: While many schools, teachers, and educational companies around the country scramble to