Risk-Taking and Perseverance
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Last week, I spoke with a teacher who wanted to give up. She was crushed, physically and emotionally, by the demands of pandemic…
The other day, as I was sitting down to write my next blog post, I found myself remembering one of my old teachers. Mrs. Terry…
Have you ever watched The Great British Bake Off? I’m not partial to reality television, but even I must admit this competition has a certain…
About this time every year, I make a New Year’s resolution. Correction – I make several New Year’s resolutions. To be honest, I was never…
Why? It’s the biggest of the big questions. Bigger than what and who. Bigger than how or where. Why?…
A few years ago, while observing an afterschool science cohort, I was introduced to a young boy I'll call Jake. From the beginning Jake wasn’t…
Before the pandemic, I would pay $5.25 for a coffee; I would sit by the window to watch the people pass and to…
This past weekend, after nearly two weeks of intense quarantining, I was finally able to spend time with my family. Given the long period of…