While walking through his corn field, a whisper from the heavens stopped Ray Kinsella dead in his tracks. The voice whispered, “If you build it, they will come.” The “it” referred to a baseball field, and the “they” was Shoeless Joe Jackson and seven other 1919 Chicago White Sox members. So, Ray built the field,…
On Monday, during a speech in Alberta, Canada, the Pope apologized for the harm to Indigenous children at residential schools operated by the Catholic Church. He also promised a serious investigation into the matter. The Pope said, “In the face of this deplorable evil, the Church kneels before God and implores his forgiveness for the…
If you have not seen the documentary Attucks: The School That Opened A City, I encourage you to watch it. PBS produced the documentary that tells the story of Crispus Attucks High School. The documentary tells the earliest history of the school and details how a school initially designed to isolate Black students produced the next…
Over this summer, many teachers have been spending a lot of time with family, loved ones and most importantly pondering on if they want to return to the classroom this school year. Teachers are simply tired of returning to schools and school districts that aren’t leading by example. We often hear of pay increases, poor…
Summer vacation is needed for students, staff, and teachers. Period. In fact, I believe that summer vacation should be longer. I wish school would start after Labor Day and end in June right before Father’s Day. If you’re a teacher or non annual employee within the school system, you know how important a break…
The first time I stepped into the classroom as a teacher, I fell in love with teaching. I remember when I was excited about my opportunity to step outside the classroom and step into administration. My first leadership position outside the classroom was as a dean of students. I was a middle school dean. I…
I’m probably about to date myself as an educator, but I remember when cell phones weren’t an issue in school. I didn’t have to worry about social media drama, fights being planned, TikTok dances recorded in the bathroom, or looking up answers on a cellular device. As more social media platforms entered the arena and…
I read somewhere that the purpose of education was never to generate people who trained for new jobs. The purpose of education was to yield more people who will have the potential to think for themselves and seek the truth. This purpose of education will ultimately lead people to a better life, which is not…
Fibroids were one of the many reasons that I had a hysterectomy December 2020 (yes, during a pandemic). I had removed them multiple times, and one got as big as a golf ball. I also had my endometriosis removed multiple times. I was on continuous birth control for years as well as metformin for polycystic…
School supplies shouldn’t be relegated to the realm of charity.