As the spring semester gets underway, I tend to take a moment to reset and take inventory, if you will, of where we are and where we still need to go. If you are like me, you battle the overwhelming curricular interruptions of second semester. There seem to be never ending pep rallies, spirit weeks, […]
As the somber, yet unsurprising news spread today, condolences, memories, and messages of respect made rounds across social media channels. Jimmy Carter, the longest living US president, has seen, lived, and inspired a century’s worth of American and global life and politics. In the checkout at Costco, the news alert stopped me, an unexpected wave […]
With the close of another school year, another testing season, and another successful AP Reading session, thousands of us sit here on July 7, 2024 awaiting the results of student exam performance on AP exams. It is almost impossible to explain the feelings of score release day (or really, score release eve) to non-teachers. It […]
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