Scary Gun Update
A few days ago I blogged about the “soft lockdown” drill I experienced at my school, and the way it made me and at least a few of the children […]
Run With It!
Here’s another inspirational story of a Parkie, Jimmy Choi, who runs marathons. What’s especially fabulous is his turn around. After receiving his diagnosis, Jimmy threw in the towel. He didn’t
It Shouldn’t Be This Scary
This week at school I had a fantastic-followed-by-frightening experience. Hence I’m posting this political message about gun control. I was working with two 1st Grade teachers in their classrooms one
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The Sun in Poetry (Palate Cleanser #2)
Hoar-Frost In the cloud-grey mornings I heard the herons flying; And when I came into my garden, My silken outer-garment Trailed over withered leaves. A dried leaf crumbles at a
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The Sun in Poetry (Palate Cleanser)
As an antidote to my dark sonnet yesterday, I offer this lighter poem about looking in the mirror and growing older. BTW my throbbing headache has segued into a cold. A
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Downer @ the Dentist = One Sick, Sad Sonnet
I went to the dentist this morning with a cracked filling and throbbing toothache. I thought he would patch me up then and there, but no! The whole tooth is
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Throwback Thursdays Art
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
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Go Ask Alice!
I recently blogged about Dr. Maria De Leon (M.D.), a neurologist who specialized in Parkinson’s and then came down with Parkinson’s herself. Admirably, she still advocates on PD issues and can
Conscientious 2nd Grade Students
Here’s why I enjoy working with the students and teachers at my public charter school in the Bronx: The school’s pedagogy, including its unusual materials and techniques, sparks the kids’
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