journey through water and stars

Who says you can't go home? Me, up until two weeks and two days ago. Despite my parents' and even a few friends' urgings to move...

My apologies for keeping (all two of) you waiting. Finally, here it is, momentous event #1: The Rage-Inducing Diet. Let's start at the b...

Somewhat predictably, the first two years out of college have brought quite a bit of change. First the plan was to do T....F....A.... for tw...

The educational policy community widely regards Finland as the current leader in student academic achievement these days. While next door Sw...

Driving through University Park to West Philly the other night, I noticed it's new moniker flying from street lamp flags lining Walnut: ...

I'm doomed. There is a difference between popularity and self-confidence. Obviously, I knew this before, but I felt the two really had a...

Every family has one member who seems to bear the brunt of the family pain. And whether through this pain or through some sad neurological d...

or, how I managed to walk down a runway, as a teacher, and not make a fool of myself The short answer to that quandary is, I have no idea ho...

Well, my greatest relief from last night's debate is that, regardless of which candidate people perceived as winning the debate, ABC too...

That's it. I have gone through all my methods of avoiding my paper. It is time for me to return to the blog. After all, what would the i...