These are strange times. For the first time in my lifetime, people around the world are being told en masse to stay at home, be socially distant, and avoid crowded or confined public and private spaces. For someone like me, while the anxiety of uncertainty looms large, living in a state of semi-isolation is not… Continue reading How to Live Like an Introvert
Category: Relationships
Stop Telling Kids to be Nicer to Bullies
Today's headline was this. And I just can't. I can't perpetuate the myth that people who shoot innocent children in schools do so because they were bullied. I can't accept that somehow a mass murderer deserves my sympathy as much as or more than the victims and their families. I can't tell my children or… Continue reading Stop Telling Kids to be Nicer to Bullies
To My Mom, Who is Far Away, On Mother’s Day
I wish I could be with you on Mother's Day, but as it works sometimes, time and distance are not with us this weekend. From my living room eleven hours away, I am thinking of you in your home of the past year and a half, a home we never intended. No one ever does.… Continue reading To My Mom, Who is Far Away, On Mother’s Day
Why We Stay – What Teaching and Relationships have in Common
Following a recent NPR story about the growing teacher shortage, a follow-up question was asked: "Why do teachers stay in the profession?" To me, this question is not as easily answered as the question of why teachers leave the profession. I think that to answer this, one has to look at the dynamics of relationships.… Continue reading Why We Stay – What Teaching and Relationships have in Common
