Last week I posted some information on the upcoming election:   Election 2012 Facts .  Now that the first presidential debate is over, I o...

As a teacher, I believe everyone should have a good education.  Part of that education is being an informed citizen, especially in an electi...

Wow!  It seems like forever since I've posted anything here.  My husband and I have been busy remodeling our kitchen.  It looks so much ...

In the transcript of an interview between Jeffrey Brown of PBS and Elizabeth Kneebone of the Brookings Institution, it was stated: New cens...

On Tuesday, I received the email that appears below from a friend. I'd like to think that he was just being funny (he does have an unus...

I have been watching the protests and demonstrations in Wisconsin and definitely support what they're doing. While I'd like to thin...

Over the years I have learned a tremendous amount of information from people who aren't teachers. The third one I want to write about i...

Yesterday I wrote about my father as being a great teacher in my life. I also wrote about how important parents are as their children's...

There are so many people I've met over the years who have taught me so many things. Most of them were not teachers, but from whom I...

Image via Wikipedia When I was twelve, three of my friends and I were trying to make up our minds whether to go trick-or-treating for Hallow...

Image via Wikipedia Benoit Mandelbrot died on October 14, 2010 at age 85. I didn't read anything about it in the newspaper. I saw not...

Well, I haven't written anything for a while. I could make numerous excuses, but it won't change the fact that I haven't writte...

A few years ago I was selected for jury duty. As the lawyers were interviewing potential jurors, details of the trial were somewhat reveale...

As a teacher, I found that all teachers know they must teach, but there are many other aspects of teaching of which a responsible teacher sh...