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The fun, or if you don’t like surprises, daunting part of working at a school is you never know where you might wind up on a given day - especially if a teacher is out sick. And this is how a drama therapist found herself teaching a middle school math class. I looked over the lesson plan. Math was m...

When I was growing up, Mr. Rogers was one of the few adults who looked me in the eye. To be honest, I found it unnerving. Being truly seen as a kid in the age of “children should be seen and not heard” felt unfamiliar and at times overwhelming. And I never missed an episode.

In my neighborhood in B...

I got schooled in Boise Idaho. It’s not what I was expecting. I had landed in town the night before on the kind of plane where there is no room for carry-on. Nervous about being in a more conservative part of the country, I rehearsed some talking points in my head. I wondered how I would be received...

The Meme was of a photo of a Bull Dog poking his head into the cat door.  “Who Let The Dogs Out, Woof, Woof Woof…,” I sang to set a playful mood. It was now time for the students to access their creativity and imagine what this Bull Dog might be saying and type it in the chat. Little phrases, popped...