A message to that orange-haired monster

You know who I mean. The guy who thinks internment camps were a good idea. But you know what they … Continue reading A message to that orange-haired monster

Like it or not, change happens

My final column for the Nevada Appeal, all about how my husband and I looked to the future and decided … Continue reading Like it or not, change happens

Resilience is a survival skill, something we need to cultivate in ourselves and our children. The Martian by Andy Weir … Continue reading Seeing failure as our teacher

Low income children suffer stresses that would buckle our knees and yet we expect them to learn and grow and … Continue reading Reading is antidote to toxic stress of childhood poverty

This was originally published in the Nevada Appeal on January 9, 2006. I’m re-posting it here in honor of kindergarten … Continue reading “You might be a kindergarten teacher if…”

Kids and books are a hard-to-beat combination when it comes to closing the achievement gap. Click to read today’s Nevada Appeal … Continue reading Summer reading has long-lasting impact on kids

My latest Fresh Ideas column for the Nevada Appeal went up today. Take a look. Click here: What’s in the … Continue reading What’s in the heart is more than enough

My mantra became, “Don’t let what you want at the moment get in the way of what you want most.”

My latest column published today in the Nevada Appeal. Click here: Real vs. imagined threats to our voting rights Continue reading Has your state been infected by the Voter ID epidemic?

My latest column for The Nevada Appeal and it’s all about the Blogging 101 community. Let me know if the … Continue reading Won’t you be my neighbor?