I was sitting on the stoop this morning. I must have been about 4:30. Couldn’t sleep. Just thinking about a lot of stuff. That’s all I am allowed to do. The unexpected prospect of surgery to correct a hernia that suddenly popped out–pun intended–from nowhere isn’t sitting well with me. And that’s almost all I’m [...]
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I asked a non-traditional student the other day in an e-mail, what’s the good of all her learning, of all her recognitions and awards and achievements, if we teachers don’t help her discover the value of her life, the value of values, of her uniqueness, her personal dignity, and all that of each other? The [...]
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If you are uneasy with the word, “meditate,” try “focus.” A rose is a rose…. Use whatever words you want to describe how you center your mind, body, and spirit. I find meditating for about fifteen minutes before I leave my office for the classroom helps me transform what is about to happen within those [...]
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Well, it’s the end of the semester. Those very uneducational final grades are almost in. Tomorrow afternoon, Susan and I fly to San Francisco for a bunch of grand-daughter spoiling days. But, I’m already soaring higher than any plane can fly. Some students gave me a gift two days ago that left me breathless and [...]
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Oh, did I open a lot more than a can of worms. Feels more like a bunch of cases. Flames have been spewing out from my computer. It’s a wonder the smoke alarms weren’t set off and firemen weren’t axing their way into my newly repaired house. That wasn’t the all of it. Not only [...]
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