If blogging for the last 8+ years has taught me anything, it’s that writer’s block is usually temporary, and that sometimes all I need to knock the cobwebs off is to push out a quickie post like this one, almost as a statement of purpose or resolve or something –…
Sound, Fury, & Navel Gazing
Ever since I discovered blogging back in 2006ish or so – and even more so since I started this one in 2007 – I’ve been a vocal proponent for the power of blogging as a reflective tool. Why, then, am I having such difficulty putting metaphorical pen to paper? The…
Deven Black
At the time of writing, I’m supposed to be researching school reform initiatives for a grad class assignment. Instead, I’ve spent the last hour or two refreshing my Facebook and Twitter feeds, watching educators from around the country mourn the loss of Deven Black. I came to know Deven, as…
St. Baldrick’s: Once More Unto the Breach
For the second year running, this March I’ll be joining my comrades in Lawrence Township Public Schools as we go under the clippers to shave our heads and raise money for childhood cancer research via St. Baldrick’s. I’m proud that our district fields a few teams – usually at least one…
2015 By The Numbers: Books
In an effort to stave off some of the malaise referenced in my last post, I made a conscious effort today to do absolutely nothing. Perhaps that’s a slight exaggeration, but I certainly didn’t do anything strenuous, and I only left the house to pick up Chinese food for the…