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How to Deal with a Troublemaker
This is a xylophone.... ... It's also a powerful tool to increase student engagement. Let me explain. Last night was my … [Read more...] about How to Deal with a Troublemaker
Rap Music Is Not Evil
I can't believe it took me the better part of a week to sit down and watch this incredibly inspiring and moving video! If you … [Read more...] about Rap Music Is Not Evil
What Macklemore Can Teach Us About Boys
Boys will enhance your world, if you let them. My four sons have expanded my world in so many ways. If not for my boys, … [Read more...] about What Macklemore Can Teach Us About Boys
Life Lessons from Billy Joel & Michael Pollack
I'm a sucker for Billy Joel. It might be all those mix tapes that my friend Bill made for me, way back in grade school. It … [Read more...] about Life Lessons from Billy Joel & Michael Pollack
Life Lessons from Billy Joel & Michael Pollack
I'm a sucker for Billy Joel. It might be all those mix tapes that my friend Bill made for me, way back in grade school. It … [Read more...] about Life Lessons from Billy Joel & Michael Pollack
The Power of a Parent
I'm a sucker for feel-good videos. So when a Facebook friend posted a link to a singing audition of an 9-year-old boy -- Boy … [Read more...] about The Power of a Parent
I Feel Pretty
My 13- year-old son is wearing my prom dress, a pink, sparkly thing straight out of the 1990s. For some reason, my Mom … [Read more...] about I Feel Pretty
Happy Father’s Day
For the longest time I guess I thought he didn't give a damnHard to read, hard to please, that was my old manOn the day I … [Read more...] about Happy Father’s Day
The Kids Are All Right
16 hours chaperoning junior high school boys. The thought terrified me. But because Son #1 asked me, over and over again, … [Read more...] about The Kids Are All Right
