Happy Tax Day America–Enjoy Your Ramen
I am a patriot. I’m paying today. God Bless America on Tax Day Happy Tax Day! Because it follows my birthday by five days and I always get money back, I feel like the government’s sending me a gift....
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English: Cute coffee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Coffee is teacher crack. I’m about to make 30 cups and line them up on the back of my desk. I don’t only double-fist cups of coffee, I “quad” them....
View ArticleJobs Where You Can Succeed Even If You’re Awful
I do a lot of career counseling, even though I’m technically a social studies teacher. Students ask what they should do with their lives. They seek validation and a good plan. Many come to me far too...
View ArticleWe Did “Nothing.” Tale of an American Schoolboy
“What happened at school today?” I ask. He throws his backpack and races the bus to the tree at the end of the yard. It’s as far as he’s allowed to go. “Nothing.” “Again?” I say. “Nothing ever happens....
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