Keeping Up the Pace
Friday, August 13, 2021
A Comforter, Shampoo Bottles, and Fear: What I Took to College
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I wrote this blog five years ago, when my first group of IB TOK seniors headed off to college. I have continued to revise and share it ea...
Monday, June 7, 2021
The Art of Saying Goodbye
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I'm one of those people who takes several hours to leave a place. I have to say goodbye to every last person I know. I linger beca...
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Sunday, April 11, 2021
Confidence from a New York Deli Counter
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You haven't lived until you've had a sandwich from a New York delicatessen. The meat is piled high on top of your choice of br...
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Up Against Gravity: The Need for Validation
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When I was a junior in high school, I played a minor character named Charlotte Sowerberry in the play Oliver. In one scene, the stage ...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
The Best Is Yet To Come: My Word for 2021
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I have come to value the moments of beautiful irony in my life--not the moments that Alanis Morissette referenced in her hit song in th...
Thursday, December 17, 2020
I Didn't Sign Up for This
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I didn't sign up for this. That's what keeps coming to mind this year every time I put on a mask before I head into a public p...
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Thoughts from the Chick-fil-A Drive Thru
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I rolled through the Chick-fil-A drive thru with tears in my eyes. The parking lot was crowded, but I knew from my students who work ...
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