Part 3 of the graduation speech I gave several years ago: Helpers This is one that has been a life saver to me many times throughout my life. The reality is, it is very hard to get through life alone. Even in the best of times, there will be many choices to make. And you […]
I took a sick day on Wendnesday but I’m back! An article came across my newsfeed this week and I can’t resist sharing with you because it is one of those issues that gets me going – my father calls these monologues “rants.” Here’s the link so you can read the entire thing. The takeaway […]
I am so grateful to my mother for mothering me and to my children for delighting in my mothering them. Happy Mother’s Day to all my moms!
If you’ve read any of my recent posts, you’ll know that graduation is on my mind. Today I direct you to an article in the New York Times about a handful of colleges that are going the extra mile to support students – not just to enroll – to GRADUATE from college. The Dropout Rate […]
Here are a couple of books for those of us in graduation celebration mode! Yay, You! : Moving Up and Moving On by Sandra Boynton. You did it!…Now what will you do? This book takes a look at and celebrates all the possibilities out there. Pegged for kids ages 4-8. Oh, The Places You’ll Go! […]
I just returned from my youngest daughter’s college graduation at the University of Michigan. Forever Go Blue! 5 more graduations on my schedule this Spring. Continuing from last week, here is an excerpt of an 8th grade graduation speech I gave a few years ago: Developing Grit The second tool to carry with you throughout […]
Key and Peele’s TeachingCenter Inspiring acts come from all sorts of people in all sorts of forms. Today I share a skit from two great comedians – Key and Peele. • Big corporations put their money behind teaching? • What if the best teachers got paid the way the best athletes get paid? • What […]
I’m doing a lot of traveling this graduation season. That’s got me thinking about the importance of place in some children’s literature. We all know New York is unique – some of us love it, some of us avoid it like the plague. For those whose kids are interested in New York rhythms, here are […]
Graduation season is beginning. A time of sentimental looking back but mostly a time of anticipation of what lies ahead. I gave an 8th grade graduation speech a few years ago. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share excerpts with you here as food for thought to this year’s graduates. Striving for Success You, graduates, […]
From my writing perch in my living room, I look out onto a beautiful tree that is currently greening up. Yay! And it is Earth Day. So we should all take a moment from our busy lives and think about what we are doing or can do going forward to and hand off a fertile, […]