Feb 02
Melvin the Magnificent The Tale of a Valiant Canadian Mouse – And magnificently we will flow into the mystic. Van Morrison Chapter One: A Young Rodent’s Dream Once upon a time there lived a tiny grey mouse named Melvin. Melvin resided with his family in Mississauga, Canada. They were fortunate rodents. They inhabited a pleasant …
Jul 06
Chapter 1. Oddball Benjamin learned he was Odd when he was in the fifth grade. He never had fit in well with other children. Especially with other boys. They thought he was too small, too clumsy, too gentle, and too bookish. Each year Benjamin grew, but every year he remained smaller than his classmates. Not …
Aug 23
Man I’m just tired and bored with myself … Message keeps getting clearer Radio’s on and I’m moving ‘round the place I check my look in the mirror I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face – Bruce Springsteen, Dancing in the Dark The Myth We Loved We did not love Robin Williams …
Feb 09
You fathers and you mothers Be good to one another Please try to raise your children right Don’t let the darkness take ‘em Don’t make ’em feel forsaken Just lead them safely to the light – Billy Joe Shaver, “Live Forever” In my work with preschools, schools, and universities, young people of all ages tell …
Feb 03
What Children Need – Part 1
– I am, a stride at a time. [James Joyce, Ulysses] For more than forty years, I have taught literature, history, consciousness, and writing as a senior teacher and administrator in schools and universities. In the context of these profound and elemental fields of learning, students of all ages often have confided in me with …
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