Mask Mandates LiftedAccording to the parents, the ones who fought To ditch masks, the perpetual pebble in their shoe Even though a mask never killed anyone…Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022
Honesty is the Best Policy, not Standardized TestsThe standardized test scores just released by the Department of Education tell us nothing about what our kids learned during the pandemic…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Cease and Desist: A poem inspired by the actions of an angry adult directed toward an 8 year oldNo PTA president, my child's learning is Not fodder for your Anti-mask, anti-public safety, anti-community, Anti-public school campaignAug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
Getting Ready to Defy a Mask Mandate? 5 Things To Consider about Civil DisobedienceAs a 1997 New Hampshire high school graduate, I can tell you that I learned about Civil Disobedience but didn’t learn how to do Civil…Aug 27, 20211Aug 27, 20211
Scenarios for Social Justice: What Would You Do?There are so many people who have never been to a public meeting, let alone served on a public committee or school board. As we have more…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
King Solomon and the Mask DebateLast night our school district took four and a half painstaking hours to clarify their “Stay Open Framework” which was ambiguous depending…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
A Story RepeatingShe had never been treated like that before, and had no idea what to do. Sure, she’d heard dirty jokes before, but never from a superior…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
8 Falsehoods About Critical Race Theory That We Need to Address NowGary Chapin and I just published a book, 126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education: a little book exposing the big lies we tell about US…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Risky Business: Using Bad Science To Justify School Re-OpeningThe back to school debate is difficult to objectively and ethically engage in because the information we have is incomplete. The push to…Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
Go UpstreamI originally wrote this in December 2018 as a white NH resident, former public school teacher and parent of three. The pandemic adds an…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
