What was the point?
My boys are involved in quite a few activities, and I am the principal driver since my schedule is more flexible than my wife’s. That...
Practically Brand-Spanking New
Growing up, everyone in my neighborhood had regular jobs. My parents were teachers. The neighbors were a steel worker, a postal carrier,...
The Shame of Pursuing Excellence
In second grade, I can remember the race to get through all of the SRAs. These were reading comprehension texts about all kinds of...
Jumping In with No Clear Plan
To put it mildly, my wife is obsessed with education. While it is not surprising given that she chose to get her Ph.D., it still was a...
That is Going to Leave a Mark
Growing up, we had a lot of animals in our house. At one point, we had one cat, two dogs, two gerbils, and five birds. The most mellow...
Accepting the Inevitable
By the time I was in 4th grade, I was a head taller than most of my classmates. So, it was inevitable that I would be asked to play...