From Inside the Classroom: Finding the Value of One

I wonder now.Where was I on this day back in 1988? I wonder, for example, the math that went into deciding my turns or predicting my future. I say this because if at all, if we are anything; we are most certainly an outcome. And now as I approach you with this...

The Social Fit

Years ago, it seemed to be that there was a group of people who decided the standards of cool or pretty. I don’t know why this is. I don’t know who gets to decide what is fashionable and what isn’t.Years ago, there was the popular side of the lunchroom. There was the...

Sunday Morning Motivation: A Vision Statement

There are words like “if” or “when.” And I hear them spoken in ways like “When” or,“If only”If this is something that you can understand; or if “when” has become the determining factor of what you do; or if the word “if” and “when” determine how you’ll succeed; or, if...

Side With What’s Right

I was never much for sports, which is not to say that I did not enjoy the idea of playing or have the urge to have fun. However, there is a saying that comes to mind. This saying was something that I heard at a young age and while I am no longer young, I still wonder...

The Farm . . .

I like to think about this.There was a dirt road that led out from in front of the house, past the barn, and down to the main road, which was long as ever, mainly empty, and always quiet. I had never seen places like this before. I suppose a part of me never knew...