Right when I was piecing together the reasons why I feel like a thumb, POP! goes the comment from Robin Adelson who GETS ME!!! SHE REALLY GETS ME!!! Here’s her explanation as to why, as an educator, I’ve always felt like the thumb, since I don’t always think (or agree with) how things are done [...]
In the 21st century we are finding more and more children videotaping events. Hence the shaky video from my NYPL panel discussion: Reflections on YA. My kids took turns taping for me and petered out before the topic of diversity in YA literature – regarding book by new authors and diverse books came up. [...]
Today was parent conferences at my school, which ultimately means my blog post about the NYPL panel discussion last night will be pushed back a bit. I am so sorry, as I am eager to post my favorable – giddy reactions to the positive path WE are ALL on! I did, however, want to point readers to a MUST HAVE [...]
I bet you are asking yourself WHAT IS THAT? I sure was when I first saw “that thing” in I LIVE IN THE FUTURE & HERE’S HOW IT WORKS (Crown Business 2010) by Nick Bilton. My eyes glazed right over it, until I saw it again while prepping for my panel discussion at NYPL. Tonight [...]
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I was born on the Upper East Side of New York City. Private schools, elite early education, dad (a lawyer) drove a spanking new Mercedes Benz. Then my parents got divorced. Bitter, brutal, devastating. In sixth grade I suddenly found myself at a school that was more than 50% African American and even the most [...]
My background experiences NYC police cadet, tennis instructor, Master Teacher for PBS Channel 13, a news secretary, news researcher, news writer, news producer, and news reporter for television news, in my opinion have served positively, the hundreds of students I’ve taught over the past 15-years. Did I enter the educational system traditionally? No. Should I have? In my opinion, [...]
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As most of you already know …last week I hosted a symposium at my school: A Conversation About Books, and for some reason - the more I reflect on it - the more I think about how much it reminded me of a blog. Meaning…it had EVERYTHING! Here are some snippets from Zetta’s speech. There were questions to ponder; a speaker who [...]
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