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The fun, or if you don’t like surprises, daunting part of working at a school is you never know where you might wind up on a given day - especially if a teacher is out sick. And this is how a drama therapist found herself teaching a middle school math class. I looked over the lesson plan....

When I was growing up, Mr. Rogers was one of the few adults who looked me in the eye. To be honest, I found it unnerving. Being truly seen as a kid in the age of “children should be seen and not heard” felt unfamiliar and at times overwhelming. And I never missed an episode.

In my...

I got schooled in Boise Idaho. It’s not what I was expecting. I had landed in town the night before on the kind of plane where there is no room for carry-on. Nervous about being in a more conservative part of the country, I rehearsed some talking points in my head. I wondered how I would be...

The Meme was of a photo of a Bull Dog poking his head into the cat door.  “Who Let The Dogs Out, Woof, Woof Woof…,” I sang to set a playful mood. It was now time for the students to access their creativity and imagine what this Bull Dog might be saying and type it in the...