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Susan February 7, 2019

Justification – Just Another Excuse

As a teacher, I have seen my share of excuse notes from parents. Most of them are typical, “Please excuse Bobby from school because he was sick.” There are some, however, that are just so ridiculous, I have to laugh. I wish I had collected these gems through the years but the ones I’ve seen
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Susan January 31, 2019

The Price of Inaction

As a teacher of many years, I have seen many extraordinary things, some good, some bad. One year, I saw a beautiful girl go with a disabled student to the senior prom just because he asked her. I’ve witnessed groups of students help another in a medical emergency, doing what I asked without question. I
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Susan January 17, 2019

The Appeal of Garbage

I have a dachshund, though he’s 4 inches from the ground, is determined to get into our garbage. I thought he would out-grow this irritating habit, but, he has not. One day, when I came home from work, he had had an impromptu party and he left tissue confetti all over the living room. He
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Susan January 10, 2019

The Responsibility of Freedom

There are so many stories I could tell about the things I observed and heard within the walls of my classroom over the last three decades. The first half of my career, I taught high schoolers but I have spent my second half with middle school kids. When people ask me what grade I teach,
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Susan January 3, 2019

An Epidemic of Entitlement

“Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.” ― Criss Jami I have worked with teens and preteens for over 30 years and part of the reason I have done
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Susan December 27, 2018

Independent Dependency

“For everyone you create to be dependent on you, you are equally dependent on them. Neither relationship is healthy.” – Alan Cohen When my husband and I were first married, I had a flat tire. Fortunately, I wasn’t driving, rather it was something I discovered when I went out to the car to run some
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Susan December 20, 2018

Creativity Gives You An Edge

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”     – Ayn Rand When I look back on Christmas in my childhood, I remember the year I received my very favorite Christmas present ever. Under the tree was a flat wrapped box I discovered was full of 120crayons
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Susan December 13, 2018

The Power of Brokenness and How to Recover

Growing up, my siblings and I did some stupid things. We jumped ramps made of brinks and a bowed piece of plywood. We played “chicken” with firecrackers, lighting them and seeing who would hold them the longest before throwing them up in the air. We played tackle football in the road that ran in front
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