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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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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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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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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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