Lately, the world has been opening up here in our corner of Los Angeles, and I’ve been crying, a lot. Tears have arrived at…
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February 2021 - Bright Lights
Seeking Sprawl
Lately I’ve come back to the same image when I fantasize about having every student back in the classroom, particularly the 8th graders I…
Issue: April 2020 - Educating in a Pandemic
My Love Letter to Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s is our town square, my comfort food, all in one.
Issue: December 2019
Remembering What Matters With Elie Wiesel
For the past 18 years, I’ve taught at secular schools with their own rich sets of values. But Ariel Burger’s Witness: Lessons from Elie…
Issue: September 2019
Musical Madness for Four, or Fifty
This was a project of passion, not perfection — of journeying, not judging — just as it had been for the past six months,…
Issue: May 2019
From Couch to 5K, For Real
This is a story a story about coaching, mentoring, and teaching —about how our seemingly small comments and actions can accrue to become something…
Issue: March 2019
Elton John’s Hidden Curriculum
On the windowsill in my office, a large Ficus trees defies the odds, stretching its glossy leaves towards the window. It is a vestige…
